Hi,

My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and I
want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl to
CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.

wrote:
Hi,

My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and
I want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl
to CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.

Any ordinary sound card will do. The card will come with software or you can
download freeware to record, such as Goldwave or Audiograbber.

Your machine could already have a sound card, or one could be built into the
main board, just disabled via a jumper and/or in the machine BIOS.

Most machines of this vintage would have come with some sort of sound card,
unless you built it yourself or pulled the old card for some reason.

Mark Z.

"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote ...
J.W.T.Smith wrote:
My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and
I want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl
to CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.

Any ordinary sound card will do. The card will come with software or
you can download freeware to record, such as Goldwave or Audiograbber.

Your machine could already have a sound card, or one could be built
into the main board, just disabled via a jumper and/or in the machine
BIOS.

Most machines of this vintage would have come with some sort of sound
card, unless you built it yourself or pulled the old card for some
reason.

Yes, everything that Mr. Zacharias said. But remember
that you cannot plug a turntable directly into any sound
card. You need a phono (aka "RIAA" or "gramophone")
preamp of some kind. You can buy a small, standalone
box, or you could use the preamp built into your receiver
(use the "Tape Out") to plug into the line-in of the PC's
soundcard, etc.

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Hi,

My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and I
want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl to
CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.


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Hi,

My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and I
want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl to
CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.



It would be easier and much faster to install Limewire and SoulSeek, then
get all your favourites as MP3 files. Don't forget PeerGuardian and a
decent firewall.
Any sound card would do providing you can find one to run on your system.
256MB RAM would be a bit of a concern.

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Hi,

My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and I
want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl to
CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.

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Any sound card would do providing you can find one to run on your
system. 256MB RAM would be a bit of a concern.

I don't understand PCs, but isn't it going near enough straight to HD?

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Check to see if there is a built in soundcard on your motherboard. An easy
way to check would be to look behind the computer case and see if you have 3
audio jacks (line in, line out, mic).
You can transfer your vinyl's to cd with any soundcard. I have an onboard
ac97 soundcard on my motherboard that I use. It supports 44khz 16bit stereo,
which will give you cd quality sound.You can find info on how to do it he

http://www.pcabusers.net/vinyllp/vinyllp.htm

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Hi,

My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and I
want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl to
CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.

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Check to see if there is a built in soundcard on your motherboard. An easy
way to check would be to look behind the computer case and see if you have
3 audio jacks (line in, line out, mic).
You can transfer your vinyl's to cd with any soundcard. I have an onboard
ac97 soundcard on my motherboard that I use. It supports 44khz 16bit
stereo, which will give you cd quality sound.You can find info on how to
do it he

http://www.pcabusers.net/vinyllp/vinyllp.htm

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Hi,

My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and I
want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl to
CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.

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Hi,

My middle-aged PC (Athlon 700 / 256Mb / 30 Gig) has no sound card and I
want to buy one. I also want to transfer some of my favourite vinyl to
CD. Can I do this with a basic soundcard + software or would I do
better to buy a more advanced soundcard maybe with its associated
software?

Thanks for any info.

John Smith.

What you need is a phono preamp and a sound card. I recommend a Creative
Sound Blaster Audigy, which is pretty cheap at about $28, and a separate
phono preamp; I bought one from MCM Electronics for $20. You then need some
recording software. There's a ton of it free for the asking. I recommend
Audacity.

Norm Strong