Simple Turntable with Built-In Phono to Imac: How?
Hello Everyone. Sorry for the basic question, but I appreciate your help immensely:
I have an old all-in-one iMac, the one with the spherical base. I am also considering purchasing an AudioTechnica turntable, meant for home-listening. It has a built-in phono pre-amp (" Not only can you plug this directly into your stereo or receiver (any input will do), you can also plug it directly into your computer for easy vinyl recording.") Will I be able to plug in this turntable to my current computer or are there any special wires I need to get? Or would I be better off buying a new stereo system to plug it into? Finally, should I get a better set of speakers for my iMac if I can in fact link the turntable to this computer (I currently have the purely functional round plastic sphere ones)? Thank you for your advice!!!
I have an old all-in-one iMac, the one with the spherical base. I am also considering purchasing an AudioTechnica turntable, meant for home-listening. It has a built-in phono pre-amp (" Not only can you plug this directly into your stereo or receiver (any input will do), you can also plug it directly into your computer for easy vinyl recording.") Will I be able to plug in this turntable to my current computer or are there any special wires I need to get? Or would I be better off buying a new stereo system to plug it into? Finally, should I get a better set of speakers for my iMac if I can in fact link the turntable to this computer (I currently have the purely functional round plastic sphere ones)? Thank you for your advice!!!
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http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic/
This is a new model so chek that it will work with your set up.
Also, an audio app for the purpose would help: Spin Doctor that comes with Roxio Toast.
Unless you have Garageband, which can do the trick if you try.
Created lots of homemade CDs for my students using same computer as you, so you can do lots of stuff.
I have an old all-in-one iMac, the one with the spherical base. I am also considering purchasing an AudioTechnica turntable, meant for home-listening. It has a built-in phono pre-amp (" Not only can you plug this directly into your stereo or receiver (any input will do), you can also plug it directly into your computer for easy vinyl recording.") Will I be able to plug in this turntable to my current computer or are there any special wires I need to get? Or would I be better off buying a new stereo system to plug it into? Finally, should I get a better set of speakers for my iMac if I can in fact link the turntable to this computer (I currently have the purely functional round plastic sphere ones)? Thank you for your advice!!![/QUOTE]
I'd have to agree with Bergmeister on that unit, although there a million of them out there available, but 90% are for PC, so it would be best to get that Mac one. You can buy one for $29 off the shelf at places like CompUSA but like I wrote, most are just for PC. They all come with a lil program so you can record your vinyl onto your hdd. My friend has one for her Compaq notebook and it works great. That phono built-in preamp is a good idea because she has to plug the turntable into her receiver and back out to the analog-digital interface to the computer.
However if you have the means, you should get the system I have. Its 2 Denon S3500
digital turntables, a Numark/Kaos Pad effects mixer and a built-in interface that can feed to a Mac or PC or analog power amp. It kicks ass and does pretty much under the sun including scratching, sampling, looping, reverse, etc.
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/6017/numark7ns.jpg
As to what system to get...my system has MacOSX, or maybe 10.1 (same thing?) It looks like I might have to do some upgrading, or find an audio application that works with it.
The 2 Denon S3500 digital turntables sounds unbelievable. I had Richie Hawtin/Pioneer dreams, once, and high-scale turntables have the undeniable allure of methamphetamines...If only the dough flowed that way though.
Also, I got an e-mail from a turntablist who noted that I hook up the record player directly to the computer "with the included RCA to miniplug adaptor cable." Can any of you decipher that? Are RCA and Miniplug cable two different things? I appreciate your help.
A turntable you can connect directly to any computer with USB...
Originally Posted by gwoodpecker
This might be interesting as well: http://www.ion-audio.com/ittusb.php
A turntable you can connect directly to any computer with USB...
I think he already bought a new TT that has an internal phono to line output
but that unit looks sweet.
The 2 Denon S3500 digital turntables sounds unbelievable. I had Richie Hawtin/Pioneer dreams, once, and high-scale turntables have the undeniable allure of methamphetamines...If only the dough flowed that way though. One Day.
Tiger, yes its a nice system, I use it for doing a few dj gigs. Re: the dough, yah I make a lot of money, but someday you will too, but remember where you came from. I come from the ghetto where there are no Apple Stores, where Steve Jobs wouldnt even think about stopping to use the restroom.
I actually hooked my record player to my computer last night with much each.
I use the Numark PT01 Portable DJ Turntable for this purpose specifically.
Go down to RadioShack and get a male to male headphone extender cable that has a 1/4" size jack on one end a 1/8" jack on the other end. Hook up the 1/8" jack to the record player and the other side up to your iMac's audio-in jack.
Then use a program like Amadeus II to record the audio in to the computer.
That's it! You're done!
I'll let you know my progress...again I can't thank you enough for parsing this nonsense. I'm getting back in the game.