svflyfisher Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 The (3) Audio Recording Set Up Charts in the Assistant all say to use a "USB Audio Device" to connect a turntable or a cassette player to the computer. What is it , what do I ask for , and where to I get one? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanrosenfeld Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 If you have a sound card with line in,, I can recommend the NAD PP2 phono preamp. http://nadelectronics.com/products/hifi-am...o-Preamplifier/ I use it with My Audigy 2 sound card, using line in. as source in Creator Easy Audio capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Hardin Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 You never responded to your other posting… Here Your question here is too cryptic for anyone to do anything but guess at. What is it you want to do and what do you have to do it with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieC Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 The (3) Audio Recording Set Up Charts in the Assistant all say to use a "USB Audio Device" to connect a turntable or a cassette player to the computer. What is it , what do I ask for , and where to I get one? Thanks, My guess is your knowledge is about as bad as mine! I believe you are referring to a preamp. This will be necessary to boost the signal from your turntable before Roxio can do its thing. It uses the line signal from your turntable or cassette deck to produce a digital input via USB. I went a bit OTT and got an ART USB Phono Plus V2. It is a fantastic little box and has worked wonders for my work so far. You might wish to look at my earlier posts when I was asking similar questions. The other guys are really helpful as long as you dont seem to be too stupid in the first place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknis Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 My guess is your knowledge is about as bad as mine! I believe you are referring to a preamp. This will be necessary to boost the signal from your turntable before Roxio can do its thing. It uses the line signal from your turntable or cassette deck to produce a digital input via USB. I went to town and got an ART USB Phono Plus V2. It is a fantastic little box and has worked wonders for my work so far. You might wish to look at my earlier posts when I was asking similar questions. The other guys are really helpful as long as you dont seem to be too stupid in the first place! Hi Ronnie, Thanks for posting your experience and comment. If you don't mind, I'll expand a little. You definitely need a preamp for a standalone turntable (around $15 at amazon) without phono out jack (phono out already has a built in preamp. You could use the output from a receiver/amplifier or a turntable with a built in preamp (approx..$100 -Sony has one). A cassette player has enough output that it doesn't need an amp. Rather than using a USB device, you could go directly into your audio card input jack; that is if you are not running a laptop with only a mic input. You can use a laptop's mic input but you have to be very careful about what you feed it (like from a headphone jack) and it may still be mono. That ART USB device would be great for laptops and only very good for desktops. It would also be very good for computers with an audio chip and not an audio card. Amazon has it for around $60. I have one of the Sony turntables with built in preamp and plug it or a cassette deck directly into my Audigy sound card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieC Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Hi Ronnie, Thanks for posting your experience and comment. If you don't mind, I'll expand a little. You definitely need a preamp for a standalone turntable (around $15 at amazon) without phono out jack (phono out already has a built in preamp. You could use the output from a receiver/amplifier or a turntable with a built in preamp (approx..$100 -Sony has one). A cassette player has enough output that it doesn't need an amp. Rather than using a USB device, you could go directly into your audio card input jack; that is if you are not running a laptop with only a mic input. You can use a laptop's mic input but you have to be very careful about what you feed it (like from a headphone jack) and it may still be mono. That ART USB device would be great for laptops and only very good for desktops. It would also be very good for computers with an audio chip and not an audio card. Amazon has it for around $60. I have one of the Sony turntables with built in preamp and plug it or a cassette deck directly into my Audigy sound card. Hi, Yes I agree with all you said above. I was only speaking for my own situation-- ie turntable with no pre amp, and PC with no decent soundcard. There are countless alternatives for preamps but I picked the only one I could find within a reasonable time with a better S/N ratio than my turntable. I have been very impressed by it and believe it was well worth the little extra expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The (3) Audio Recording Set Up Charts in the Assistant all say to use a "USB Audio Device"
to connect a turntable or a cassette player to the computer.
What is it , what do I ask for , and where to I get one?
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