USB turntable

dunno, bit with 1200 albums at home I'm tempted.

you could use any turntable, hooked to audio in on a soundcard
think there are some USB converters from any turntable as well.
http://forums.techguy.org/multimedia/399953-turntable-computer-hook-up.html

Maplins have an ION USB turntable that will do the job easily

Ion.

just got one myself cantt quote the name of the turntable it was sony and came with sony sound forge studio 9.0 it takes all the scratches out n what not and allows you to edit the music not really that far into it yet but looks smart enough n not too expensive.

sony sound forge audio studio 9.0

Ive got a SoundBlaster X-Fi Elite Pro, you can just plug a mixer or whatever into the phono inputs, it automatically records at the perfect level and you can tweak all kinds of stuff after.

thanks everyone - I'll have a look at these tomorrow

You need to use a good quality deck and a good stylus. If you don't extract the signal from the disc in the first place, then nothing you do later can put it onto the soundtrack.
Your signal source is always the most important stage.
Beware any 'automatic level control' facility. This may be useful for speech but will compress musical passages (it makes the quiet bits louder and the loud bits quieter)!
To be honest, most morons (the graphic equaliser brigade, bass and treble control freaks) etc wouldn't know the difference. :-(

I've got one of them things for putting video tapes onto DVDs but I was give it as a present and they didn't supply the right wires. Should be alright when I get them. I've got videos I haven't seen in years mostly old comedies.

anyone know if this one is any good

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=280937

pretty cheap. but would it do the job? just need to get my vynil on to my pc.

naydam I take pride in my vinyl recording, if it is not perfect it simply won't do.
STANTON Groovemaster V3 cartridge & stylus sitting on top of my vinyl

You're lucky you never had to listen to Radio Luxembourg back in the sixties then. Any sound would do in those days. That was when you could have a trannie without getting looked at.

fawwon. Truly pleased to hear that. I would imagine, though, that you could appreciate why I felt the need to warn of any 'automatic level control' faciility. It could certainly make things sound a bit undynamic! :-)

That was when you could have a trannie without getting looked at.

Classy.

Yes I agree naydam, some of the efforts uploaded on youtube are a shambles.
A previous soundcard I had come with some rubbish, if you stuck to their auto level you couldn't even make out any sound.

I've just checked on eBay. Home audio/HiFi section...QED Discsaver should do the trick for the O.P. or anybody wishing to download from vynil with a moving magnet (the usual one) cartridge.

I got the Ion turntable from Currys for £50.

got a denon dp-200usb for christmas

seems to to a job

vinyl still sounds great :)