I wanted to get various opinions on what you guys think is the easiest or most effective/useful way of sampling from a turntable and manipulating samples digitally...
I would like to hear about different hardware and software combos that people use and how satisfied they are with the results
Your replies are greatly appreciated
Help Me Figure This Out
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DrinkAtMoesNow DrinkAtMoesNow https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=118854
- KVRer
- 12 posts since 3 Sep, 2006
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- KVRAF
- 3191 posts since 20 Sep, 2004 from Atlanta
though this is a pretty old article here is a bit of "nuts and bolts" tutorial onhow ta do it, but when it comes to the 
Stanton STR8-80 is what I've got for the task and I pick up the signal in Soundforge and record from there... pretty much no muss or fuss...
Once in a DAW editor, you're back a home: wave file is a wave file...just waiting to be mangled
a longer way around is to run your decks into a stereo receiver or something with a preamp, then run line level output to your sound card's analog inputs. Just as good, but not as direct as the spdif scenario.
a pretty transparent way to go is by having a turntable with spdif out and a soundcard with spdif inmost effective/useful way of sampling from a turntable and manipulating samples digitally...
Stanton STR8-80 is what I've got for the task and I pick up the signal in Soundforge and record from there... pretty much no muss or fuss...Once in a DAW editor, you're back a home: wave file is a wave file...just waiting to be mangled
a longer way around is to run your decks into a stereo receiver or something with a preamp, then run line level output to your sound card's analog inputs. Just as good, but not as direct as the spdif scenario.
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DrinkAtMoesNow DrinkAtMoesNow https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=118854
- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 12 posts since 3 Sep, 2006
Can I hook up a turntable to a Saffire with RCA-to-1/4" cables?
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- KVRAF
- 1768 posts since 1 Aug, 2006 from Italy
I don't know your audio card but I think you can't because probably the 1/4" input is not a phono input but a line input. Usually turntables need to be connected to a phono input because they need RIAA equalization. So you need a dj mixer or a phono preamp or a soundcard with phono input, unless you have a turntable with line output, digital output or usb connector (like one from numark). You can use also your ampli connecting it's rec output to your soundcard input.
The best ways, however, have just been said before.
The best ways, however, have just been said before.
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- KVRAF
- 5629 posts since 22 Sep, 2005
You might be able to go in through the front Line Ins and or XLRs ampd @ 48v. You just need a ground for the turntable.. If these inputs dont give proper power you need to get your hands on a small phono mixer like this one 
then run the RCAs out to 1/4 adapters then into the front line ins 
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then run the RCAs out to 1/4 adapters then into the front line ins ..
