Re: [bomp] What do you guys think of this?

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Joe Emery wrote:
> Here's a dumb question - do PCs not have a mini mic input like Macs do?  I'm
> on a Mac -- usually just run my turntable through my preamp (or you can use
> your receiver) into a rca-to-mini adapter and plug that straight into my
> laptop.  The software I use is something I bought ages ago called CD Spin
> Doctor - it came with the Toast software I bought to burn cds before itunes
> was around, but I've heard there's all kinds of other audio import software
> you can nab for nothin'.  The point to all of this I guess is that all I had
> to really buy hardware-wise was an RCA/mini adapter.  If you need USB there
> are also RCA/USB adapters that you can buy probably cheaper than the cost of
> a USB turntable.

Sure, most PC sound cards have a 1/8" stereo
LINE IN input and you can run a preamp directly
into it with an adapter cable. The only problem
is the analog-to-digital circuitry on generic
PC sound cards typically blows, plus on-motherboard
and PCI sound cards tend to pick up noise from
inside the case. Offboard USB/firewire devices
generally have higher quality components and don't
have the stray noise problems.

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