Audacity

[Skyedriver]

Has anyone used this programme.
I tried some while ago but got lost in it while doing video I think.
Anyway, I want to copy myy vinyl onto CD, have a cable that connects phonos to 3.5 jack and the computer has a mic socket. There are a few bits of software available but Audacity is freeware.

[Ultuous]

Yep - it should be fine for the job, although it's the hardware I'd be wary of - the usual routing would be deck --> pre-amp/ mixer --> line-in on the computer.... Even assuming you can get the level right to the mic socket, I'd guess that would probably give you mono only!

[Bullett]

Yup, mic input will be mono only.
You will need a soundcard that can accept multi channel inputs (red/white at minimum) or a dedicated device like this http://www.juno.co.uk/products/alesis-linelink-dua...

[TonyRPH]

Try this

It also has a handy (on screen) button to click at the end of each track - so you don't end up with one huge big track.

[Skyedriver]

TonyRPH said:

Try this

It also has a handy (on screen) button to click at the end of each track - so you don't end up with one huge big track.

1. I am getting confused.....(not difficult).......that records in a different file type (.ogg)?

If I am recording vinyl from an older separates hi fi, to CD do I really need ogg or WAV (or MP3, I believe not)
And how will I know about whether my PC will record in stereo or mono?
There seem to be a number of different packages at different prices that claim to record vinyl to PC or CD (at varying prices) some say the mic socket id the best, others a uSB whilst others say USB isn't good.....

[Bullett]

ogg, wav, mp3, flac etc are all just audio file formats. Some are not compressed (wav) some lossless (flac) and some lossy (mp3)

uncompressed has large file sizes but will reproduce exactly what you put in.
lossless compresses the files but doesn't lose any audio data
lossy compresses the files by getting rid of stuff you can't hear.

Quality vs file size. Although with modern HDD it's all a bit academic nowadays.

Your sound card may have stereo inputs, look for the red/white input markers or a stereo input mini jack (TRS) read your user guide to see what you have. IF the input is mono then you'll need another method of input like the link I posted. USB input is fine, quality is dependant upon the Analogue to Digital converter. You could probably hire something if need be.

[dudleybloke]

another good prog is goldwave but its not free.
iv been using it for years for various recording work and its great.
got a batch processing mode too which comes in handy when theres lots to do.

[TonyRPH]

Skyedriver said:

TonyRPH said:

Try this

It also has a handy (on screen) button to click at the end of each track - so you don't end up with one huge big track.

1. I am getting confused.....(not difficult).......that records in a different file type (.ogg)?

If I am recording vinyl from an older separates hi fi, to CD do I really need ogg or WAV (or MP3, I believe not)
And how will I know about whether my PC will record in stereo or mono?
There seem to be a number of different packages at different prices that claim to record vinyl to PC or CD (at varying prices) some say the mic socket id the best, others a uSB whilst others say USB isn't good.....

It can record in MP3 too. You just need to provide it the path to the 'lame' mp3 encoder.