USB turntables

[Bravehearted]

I would like to copy track from my LP's onto disc using a USB turntable. Has anyone done this successfully and if so was it worth the effort and expense?

[Sonyme]

I have done this using Audacity software.
Transfer to computer is fine! Editing before burning to Cd is a bit of a pain (ie changing track order or omitting tracks)
Whether it is worth it depends on how much you value your music, Mine is all prewar American Big Bands and almost impossible to replace and I am quite happy with end result. I also have a lot of music on tape and am about to order te USB cassette deck, which will transfer direct from cassette to CD, but with the turntable it has to be LP to computer to CD.

[Sonyme]

There are cheaper ways to do this which give reasonable results ( depending on sound quality of LP's) If your turntable has line out you can connect directly to PC sound card and there are several software programmes that wiil work with this set up Steinberg Clean 3 and Audio Lab are two that I have used..
If you don't have line out and your LP's are in good condition (If you transferred them to tape and then only played the tape they will be in mint condition). Play them on the turntable with a microphone connection to the PC. You
can then transfer to CD in any order you wish. Make sure that the phone is turned off and hope nobody rings the door bell while you are doing this. Sound quality with this method will of course depend on your equipment.