[WireNut]

 What software do I need to transfer my personnel Vinyl albums from my turntable to my PC so I can transfer them to CDR?
My current sound card is the M-Audio Audiophile 2496.

   

[srb]

Audacity is a good free open source recording program and also has a pop and click removal tool, where needed.  The RCA inputs on the M-Audio card are line level, so the turntable would have to go through your phono stage first, most likely fed from the Rec Out of your amplifier.

Steve

[Hipper]

I found Wave Repair excellent - it's payware. However I used it on Windows XP so I can't comment if it works on later operating systems.

Wave Repair is best if you can take the time to remove individual clicks. I found it can take up to two hours per typical length track - i.e. around twenty hours for one album. It is also tedious work but the result is you get the best possible sound quality.

The link explains everything and gives full advice on all the practicalities including how to connect the turntable to the PC and fair comments on other software.

http://www.delback.co.uk/wavrep/

[charmerci]

My friend gave me a Sony RCD-W50C CD player/recorder. You can set the recording levels on it. I think you can pick them up used for about $50-100, if you want to go that route.

[Delta Wave]

If you have Nero Wave Recorder/editor on your PC, that works very well, just make sure you turn off all of the filters. You can even record it in hi-rez these days (if your sound card supports it). As SRB stated, "The RCA inputs on the M-Audio card are line level, so the turntable would have to go through your phono stage first, most likely fed from the Rec Out of your amplifier." I'm lucky enough to have Adobe Soundbooth and it works very well but its basically the same as Nero, just a more professional, 'supercharged' version

Most PC's & laptops have an analog input though you may have to get a micro to RCA adapter. You'll also have to go into your sound card settings and tweak the input a bit as well as the recording levels. And make sure any and all DSP 'enhancements' are also turned off. You'll also have to set your audio input to 2 channel as most are default 5.1 or 6 these days.

Once you get it set up and working then you'll have to go through the tediousness of inserting & labeling tracks/splits as each record or side will be one continuous .wav file.  It's a gas man.