Audacity, it's a free audio editor.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows

You must also download the Lame MP3 encoder and put the "dll" in the same
folder than audacity. There's a link on that site.

HTH
Doum

There is a TON of it out there.   Try looking for it at the download.com
site, or just do a Google search.

Someone mentioned Audacity, and that one is free, but for typically around
$50 or so, you can get a lot better stuff, too.

On Jul 27, 4:41 am, "its_my_dime" <its_my_d...@yahoo.com.spam (hold
the .spam)> wrote:

main 'tool' is to be able to plug your  stereo into the pc Line-In,
with that done you can set your sound control
to receive inout via Line-in, an duse Windows Media Player.(oh and set
Win media to record in mp3.. unless you have another preference)
There are of course many audio recorders, and audio editors around  :-
"Dart"
"Super Mp3 Recorder "
"Blaze Media Pro"
"Total Recorder"  ~ etc  ~  etc  ~~~~

    Regardless of the software you use, or the source of the original
audio, these hardware connection instructions are a useful guide:

http://www.nch.com.au/golden/setup.html

    Further useful instructions here:

http://www.dak.com/reviews/Tutorial_LP.cfm

http://www.pcabusers.net/vinyllp/vinyllp.htm

    If recording from a turntable, you'll need a pre-amplifier.  This
is the one I use to boost the audio signal from my turntable:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103385&cp

    You may also want to be able to clean up the noise (hiss and
rumble, in particular) from the audio signal, as well as break the
single, large resulting *.WAV file into separate tracks.  If WinXP MCE
lacks the tools to do this, you might try either Groove Mechanic or
Golden Records, both of which have free, downloadable, time-bombed
evaluation licenses:

Groove Mechanic
http://www.coyotes.bc.ca/GrooveMechanic.html

Golden Records
http://www.nch.com.au/golden/index.html

There are a number of these.   You *may* still need hardware, though, to
convert levels and provide amplificaiton as needed.   That can take the form
of a small mixer, which will cost between $50 and $100 - you  can pay a lot
more if you wish to.

For free software, Audacity can do this nicely once you have any electrical
signal compatibility isses dealt with, and that's what the mixer is for.

Audacity also has some processing tools for scratch and pop removal.

HTH
-pk

You will need to connect the turntable output to a microphone input jack on
your computer.  Almost all audio cards and software can convert the analog
input to a digital stream.
Almost everyone has a CD writer in their computer, and the audio software
can write to a CD.  Some software is a lot easier to use than others (a
universal statement to be sure).

Have you tried to do this job?
Jim

Its your dime
Below are some links to articles etc - each page has other links to
articles- hope you find it useful

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2216441/digitise-records
-video

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2164038/revitalise-records

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2145930/digitise-music-r
evitalise

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2014076/convert-records-
cd-part

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2014072/convert-records-
cd-part-2

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/personal-computer-world/features/2045820/lp-cd-c
onversion-music-ears

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/gallery/2216395/converting-lp-cd-
3925727

Rgds
Antioch

Many thanks to everbody!!

I'm following up on the links and will figure out from them what
hardware/software I'm going to need.

P