What is the easiest way to get my LPs onto my computer for conversion to MP3 tracks.?
You’ll need 5 things: 1 A turntable (stating the obvious I know) 2 An amlipfier with a phono input (increasingly rare but an external phone stage can be bought for only £20) and a tape loop. If you don’t have this, you can use a headphone output (see later) 3 A computer with a sound card that has a line-in socket (you can use the mic-in socket if that’s all you have) 4 A cable, usually a 2xRCA phono to 1×3.5mm jack 5 Some software (More later) Assuming the turntable and everything else is already connected up, connect the cable to the computer using the line in socket and connect the other end to the Rec/Out socket of the tape loop on the amplifier. If your amp doesn’t have a tape loop (most do and if it’s got a built in phono stage it’s really unlikely that it won’t have), you can use the headphone socket with a special adapter or cable that converts from a standard jack plug to a 3.5mm mini jack. If you’ve got an ’80’s mini system with a turntable, it probably won’t have a tape loop,
