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Folk - potentially this is an old chestnut from a luddite like me;
however Im trying to find out what connector I need (and from what
supplier etc) I need to plug into the back of my Rega Elex - the other
end going into a laptop. Any advice would be appreciated. Many Thanks

[Jenn]

In article . com>,
wrote:

> Folk - potentially this is an old chestnut from a luddite like me;
> however Im trying to find out what connector I need (and from what
> supplier etc) I need to plug into the back of my Rega Elex - the other
> end going into a laptop. Any advice would be appreciated. Many Thanks

Hi. You want standard stereo phono plugs from the tape out jacks of the
amp to a stereo mini jack into your soundcard. Available at Radio
Shack, etc. That's the simplest way, as far as I know. Use the
software of your choice (Audacity is free and is easy to use). Enjoy.
If you then want someone to take free vinyl off your hands, shoot me an
email ;-)

[Bill Riel]

In article <jennconductsREMOVETHIS-32CA6B.15191815122006
@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com>,
says...
> In article . com>,
> wrote:
>
> > Folk - potentially this is an old chestnut from a luddite like me;
> > however Im trying to find out what connector I need (and from what
> > supplier etc) I need to plug into the back of my Rega Elex - the other
> > end going into a laptop. Any advice would be appreciated. Many Thanks
>
> Hi. You want standard stereo phono plugs from the tape out jacks of the
> amp to a stereo mini jack into your soundcard. Available at Radio
> Shack, etc. That's the simplest way, as far as I know. Use the
> software of your choice (Audacity is free and is easy to use). Enjoy.
> If you then want someone to take free vinyl off your hands, shoot me an
> email ;-)

One thing to watch out for - many PC laptops don't have a line in, but
only a microphone in, which is mono.

There are cheap USB solutions which provide a stereo line in if this is
the case. I've picked one up for precisely this reason though I haven't
yet recorded any vinyl.

--
Bill

[Jenn]

In article >,
Bill Riel > wrote:

> In article <jennconductsREMOVETHIS-32CA6B.15191815122006
> @newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com>,
> says...
> > In article . com>,
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Folk - potentially this is an old chestnut from a luddite like me;
> > > however Im trying to find out what connector I need (and from what
> > > supplier etc) I need to plug into the back of my Rega Elex - the other
> > > end going into a laptop. Any advice would be appreciated. Many Thanks
> >
> > Hi. You want standard stereo phono plugs from the tape out jacks of the
> > amp to a stereo mini jack into your soundcard. Available at Radio
> > Shack, etc. That's the simplest way, as far as I know. Use the
> > software of your choice (Audacity is free and is easy to use). Enjoy.
> > If you then want someone to take free vinyl off your hands, shoot me an
> > email ;-)
>
> One thing to watch out for - many PC laptops don't have a line in, but
> only a microphone in, which is mono.

True; I was thinking Mac as that's what I use.

>
> There are cheap USB solutions which provide a stereo line in if this is
> the case. I've picked one up for precisely this reason though I haven't
> yet recorded any vinyl.

[TT]

"Jenn" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Bill Riel > wrote:
>
>> In article <jennconductsREMOVETHIS-32CA6B.15191815122006
>> @newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com>,
>> says...
>> > In article . com>,
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Folk - potentially this is an old chestnut from a luddite like me;
>> > > however Im trying to find out what connector I need (and from what
>> > > supplier etc) I need to plug into the back of my Rega Elex - the
>> > > other
>> > > end going into a laptop. Any advice would be appreciated. Many
>> > > Thanks
>> >
>> > Hi. You want standard stereo phono plugs from the tape out jacks of
>> > the
>> > amp to a stereo mini jack into your soundcard. Available at Radio
>> > Shack, etc. That's the simplest way, as far as I know. Use the
>> > software of your choice (Audacity is free and is easy to use). Enjoy.
>> > If you then want someone to take free vinyl off your hands, shoot me an
>> > email ;-)
>>
>> One thing to watch out for - many PC laptops don't have a line in, but
>> only a microphone in, which is mono.
>
> True; I was thinking Mac as that's what I use.
>
>>
>> There are cheap USB solutions which provide a stereo line in if this is
>> the case. I've picked one up for precisely this reason though I haven't
>> yet recorded any vinyl.


And the RIAA Equalisation will be done where?

I would suggest a monitor output (e.g. tape out) from the pre-amp and then
it will also be line level.

Or use a phono stage, then input to the computer.

Cheers TT

[Bill Riel]

In article <jennconductsREMOVETHIS-35F1BD.21300315122006
@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com>,
says...
> In article >,
> Bill Riel > wrote:
>
> > In article <jennconductsREMOVETHIS-32CA6B.15191815122006
> > @newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com>,
> > says...
> > > In article . com>,
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Folk - potentially this is an old chestnut from a luddite like me;
> > > > however Im trying to find out what connector I need (and from what
> > > > supplier etc) I need to plug into the back of my Rega Elex - the other
> > > > end going into a laptop. Any advice would be appreciated. Many Thanks
> > >
> > > Hi. You want standard stereo phono plugs from the tape out jacks of the
> > > amp to a stereo mini jack into your soundcard. Available at Radio
> > > Shack, etc. That's the simplest way, as far as I know. Use the
> > > software of your choice (Audacity is free and is easy to use). Enjoy.
> > > If you then want someone to take free vinyl off your hands, shoot me an
> > > email ;-)
> >
> > One thing to watch out for - many PC laptops don't have a line in, but
> > only a microphone in, which is mono.
>
> True; I was thinking Mac as that's what I use.

Yeah, my wife has a Mac laptop, and based on that I assumed I could just
take my PC notebook & the appropriate cable and I was in business. I
wasn't terribly surprised to learn that as usual, Apple got this right
and I had to buy extra hardware to make it work with my notebook ;-)

--
Bill

[Arny Krueger]

"TT" > wrote in message

> "Jenn" > wrote in
> message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> Bill Riel > wrote:
>>
>>> In article <jennconductsREMOVETHIS-32CA6B.15191815122006
>>> @newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com>,
>>> says...
>>>> In article
>>>> . com>,
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Folk - potentially this is an old chestnut from a
>>>>> luddite like me; however Im trying to find out what
>>>>> connector I need (and from what supplier etc) I need
>>>>> to plug into the back of my Rega Elex - the other
>>>>> end going into a laptop. Any advice would be
>>>>> appreciated. Many Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Hi. You want standard stereo phono plugs from the
>>>> tape out jacks of the
>>>> amp to a stereo mini jack into your soundcard. Available at Radio
>>>> Shack, etc. That's the simplest
>>>> way, as far as I know. Use the software of your
>>>> choice (Audacity is free and is easy to use). Enjoy.
>>>> If you then want someone to take free vinyl off your
>>>> hands, shoot me an email ;-)
>>>
>>> One thing to watch out for - many PC laptops don't have
>>> a line in, but only a microphone in, which is mono.
>>
>> True; I was thinking Mac as that's what I use.
>>
>>>
>>> There are cheap USB solutions which provide a stereo
>>> line in if this is the case. I've picked one up for
>>> precisely this reason though I haven't yet recorded any
>>> vinyl.
>
>
> And the RIAA Equalisation will be done where?

The Rega, which seems to be an integrated amp with phono input?

> I would suggest a monitor output (e.g. tape out) from the
> pre-amp and then it will also be line level.

Close enough!

> Or use a phono stage, then input to the computer.