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How to Transfer Vinyl LPs to a PC

Transferring your old vinyl LPs to a computer not only helps to preserve valuable records, but it also allows you to listen to your vinyl tracks on an MP3 or CD player wherever you go. You can convert LPs, which are long-playing record albums, and other vinyl to digital format without using an audio receiver. And with the proper software, you can restore the sound of your record albums, even keeping the pops and crackles. It's fairly easy to preserve your records and make them more accessible to yourself and others.

Things You'll Need

  • Record player (turntable)
  • RCA audio cable
  • Computer
  • Recording program
  • Vinyl records
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Instructions

    • 1

      Download and install an audio editor and recorder. (See the Resources section for examples.)

    • 2
      The red and white cables attach to the back of your record player.

      Attach the red and white stereo RCA audio cables to the back of the turntable. Connect the black mini-jack cable on the other end of the cables to your computer's microphone socket.

    • 3

      Open the recording program.

    • 4

      Click the "Record" button on the recording program.

    • 5

      Turn on your record player and start the track that you want to record.

    • 6

      Press the "Stop" button when the song has finished.

    • 7

      Click "Effect" and then "Equalization" to alter the level of audio frequencies or tones.

    • 8

      Save the recorded track to your computer by clicking "File" and then "Export." Type in the file name, and where it says "Save as type," scroll down and choose WAV or MP3 file. Then click "Save."

    • 9

      Edit the artist name, track title, album title, track number, year and genre when prompted, and then click "OK."

    • 10

      Upload your music files to an MP3 player or burn them to a CD.

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