I've got a turntable, amp, laptop and Cooledit.

I want to copy some LP's to the laptop to burn to CD.

When I connect the tape phono cable input to the mic socket on the
laptop the recording is too loud. I can't attenuate it enough but I
don't have a line in socket on the laptop.

Is there anything I can do?

- external USB sound card? - any recommendations

Olly Aitch wrote:
I've got a turntable, amp, laptop and Cooledit.

I want to copy some LP's to the laptop to burn to CD.

When I connect the tape phono cable input to the mic socket on the
laptop the recording is too loud. I can't attenuate it enough but I
don't have a line in socket on the laptop.

Is there anything I can do?

- external USB sound card? - any recommendations


Only yesterday I was contemplating the saying, "there's nothing like the
right tool for the job, and this is *nothing like* the right tool for
the job."

Yes, you need a sound card; I don't use USB for this so won't try to
recommend. Suggest you begin with Google

--
Nick H (UK)

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:37:37 +0100, "Nick H (UK)"
wrote:



Olly Aitch wrote:
I've got a turntable, amp, laptop and Cooledit.

I want to copy some LP's to the laptop to burn to CD.

When I connect the tape phono cable input to the mic socket on the
laptop the recording is too loud. I can't attenuate it enough but I
don't have a line in socket on the laptop.

Is there anything I can do?

- external USB sound card? - any recommendations


Only yesterday I was contemplating the saying, "there's nothing like the
right tool for the job, and this is *nothing like* the right tool for
the job."

Yes, you need a sound card; I don't use USB for this so won't try to
recommend. Suggest you begin with Google

--
Nick H (UK)

Thanks Nick, but surely the laptop has a soundcard, it plays CDs it
has a line-out/headphone jack that I can put through an amp, the
problem is the lack of line-in. I am assuming from your post that the
mic in won't work - I've never used one before.

"Olly Aitch" wrote in message
...


Yes, you need a sound card; I don't use USB for this so won't try
to
recommend. Suggest you begin with Google

Thanks Nick, but surely the laptop has a soundcard, it plays CDs it
has a line-out/headphone jack that I can put through an amp, the
problem is the lack of line-in. I am assuming from your post that
the
mic in won't work - I've never used one before.

Suggest you get a decent external 'soundcard' processor such as a
Soundblaster Extigy. This is all but designed to do this job

"Olly Aitch" wrote in message
...


Yes, you need a sound card; I don't use USB for this so won't try
to
recommend. Suggest you begin with Google

Thanks Nick, but surely the laptop has a soundcard, it plays CDs it
has a line-out/headphone jack that I can put through an amp, the
problem is the lack of line-in. I am assuming from your post that
the
mic in won't work - I've never used one before.

Suggest you get a decent external 'soundcard' processor such as a
Soundblaster Extigy. This is all but designed to do this job

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:36:30 GMT, (Olly Aitch) wrote:

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:37:37 +0100, "Nick H (UK)"
wrote:



Olly Aitch wrote:
Thanks Nick, but surely the laptop has a soundcard, it plays CDs it
has a line-out/headphone jack that I can put through an amp, the
problem is the lack of line-in. I am assuming from your post that the
mic in won't work - I've never used one before.

Yes, but unfortunately it's a crap one. And if the only input to it
is through a mic socket, that's I'm afraid going to be even crappier.

If you MUST use the laptop, look at a USB (just about adequate but
obsolete) or Firewire audio interface. If there's a desktop machine
around, use that. Even on a SoundBlaster card, Line In is pretty good
quality (though Mic In is still very questionable).

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:37:37 +0100, "Nick H (UK)"
wrote:



Olly Aitch wrote:
I've got a turntable, amp, laptop and Cooledit.

I want to copy some LP's to the laptop to burn to CD.

When I connect the tape phono cable input to the mic socket on the
laptop the recording is too loud. I can't attenuate it enough but I
don't have a line in socket on the laptop.

Is there anything I can do?

- external USB sound card? - any recommendations


Only yesterday I was contemplating the saying, "there's nothing like the
right tool for the job, and this is *nothing like* the right tool for
the job."

Yes, you need a sound card; I don't use USB for this so won't try to
recommend. Suggest you begin with Google

--
Nick H (UK)

Thanks Nick, but surely the laptop has a soundcard, it plays CDs it
has a line-out/headphone jack that I can put through an amp, the
problem is the lack of line-in. I am assuming from your post that the
mic in won't work - I've never used one before.

Olly Aitch wrote:
I've got a turntable, amp, laptop and Cooledit.

I want to copy some LP's to the laptop to burn to CD.

When I connect the tape phono cable input to the mic socket on the
laptop the recording is too loud. I can't attenuate it enough but I
don't have a line in socket on the laptop.

Is there anything I can do?

- external USB sound card? - any recommendations


Only yesterday I was contemplating the saying, "there's nothing like the
right tool for the job, and this is *nothing like* the right tool for
the job."

Yes, you need a sound card; I don't use USB for this so won't try to
recommend. Suggest you begin with Google

--
Nick H (UK)

In article ,
says...
I've got a turntable, amp, laptop and Cooledit.

I want to copy some LP's to the laptop to burn to CD.

When I connect the tape phono cable input to the mic socket on the
laptop the recording is too loud. I can't attenuate it enough but I
don't have a line in socket on the laptop.

BTW, I would have thought that mic input would always be mono. It might
have three conections but this is so that it can drive a small
'multimedia' external microphone.

Is there anything I can do?

- external USB sound card? - any recommendations



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In article ,
says...
I've got a turntable, amp, laptop and Cooledit.

I want to copy some LP's to the laptop to burn to CD.

When I connect the tape phono cable input to the mic socket on the
laptop the recording is too loud. I can't attenuate it enough but I
don't have a line in socket on the laptop.

BTW, I would have thought that mic input would always be mono. It might
have three conections but this is so that it can drive a small
'multimedia' external microphone.

Is there anything I can do?

- external USB sound card? - any recommendations



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