Connecting devices for recording to a sound card - Club CDFreaks

dmz · 15-01-2004

Greetings,
I would like to connect my cassette player directly to my sound card for recording purposes. Its a Luxman player and I believe it will send out a signal sufficient for the job. Would this be true? I also have an old turntable that Id like to connect. Someone said that it may need some kind of pre-amp between the turntable and the sound card as the signal would probably be too weak. Would this be true?

thanks

david

*nmpaulcp* · 15-01-2004

For the cassette player you can get an cable with rca type connectors and a 1/8th inch plug to connect to the line in on the soundcard unless you have a Audigy platinum or similar that has line inputs on the soundcard driver. As far as the turntable you need a preamp or a reciever with phono in, or a separate phono preamp . Unless you invest in a Teratec soundcard that has a built in phono circuit.

**Dee-ehn** · 15-01-2004

Hi David,

It's indeed possible to hook up the cassette deck (Luxman, that's a nice brand, haven't seen them in stores for some time

) to the soundcard. All you have to do is to put a 3.5mm stereo jack -> cinch cable between the line out of the cass deck and the line in of your soundcard. Fairly easy..

Now the turntable: you indeed need a special preamp for doing so. You can buy loose preamps for turntables, but if you got the right equipment, it can be done easier. If you have a device that can be used with turntables (amplifier or mixer for example), just connect the turntable to it and send either the headphones output or a record/line out to the line in of your soundcard...

Good luck!

dmz · 15-01-2004

Thank you for being so kind to take the time and answer my question. I can get the cables easily to connect the cassette (to a soundblaster live! actually) and I was thinking that i could use the turntable via my current amp into the sound card as you suggested. Problem is that the amp is in another room and i dont really want to move it. Moving the cassette and turntable to the computer room isnt much of a probem as we dont really use those much these days do we?

thanks again heaps.......

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dmz New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: australia Posts: 7	Connecting devices for recording to a sound card <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Greetings, I would like to connect my cassette player directly to my sound card for recording purposes. Its a Luxman player and I believe it will send out a signal sufficient for the job. Would this be true? I also have an old turntable that Id like to connect. Someone said that it may need some kind of pre-amp between the turntable and the sound card as the signal would probably be too weak. Would this be true? thanks david

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Dee-ehn Administrator Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: On my chair Posts: 14,986	Hi David, It's indeed possible to hook up the cassette deck (Luxman, that's a nice brand, haven't seen them in stores for some time ) to the soundcard. All you have to do is to put a 3.5mm stereo jack -> cinch cable between the line out of the cass deck and the line in of your soundcard. Fairly easy.. Now the turntable: you indeed need a special preamp for doing so. You can buy loose preamps for turntables, but if you got the right equipment, it can be done easier. If you have a device that can be used with turntables (amplifier or mixer for example), just connect the turntable to it and send either the headphones output or a record/line out to the line in of your soundcard... Good luck! __________________ Every answer is just a question away... My other hobby is photography. Come take a look at what I do! Help us fighting cancer! Hardware tools: Prime95, Sandra, MemtestX86, MBM, DFT CD/DVD: Smartripper, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, ForceAspi Check your CPU wattage online! Linux: be root \|\| Windows: reboot

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nmpaulcp CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On the westside Posts: 1,381	For the cassette player you can get an cable with rca type connectors and a 1/8th inch plug to connect to the line in on the soundcard unless you have a Audigy platinum or similar that has line inputs on the soundcard driver. As far as the turntable you need a preamp or a reciever with phono in, or a separate phono preamp . Unless you invest in a Teratec soundcard that has a built in phono circuit.

15-01-2004	#4 (permalink)
dmz New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: australia Posts: 7	Thank you for being so kind to take the time and answer my question. I can get the cables easily to connect the cassette (to a soundblaster live! actually) and I was thinking that i could use the turntable via my current amp into the sound card as you suggested. Problem is that the amp is in another room and i dont really want to move it. Moving the cassette and turntable to the computer room isnt much of a probem as we dont really use those much these days do we? thanks again heaps.......