Download Audacity free: www.audacityteam.org/download This is a detailed tutorial on how to record your vinyl to your computer for archiving or creating portable versions of your records.
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I am greatful to you for your thorough and simple to understand tutorial. My father recently passed away. During the 70's and 80's he directed a rag tag bunch of teenagers in a choral group. During that period, we recorded 3 albums at a local university studio. My father spoke during one of the songs while we hummed in the background. Thanks to your tutorial, I now have that song, and others, in digital form and am including them in a larger "movie" that will be played at his memorial service. Many of the members of the chorus will be at the memorial and I think there will not be a dry eye in the house, especially during that song; it was a favorite. Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.
@davidhawkins382012 күн бұрын
If only I had teachers at school with half of this dude's kind and enthusiastic passion.
@mansakonko77773 жыл бұрын
This is the best explanation of recording, using Audacity I have seen.
@SuperFredAZ4 жыл бұрын
Are German 🤔 discs good, for recording things I remember, using something similar to this, but it was a bit more complicating then Cool edit🎧, like I'm really good with cool 🎧 edit 1993☮️. Coz I been using it when i was only 9 years old. So for me to go to Audacity 🎧 , would confuse the heck out of me🤔🤷♂️.
@crashsmash14613 жыл бұрын
The 💭German🤔 discs are the ones that have all different kinds of softwares. And Gizmo & GadgetsI think it even has a programs that has Synthesizers but the chances of me using it would be 🤔Terrible😂, that will only run correctly on XP 2002 sp3 since the day of Bi-Lo 90's, I'm Very Old School 🏫, the 80's music I wish I could copy them & my Vinyls and 300 cassettes & 36 vinyls...
@crashsmash14613 жыл бұрын
This has to be the best tutorial for using Audacity with Windows 10. Thank you very much Craig. I have finally got round to digitising my record collection. Your tutorial was delivered at the perfect pace & was very descriptive. It was ideal for complete novices to learn with complete ease. Cheers, your a star. 👍
@stuartclark4264 Жыл бұрын
100% agree with your comment. 👍🏼👍🏼
@JoJo-edge8 ай бұрын
Hey Craig... Hope you are doing great! Nice of you to make all these videos to educate enthusiasts in your own nice special way... Keep it on and coming! Many best wishes & regards
@virenpune234 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Craig for the tutorial. Many of my vinyl records can’t be bought on Cd and this is a fantastic way of listening to my precious collection in the car on pen-drive and preserving my vinyl for much longer 👍
@shanewilshaw10332 жыл бұрын
Good to see you again. Cassettes saved records. When you find one that looks never played, it was recorded 3 times on cassette.
@tomconnelly54944 жыл бұрын
Thanks again, I got an audio interface and tested it today. With your instructions it worked wonderfully. The sound is impressive. I hope I still have enough lifetime to digitize all my LP 🙂
@pete35752 жыл бұрын
Craig. Thanks for your rather comprehensive tutorial on archiving records (of course also all the others...:)). Just started with a Russian version of 1965 Rolling Stones record called Lady Jane, followed by John Cougar`s Americal Fool from 1982.... working with those seetings you recommend. Just amazing results! Thanks for sharing your ideas! Hello from Nürnberg Germany
@potito10004 жыл бұрын
I have just finished making my first digital copy of a song. It was from a cassette, using a small boombox. I basically stopped your video as needed and did on my computer what you said and then continued. Took forever, but it worked very well. The song sounds better than my cassette copy. THANK YOU AGAIN!
@Locomotore994 жыл бұрын
I've heard flac files made from a first playthrough of a vinyl and it can be pristine and amazing
@harackmw2 жыл бұрын
The second I opened up the vid I said, “Yes! I’ve watched this guy before - this is gonna be good.” And I was right.
@Lfunk1983Ай бұрын
Your videos are so helpful, I discovered your videos when I bought my audio technica turntable, and you really helped me set it up right, thank you. I record my vinyl, for my use of course but I also produce a three hour radio show that airs on our local FM station and use Adobe Audition for mixing my shows voice overs and songs. I didn't realize I might be able to label each song like you did here !! I love that and although I have Audacity too I am sure this feature is in Audition too. Awesome videos and thank you again !!
@brucenoregon4 жыл бұрын
I have been using Audacity for years to edit my records. You just taught me some things I didn't know!! Thank you!
@gregtapevideo14642 жыл бұрын
Wow I’m really glad you produced this video! I have been working on converting LPs to a digital mode and breaking down each file THE HARD WAY! Still more work to do, glad I can now go forward with a cleaner, easier method! Thanks!
@bobadkins73774 жыл бұрын
Hello Craig, this has opened the door for me to have a lot of fun and to archive my records, Thank you for this and all the other video's. I have learned a lot from you!
@shaneball34934 жыл бұрын
A smashing video to help beginners get started, Craig, but I do feel that you left a rather important point out. The sound quality of the results you get is dependent upon the quality of turntable/arm/cartridge/pre-amp that you use for recording the record with. I have met a few people who seem to think that the quality of the vinyl playing equipment doesn't matter much because vinyl is not very good quality anyway ! Of course, we know that vinyl is capable of excellent quality when played properly on the best equipment but some people insist that they know different before they have listened. Perhaps it would also be worth mentioning that once the recording has been made that is as good as it can get, that you can not 'add quality' and improve the sound of an indifferent recording which has been clumsily been made with cheap equipment.
@kevinlawton90744 жыл бұрын
Thank you Craig. Your video has helped me learn how to rip my vinyl record albums to my computer, where I can easily transfer the mp3 files to a USB drive or even burn a CD. I picked up a used Music Hall USB-1 for $60, and it works really well. Thanks again.
@durham-web-designer Жыл бұрын
Thank for this Craig, I finally decided to buy a turntable to listen to all my old '80s vinyl - I think I'll be following your lead - I've just downloaded Audacity onto my iMac... :-)
@zaphodsbluecar95182 жыл бұрын
I used to, and still do, record my lps on open reel tape. I do also record them on cd, but I like the sound of tape better when recording vinyl records.
@2574mcu4 жыл бұрын
Awesome - thank you for this. Getting back into vinyl as my mother had asked me to a) clear out all the old records from the house as she's moving into a condo and has no room and b) transfer some of her favourites from way back into to digital files she can listen to without all the associated paraphernalia of a traditional 'hi-fi' system of yore. After reading up and obsessing over a reasonably good "budget" turntable I bought myself a Fluance RT82 (looks like you have one too?) which should arrive in a week or so. In preparation I have also watched your turntable setup video. Oh, yes - and subscribed! Looking forward to rediscovering the contents of boxes of records that have sat unused for a few decades.
@motorv8N3 жыл бұрын
Just getting into using Audacity...this is the perfect tutorial for beginners....thanks Craig
@colbennett62673 жыл бұрын
Lov'in the T-shirt 👍 Fantastic tutorial. Have just started using this software and wasn't aware of a lot of the features. Going to have to go back and redo my records again and do it properly this time. Thank you 😊
@drockliff3 жыл бұрын
Seeing Winamp pop up there made me chuckle.
@VelcroSnake934 жыл бұрын
Was wondering if I was the only one who noticed. LOL Still a great player.
@PogoInTheWoods3 жыл бұрын
Craig ! Hey buddy. Great video man !! Always excited to hear new videos from you. Audio Technica did come out with new 2019 LP120X USB. They do have updated specs on it and fixes issues that LP 120 had. Maybe in the near future that could be another video idea to compare these two direct drive players. Have a good one Craig ✌️
@whistlin2yadogs4 жыл бұрын
You're amazing brother! Thank you for being so clear and patient 💯💯
@playscoolgames3 жыл бұрын
This is great, I have so many records with Instrumentals and Acapellas of some of my favorite songs. Can't wait to try this, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@sk8ergt122 жыл бұрын
Bro. This is BY FAR the BEST tutorial on this. I was doing this the hard way. Separating each file. Opening a new instance of audacity. Pasting. Blah blah. An album took an hour to do. I just did this method. Took 10 minutes! Too bad I found this video after my 400 album collection was done the hard way. However. Going forward this is my new method. I absolutely cannot thank you enough for this man!!!!
@JoshuaWestbrook4 жыл бұрын
Josh Westbrook I was doing the same thing then dealing with needle drops, etc wow this better route will be a breeze by comparison.
@bobadkins73774 жыл бұрын
Bob Adkins exactly. And it took forever! Lol. This video is truly an awesome resource. I can’t thank him enough
@JoshuaWestbrook4 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial. I've been using Audacity for years, and didn't know half this stuff.
@williamnorton15694 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time and effort to walk us through this.
@jimpark92533 жыл бұрын
Very good and clearly understandable tutorial video. Learned so many little things which i was doing in a very long way , in a short way now. THANK YOU!!
@peterranasinghe36253 жыл бұрын
Best Audacity Tutorial I've found on KZhead! Thanks!
@mikejsassine90773 жыл бұрын
excellent explanation on how to rip records into digital files, especially the Audacity details. thanks
@kgobrien13 жыл бұрын
Thank you - thank you! Your step by step instructions have saved me time & money. Super helpful!
@brettcook13 жыл бұрын
I like seeing your process. I go a little nuts with it using my interface into Pro Tools, then using a light high pass filter and noise reduction plugins!
@julianwest40304 жыл бұрын
Nice and educational video Craig. Great work. Keep those videos flowing to us. 17 and regards to your family.
@olebjrklund86484 жыл бұрын
I love the way you have presented it. It helped me a lot. Now I can digitize my tapes and Lps. Thanks a lot.
@ROBERTLONGIN12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your time and professionalism. Every step shown were more than appreciate it.
@manuelrey147911 ай бұрын
You are the best teacher , i tried many times but i couldn't understand but today i got it .Thank you sir .
@nagarajbangalore96413 жыл бұрын
I'm more advanced at this process than the audience that this is targeted to, but thank you for posting this. I recently did a search for like-videos to see what was out there and the few I found left a lot to be desired and weren't serious at all. Good job!
@platterjockey4 жыл бұрын
Thank you soooo much!!! I was having such a hard time trying to figure out how to label each song!!
@xLuckE13x2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for an excellent video. Just the right pace and detail for me to get started with Audacity.
@barryhermiston263011 ай бұрын
Thanks man, I appreciate your wisdom and decision to share it.
@jamesalexhowlett4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Just ended my Apple Music subscription and need to make mp3 copies of my vinyl . This video will allow me to do it!! Great job!
@andyrogers94534 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your down-to-earth guidance!
@Jazzhead19703 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial on Audacity. Thanks for putting out here for us.
@fredwyatt84843 жыл бұрын
Great video. Step by step guide makes things very easy. Many thanks.
@johnchampion78193 жыл бұрын
thank you for the easy to understand information. Appreciated. Hope you continue to produce more content.
@TawiSaran4 жыл бұрын
Great video, clear and steady away tutor for beginners, I learnt a lot from this guy. Thanks a lot.
@MichaelCoultas-bi4sv Жыл бұрын
Your explanation is spot on! Love it! Love it! Love it! I subscribed to your channel. Thank you.
@kc862 жыл бұрын
Thanks sir! Was able to get all my Pink Floyd LP's to FLAC. You made it so easy.
@ferdinandgonzalez74072 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial. Really easy to follow
@TEEN1DOL Жыл бұрын
Great video, as always, Craig.
@Brown_Sound4 жыл бұрын
I use a Sony CD Recorder RCD-W100. Over the years I've had three Panasonic PDR's and all were unreliable. But the Sony is amazing and the quality of this machine is quite obvious.When you've finished recording, just pop it into your PC and simply convert it to whatever media you like. Love your Videos.
@tautliners3 жыл бұрын
I like how you record the music . In audacity I would not normalize but amplify to max -5. This way you still get dynamic range. I also have a stereo voice that sounds great and it made to split files while duplicating. I have not tried the file splitting feature yet.
@edmatarazzo3 жыл бұрын
So better amplify than normalize? I use normalize. More loud but sound broken like compressed
@randomnoize9932 Жыл бұрын
Wear it out once, you may experience a different warmth, if not, look harder. You Rock Out Loud!
@arthurchaves52084 жыл бұрын
Fantastic explanation about recording with audacity ! thank you sir.
@Mosetigichana3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Craig! Very good tutorial.
@hannukiesilainen9809 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video tutorial. Thanks
@knockshinnoch19504 жыл бұрын
Sir! Thank you for all the great videos! this is particularly convinced me to use audacity over Logic!
@izziOnBass3 жыл бұрын
Exactly what i was looking for... Thanks! Regards from Brazil
@fsegantin2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this instructive video.
@g-man25754 жыл бұрын
Great video, Craig. Thank you.
@silvanodelrio33614 жыл бұрын
Perfect!!! Just what I needed to do the job! Thanks!!
@SuperMonkeyFling2 жыл бұрын
The best video on this subject thanks and I wish you all the contentment you deserve
@jokdigitalvideo Жыл бұрын
This was so helpful!! Thank you very much!!💪🏼😍
@sofianardello335 Жыл бұрын
Hi Craig, Tony from the UK here, many thanks for that as I really didn’t understand Audacity at all! So now I know :) thank you I will be trying this soon.
@bunnybuckypops4 жыл бұрын
I didn't like audacity free version. Seems to have it's limits. I use moo0 audio recorder version 1.49
@sting64az4 жыл бұрын
JBL G Cool cheers I will take a look 👍🏻
@bunnybuckypops4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Craig!! I couldn't find the line in jack on my laptop but i was able to find it on my pc
@pop3501 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Video - You have done a great thing in showing how to use the program Audacity. The features of putting labels and meta data, Excellent work and good teaching characteristic. I've used Audacity before and how it was too confusing - Simple instruction you have provided - Almost sounds like you were a teacher at one point to a school ??? Any how Thank you so much for bringing me up to speed in using the program Job well done.
@lawrencecavens57603 жыл бұрын
thank you for very detailed explanations !
@ilipoinasu8991 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, very good at teaching all this.
@manuelarmas89292 жыл бұрын
author craig: your dress says it all, love it
@tambalas71044 жыл бұрын
Thank you this is the best tutorial on KZhead best regards Mark
@Markintheshed3 жыл бұрын
My two cents...I've used a couple of methods and programs. Early on I had a CD Recorder and would just rip that way TT to CD. Later on I had an Alesis ML-9600 HD recorder, that I used in my "home studio" for mixing/mastering. You could set the recording quality from 16 to 24 bit and 44.1kHz to 92kHz...lots of options. The catch was that you had to burn the tracks to a CD to get them off the internal HD. = I finally went the PC route. I've used PreSonus and Behringer pro audio interfaces and am currently using a Tascam (which has RCA inputs - the other two had 1/4" & XLR in's only). I have a TT pre-amp in between and the connection is USB. I use both Audacity and Vinyl Studio (a pay for program). They are both easier to use, but I find Audacity is easier for editing and VS is better for tagging. I do not like to use the click/pop removal options in either of the programs...I swear if "colors'" the music As for resolution for recording...I happen to use 24/96 (personal preference, and outboard storage is so cheap there's no reason why you can''t). I use dBPowerAmp (a pay for program) for converting files to MP3 for my friends and for my phone (always 320K Constant Bit Rate [CBR]). Like anything with tech tho' the only way to learn and know what you like/what works for you is to play around and see what you get.
@tommccarthy30524 жыл бұрын
I run my turntable into a Presonus Audiobox 96 that was on special at Guitar Center last month. I was running my phono preamp (U-Turn Pluto), into it, but that caused signal clipping (apparently the Audiobox doesn’t like line level signals unless you run them through a direct box), but then I ordered some cables from Channel D so that I record The sound directly from the turntable without any kind of RIAA curve being applied. The vinyl ripping program I use (DCart10) has a virtual preamp so that I can apply the curve there.
@cubdukat4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Best video so far. Many thanks. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
@DJMANICO12 жыл бұрын
Another great video as usual.
@EA-584 жыл бұрын
Subscribed. Thank you for helping me to rip some rare vinyl!
@monkeydoodle353 жыл бұрын
Hi...many thank's for this real great video. Now I'm record my favorit songs to burn it on CD. 👍 Have a great day and keep on rocking.♪✌
@HelmutWFanck4 жыл бұрын
Such a helpful video! Thank you.
@guitarguyf162 жыл бұрын
Great video !! Thanks for making it 👍🏻
@MrBizzle79 Жыл бұрын
Just a big thank you for this video!
@computerlen4 жыл бұрын
I been using the moo0 audio recorder. Works well with me and records any sound from your computer PC audio.
@sting64az4 жыл бұрын
Good work! very useful informations thanks! 👍
@jeanmichaud11514 жыл бұрын
I have a usb turntable and after I downloaded windows 10 I was unable to play and record records that I then sell on Discogs. I have read and tried for 8 months to get this problem resolved with no results. Until now, after watching this video I was able to stop using the usb plug and use the white and red cables that are connected to my turntable, and add the double plug female with the 3.5 male pin that fits into the back of the computer next to the sound plug. It now works Thanks for your helpful information.
@CDavid19513 жыл бұрын
Easy and effective connection method is to connect the "tape out" jacks of your amplifier to your P.C. line in. This gives a healthy output voltage, includes RIAA equalisation from the amplifier pre-amp and saves disturbing existing connections. Another good tip is to clean your stylus before archiving every side; even better clean it before playing each individual track as detritus from the grooves will accumulate and seriously prejudice the reproduction towards the end of the record side. Also, if you're really anal, monitor on headphones and keep the speaker volume in the room at zero to minimise any acoustic feedback. Every little helps!Hope this helps.
@russputin62944 жыл бұрын
thanx Craig for this one , i try it out !
@fun488410 ай бұрын
this helped so much craig thanks a ton
@modestcuts5154 жыл бұрын
Very, Very Helpful. Thanks!!
@AlonzoWhite3 жыл бұрын
Hey, Craig. Enjoy your shows. I've set my AT-LP120 up according to your specs, and it's working great EXCEPT for when I try to play new LPs. I buy old records, clean them up with the Spin Clean machine that I ordered (per your advice) and they work and play beautifully, but new records? The stylus starts skating almost from the moment I set it on the edge of the record. All my setting remain the same, so It's got to be the record, right? Would appreciate any advice, and thanks for sharing your talents.
@dondieu31544 жыл бұрын
I tries that and the metadata entry saved me time
@deandevirgilio30684 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Kudos!!!
@vinylexplorer98174 жыл бұрын
I haven't started my vinyl collection yet but I have plans to archive my records as part of my ritual when buying a new one, especially if you're playing for the first time, I'm gonna make a lossless FLAC copy of it instead of tape because I don't have the means. It's more practical for me to archive it to my computer instead...
@emancaindec97312 жыл бұрын
Awesome Craig!
@CaptainBailey40074 жыл бұрын
I have the Numark TTUSB and Audacity, and get great results!
@georgeprice79224 жыл бұрын
Very informative so thanks.
@currykevuk4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you very much 👍👍
@grasssnake71903 жыл бұрын
Rega and NAD both make a direct phono to USB converter. I've been quite happy with the Rega, though the NAD is a bit more flexible. Both offer both USB and analog outputs.
@sourdoughhome2571 Жыл бұрын
The Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD external sound card is the ideal interface for me. It has phono in as well as line in RCAs. I set the driver to 16/44.1. I record to Roxio's Easy LP to mp3 software, it's more straight forward than audacity, easier to navigate, much easier. After I've separated tracks and eliminated pops, I burn a CD. The CD is then ripped to iTunes. iTunes will write track nomenclature from the Artist/Title I enter. Once in the iTunes Library I can copy to CD, or any other digital storage medium retaining all metadata.
@charlesludwig91734 жыл бұрын
Loved it Mate thanks so much can now hopefully record on a USB for the car awesome
I am greatful to you for your thorough and simple to understand tutorial. My father recently passed away. During the 70's and 80's he directed a rag tag bunch of teenagers in a choral group. During that period, we recorded 3 albums at a local university studio. My father spoke during one of the songs while we hummed in the background. Thanks to your tutorial, I now have that song, and others, in digital form and am including them in a larger "movie" that will be played at his memorial service. Many of the members of the chorus will be at the memorial and I think there will not be a dry eye in the house, especially during that song; it was a favorite. Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.
If only I had teachers at school with half of this dude's kind and enthusiastic passion.
This is the best explanation of recording, using Audacity I have seen.
Are German 🤔 discs good, for recording things I remember, using something similar to this, but it was a bit more complicating then Cool edit🎧, like I'm really good with cool 🎧 edit 1993☮️. Coz I been using it when i was only 9 years old. So for me to go to Audacity 🎧 , would confuse the heck out of me🤔🤷♂️.
The 💭German🤔 discs are the ones that have all different kinds of softwares. And Gizmo & GadgetsI think it even has a programs that has Synthesizers but the chances of me using it would be 🤔Terrible😂, that will only run correctly on XP 2002 sp3 since the day of Bi-Lo 90's, I'm Very Old School 🏫, the 80's music I wish I could copy them & my Vinyls and 300 cassettes & 36 vinyls...
This has to be the best tutorial for using Audacity with Windows 10. Thank you very much Craig. I have finally got round to digitising my record collection. Your tutorial was delivered at the perfect pace & was very descriptive. It was ideal for complete novices to learn with complete ease. Cheers, your a star. 👍
100% agree with your comment. 👍🏼👍🏼
Hey Craig... Hope you are doing great! Nice of you to make all these videos to educate enthusiasts in your own nice special way... Keep it on and coming! Many best wishes & regards
Many thanks Craig for the tutorial. Many of my vinyl records can’t be bought on Cd and this is a fantastic way of listening to my precious collection in the car on pen-drive and preserving my vinyl for much longer 👍
Good to see you again. Cassettes saved records. When you find one that looks never played, it was recorded 3 times on cassette.
Thanks again, I got an audio interface and tested it today. With your instructions it worked wonderfully. The sound is impressive. I hope I still have enough lifetime to digitize all my LP 🙂
Craig. Thanks for your rather comprehensive tutorial on archiving records (of course also all the others...:)). Just started with a Russian version of 1965 Rolling Stones record called Lady Jane, followed by John Cougar`s Americal Fool from 1982.... working with those seetings you recommend. Just amazing results! Thanks for sharing your ideas! Hello from Nürnberg Germany
I have just finished making my first digital copy of a song. It was from a cassette, using a small boombox. I basically stopped your video as needed and did on my computer what you said and then continued. Took forever, but it worked very well. The song sounds better than my cassette copy. THANK YOU AGAIN!
I've heard flac files made from a first playthrough of a vinyl and it can be pristine and amazing
The second I opened up the vid I said, “Yes! I’ve watched this guy before - this is gonna be good.” And I was right.
Your videos are so helpful, I discovered your videos when I bought my audio technica turntable, and you really helped me set it up right, thank you. I record my vinyl, for my use of course but I also produce a three hour radio show that airs on our local FM station and use Adobe Audition for mixing my shows voice overs and songs. I didn't realize I might be able to label each song like you did here !! I love that and although I have Audacity too I am sure this feature is in Audition too. Awesome videos and thank you again !!
I have been using Audacity for years to edit my records. You just taught me some things I didn't know!! Thank you!
Wow I’m really glad you produced this video! I have been working on converting LPs to a digital mode and breaking down each file THE HARD WAY! Still more work to do, glad I can now go forward with a cleaner, easier method! Thanks!
Hello Craig, this has opened the door for me to have a lot of fun and to archive my records, Thank you for this and all the other video's. I have learned a lot from you!
A smashing video to help beginners get started, Craig, but I do feel that you left a rather important point out. The sound quality of the results you get is dependent upon the quality of turntable/arm/cartridge/pre-amp that you use for recording the record with. I have met a few people who seem to think that the quality of the vinyl playing equipment doesn't matter much because vinyl is not very good quality anyway ! Of course, we know that vinyl is capable of excellent quality when played properly on the best equipment but some people insist that they know different before they have listened. Perhaps it would also be worth mentioning that once the recording has been made that is as good as it can get, that you can not 'add quality' and improve the sound of an indifferent recording which has been clumsily been made with cheap equipment.
Thank you Craig. Your video has helped me learn how to rip my vinyl record albums to my computer, where I can easily transfer the mp3 files to a USB drive or even burn a CD. I picked up a used Music Hall USB-1 for $60, and it works really well. Thanks again.
Thank for this Craig, I finally decided to buy a turntable to listen to all my old '80s vinyl - I think I'll be following your lead - I've just downloaded Audacity onto my iMac... :-)
I used to, and still do, record my lps on open reel tape. I do also record them on cd, but I like the sound of tape better when recording vinyl records.
Awesome - thank you for this. Getting back into vinyl as my mother had asked me to a) clear out all the old records from the house as she's moving into a condo and has no room and b) transfer some of her favourites from way back into to digital files she can listen to without all the associated paraphernalia of a traditional 'hi-fi' system of yore. After reading up and obsessing over a reasonably good "budget" turntable I bought myself a Fluance RT82 (looks like you have one too?) which should arrive in a week or so. In preparation I have also watched your turntable setup video. Oh, yes - and subscribed! Looking forward to rediscovering the contents of boxes of records that have sat unused for a few decades.
Just getting into using Audacity...this is the perfect tutorial for beginners....thanks Craig
Lov'in the T-shirt 👍 Fantastic tutorial. Have just started using this software and wasn't aware of a lot of the features. Going to have to go back and redo my records again and do it properly this time. Thank you 😊
Seeing Winamp pop up there made me chuckle.
Was wondering if I was the only one who noticed. LOL Still a great player.
Craig ! Hey buddy. Great video man !! Always excited to hear new videos from you. Audio Technica did come out with new 2019 LP120X USB. They do have updated specs on it and fixes issues that LP 120 had. Maybe in the near future that could be another video idea to compare these two direct drive players. Have a good one Craig ✌️
You're amazing brother! Thank you for being so clear and patient 💯💯
This is great, I have so many records with Instrumentals and Acapellas of some of my favorite songs. Can't wait to try this, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Bro. This is BY FAR the BEST tutorial on this. I was doing this the hard way. Separating each file. Opening a new instance of audacity. Pasting. Blah blah. An album took an hour to do. I just did this method. Took 10 minutes! Too bad I found this video after my 400 album collection was done the hard way. However. Going forward this is my new method. I absolutely cannot thank you enough for this man!!!!
Josh Westbrook I was doing the same thing then dealing with needle drops, etc wow this better route will be a breeze by comparison.
Bob Adkins exactly. And it took forever! Lol. This video is truly an awesome resource. I can’t thank him enough
Excellent tutorial. I've been using Audacity for years, and didn't know half this stuff.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to walk us through this.
Very good and clearly understandable tutorial video. Learned so many little things which i was doing in a very long way , in a short way now. THANK YOU!!
Best Audacity Tutorial I've found on KZhead! Thanks!
excellent explanation on how to rip records into digital files, especially the Audacity details. thanks
Thank you - thank you! Your step by step instructions have saved me time & money. Super helpful!
I like seeing your process. I go a little nuts with it using my interface into Pro Tools, then using a light high pass filter and noise reduction plugins!
Nice and educational video Craig. Great work. Keep those videos flowing to us. 17 and regards to your family.
I love the way you have presented it. It helped me a lot. Now I can digitize my tapes and Lps. Thanks a lot.
Thank you very much for your time and professionalism. Every step shown were more than appreciate it.
You are the best teacher , i tried many times but i couldn't understand but today i got it .Thank you sir .
I'm more advanced at this process than the audience that this is targeted to, but thank you for posting this. I recently did a search for like-videos to see what was out there and the few I found left a lot to be desired and weren't serious at all. Good job!
Thank you soooo much!!! I was having such a hard time trying to figure out how to label each song!!
Thank you for an excellent video. Just the right pace and detail for me to get started with Audacity.
Thanks man, I appreciate your wisdom and decision to share it.
Thanks! Just ended my Apple Music subscription and need to make mp3 copies of my vinyl . This video will allow me to do it!! Great job!
Many thanks for your down-to-earth guidance!
Great tutorial on Audacity. Thanks for putting out here for us.
Great video. Step by step guide makes things very easy. Many thanks.
thank you for the easy to understand information. Appreciated. Hope you continue to produce more content.
Great video, clear and steady away tutor for beginners, I learnt a lot from this guy. Thanks a lot.
Your explanation is spot on! Love it! Love it! Love it! I subscribed to your channel. Thank you.
Thanks sir! Was able to get all my Pink Floyd LP's to FLAC. You made it so easy.
Awesome tutorial. Really easy to follow
Great video, as always, Craig.
I use a Sony CD Recorder RCD-W100. Over the years I've had three Panasonic PDR's and all were unreliable. But the Sony is amazing and the quality of this machine is quite obvious.When you've finished recording, just pop it into your PC and simply convert it to whatever media you like. Love your Videos.
I like how you record the music . In audacity I would not normalize but amplify to max -5. This way you still get dynamic range. I also have a stereo voice that sounds great and it made to split files while duplicating. I have not tried the file splitting feature yet.
So better amplify than normalize? I use normalize. More loud but sound broken like compressed
Wear it out once, you may experience a different warmth, if not, look harder. You Rock Out Loud!
Fantastic explanation about recording with audacity ! thank you sir.
Thank you very much Craig! Very good tutorial.
Excellent video tutorial. Thanks
Sir! Thank you for all the great videos! this is particularly convinced me to use audacity over Logic!
Exactly what i was looking for... Thanks! Regards from Brazil
Thank you for making this instructive video.
Great video, Craig. Thank you.
Perfect!!! Just what I needed to do the job! Thanks!!
The best video on this subject thanks and I wish you all the contentment you deserve
This was so helpful!! Thank you very much!!💪🏼😍
Hi Craig, Tony from the UK here, many thanks for that as I really didn’t understand Audacity at all! So now I know :) thank you I will be trying this soon.
I didn't like audacity free version. Seems to have it's limits. I use moo0 audio recorder version 1.49
JBL G Cool cheers I will take a look 👍🏻
Thanks Craig!! I couldn't find the line in jack on my laptop but i was able to find it on my pc
Awesome Video - You have done a great thing in showing how to use the program Audacity. The features of putting labels and meta data, Excellent work and good teaching characteristic. I've used Audacity before and how it was too confusing - Simple instruction you have provided - Almost sounds like you were a teacher at one point to a school ??? Any how Thank you so much for bringing me up to speed in using the program Job well done.
thank you for very detailed explanations !
Fantastic video, very good at teaching all this.
author craig: your dress says it all, love it
Thank you this is the best tutorial on KZhead best regards Mark
My two cents...I've used a couple of methods and programs. Early on I had a CD Recorder and would just rip that way TT to CD. Later on I had an Alesis ML-9600 HD recorder, that I used in my "home studio" for mixing/mastering. You could set the recording quality from 16 to 24 bit and 44.1kHz to 92kHz...lots of options. The catch was that you had to burn the tracks to a CD to get them off the internal HD. = I finally went the PC route. I've used PreSonus and Behringer pro audio interfaces and am currently using a Tascam (which has RCA inputs - the other two had 1/4" & XLR in's only). I have a TT pre-amp in between and the connection is USB. I use both Audacity and Vinyl Studio (a pay for program). They are both easier to use, but I find Audacity is easier for editing and VS is better for tagging. I do not like to use the click/pop removal options in either of the programs...I swear if "colors'" the music As for resolution for recording...I happen to use 24/96 (personal preference, and outboard storage is so cheap there's no reason why you can''t). I use dBPowerAmp (a pay for program) for converting files to MP3 for my friends and for my phone (always 320K Constant Bit Rate [CBR]). Like anything with tech tho' the only way to learn and know what you like/what works for you is to play around and see what you get.
I run my turntable into a Presonus Audiobox 96 that was on special at Guitar Center last month. I was running my phono preamp (U-Turn Pluto), into it, but that caused signal clipping (apparently the Audiobox doesn’t like line level signals unless you run them through a direct box), but then I ordered some cables from Channel D so that I record The sound directly from the turntable without any kind of RIAA curve being applied. The vinyl ripping program I use (DCart10) has a virtual preamp so that I can apply the curve there.
Thank you. Best video so far. Many thanks. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Another great video as usual.
Subscribed. Thank you for helping me to rip some rare vinyl!
Hi...many thank's for this real great video. Now I'm record my favorit songs to burn it on CD. 👍 Have a great day and keep on rocking.♪✌
Such a helpful video! Thank you.
Great video !! Thanks for making it 👍🏻
Just a big thank you for this video!
I been using the moo0 audio recorder. Works well with me and records any sound from your computer PC audio.
Good work! very useful informations thanks! 👍
I have a usb turntable and after I downloaded windows 10 I was unable to play and record records that I then sell on Discogs. I have read and tried for 8 months to get this problem resolved with no results. Until now, after watching this video I was able to stop using the usb plug and use the white and red cables that are connected to my turntable, and add the double plug female with the 3.5 male pin that fits into the back of the computer next to the sound plug. It now works Thanks for your helpful information.
Easy and effective connection method is to connect the "tape out" jacks of your amplifier to your P.C. line in. This gives a healthy output voltage, includes RIAA equalisation from the amplifier pre-amp and saves disturbing existing connections. Another good tip is to clean your stylus before archiving every side; even better clean it before playing each individual track as detritus from the grooves will accumulate and seriously prejudice the reproduction towards the end of the record side. Also, if you're really anal, monitor on headphones and keep the speaker volume in the room at zero to minimise any acoustic feedback. Every little helps!Hope this helps.
thanx Craig for this one , i try it out !
this helped so much craig thanks a ton
Very, Very Helpful. Thanks!!
Hey, Craig. Enjoy your shows. I've set my AT-LP120 up according to your specs, and it's working great EXCEPT for when I try to play new LPs. I buy old records, clean them up with the Spin Clean machine that I ordered (per your advice) and they work and play beautifully, but new records? The stylus starts skating almost from the moment I set it on the edge of the record. All my setting remain the same, so It's got to be the record, right? Would appreciate any advice, and thanks for sharing your talents.
I tries that and the metadata entry saved me time
Awesome video! Kudos!!!
I haven't started my vinyl collection yet but I have plans to archive my records as part of my ritual when buying a new one, especially if you're playing for the first time, I'm gonna make a lossless FLAC copy of it instead of tape because I don't have the means. It's more practical for me to archive it to my computer instead...
Awesome Craig!
I have the Numark TTUSB and Audacity, and get great results!
Very informative so thanks.
Excellent, thank you very much 👍👍
Rega and NAD both make a direct phono to USB converter. I've been quite happy with the Rega, though the NAD is a bit more flexible. Both offer both USB and analog outputs.
The Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD external sound card is the ideal interface for me. It has phono in as well as line in RCAs. I set the driver to 16/44.1. I record to Roxio's Easy LP to mp3 software, it's more straight forward than audacity, easier to navigate, much easier. After I've separated tracks and eliminated pops, I burn a CD. The CD is then ripped to iTunes. iTunes will write track nomenclature from the Artist/Title I enter. Once in the iTunes Library I can copy to CD, or any other digital storage medium retaining all metadata.
Loved it Mate thanks so much can now hopefully record on a USB for the car awesome