Kind of dumb question: Is there a way to transfer LP's to CD?

Here's a really extensive how-to article.

Good luck!

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/1/1

 

keep the LP when done converting. That shiat might worth something later on.

 

Better idea, play the LP and recording it using your PC mic.

 

i have a business associate from nigeria who goes back there once a year and returns w/ all these cool old african and jamican lp's, which i digitize and put on cd for him.

basically, just run a line from your record player to the input on your computer soundcard. for example, i have a 'stereo out' on my record player so i have a cable w/ stereo inputs (rca) and the other end is a 1/8'' input which plugs into your soundcard.
like this...


if you dont have one you can get one at radioshack for about $5.

there are a few different programs which you can use to record - cool edit pro or soundforge should do the trick. not advocating software theft, but if you look around you should be able to score a free copy of one of those. just hit record on the program and play the lp - you should see the wave file as it records.

from there you can easily burn to cd.

let me know if you need a more detailed walk-thru.

EDIT: when you create a new file in whatever software you use make sure you set it to stereo, 16 bit and a sample rate of 44100. that is standard cd quality.

 

and it will probably outlast the cd too!

 

Really? I get emails from him all the time.

 

you know u.c.?

 

I've used SoundForge to do this before -- not with records but it was the exact same process. Plug the turntable into the computer input with the cables shown above -- pretty easy really. Audacity is a free program that works like SoundForge -- i've used it to make stereo songs out of old mono recordings.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/