How To Transfer Albums To CD

The production of vinyl records is done even in this era of technology. After 62 years, LP record was invented and 28 years later, the compact discs were launched in the consumer market.  Vinyl records are still considered as treasures. Therefore, a lot of people today tend to transform their vinyl albums to CD to preserve their favorite music records. You may follow the simple instructions given in this short article should you want to transfer you vinyl collections onto CDs.

 

Instructions

First off, connect the turntable to the Line-in of the PC or mixing board. You can purchase a good mixing board from a nearby pawnshop or an auction website. The mixing board should allow you to input a minimum of two audio sources. Here you need to keep in mind that the size of the line-out jack should be equal to the CD burner line-in. In case you are using a mixing board in order to monitor the recordings, you might have speakers and an amplifier. Another option you have is to access an audio card containing RCA input jack.  With this, you can connect the turntable to the PC.

Connect the lineout of your CD burner to the second line-in of the mixing board. This will help you monitor the playback. You can skip this step if you have connected it directly to your computer. A digital audio workstation, aka DAW, is needed if you are planning to connect directly to the computer. Other required things include recording software, headphones/speakers.

You need to connect the lineout of the mixing board to the CD burner. You can skip this step if you are not using a mixing board. Check on the Levels prior to starting the recording. You can get audio levels with your recorder on standby and album on playing. Should the audio levels on the DAW meter, you might check the inputs and outputs. If everything is fine, check if the mixing board is configured correctly. Maybe the switch is flipped to a wrong position. In case you are utilizing a DAW, chances are that the software input line is incorrect.

Push record on the DAW or burner prior to pressing play in order to give the recording a bit lead-time. Push Play on your turntable at the start of the track that you want to record onto a CD. Once the track or album is finished, you might stop the turntable. Now, save the recording.

If you have an external CD burner, you will have to save your recording. If the CD still has some free space, you can start with step 4 again to make the transfer. If you are utilizing a DAW, you can transfer even more vinyl to the very same file. Alternatively, you can also save the session and create a new file.

Finally, you can burn the recorded files onto a CD. This step is needed in case you are making use of a DAW. In this case, you can use your computer digital recorder to burn all your digital files. This step should be followed only if you are making use of a DAW. You will use your digital recorder in order to burn the digital files. Hope this guide on album to Compact Discs conversion is easy to understand and follow.

For albums to CD conversion, you can contact:

Two Squares, Inc

11135 61st St NE

Suite F

Albertville, MN 55301

763-400-4510