by obs » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:45 pm
[i]Tell a complete computer novice that he/she has to do one of two things:
A) find or buy a Turntable and
B) dig up an old receiver and hook it up to that turntable next to the computer and
C) buy either a USB audio i/o breakout box or buy and install a Soundcard
or
Buy a USB Turntable[/i]
Sure, it may seem easier to just buy a USB turntable but how much easier is it? Hooking up a turntable to a receiver has NOTHING to do with a computer. As for C, what modern (and not so modern) home computer doesn't come with a soundcard? And if the computer doesn't have a soundcard already and you're planning on using this USB turntable, how are you going to hear what you're recording/editing? Hook it up to a receiver at the same time (rendering point B moot)?
A computer novice is still going to have the same issues with using the software (Audacity) regardless of where the source material is coming from. Don't get sucked in by a marketing gimmick.
Hmm, I guess you can get this USB turntable and hook it directly to the soundcard instead of via USB. Of course, you can probably get a better turntable with built-in preamp than this one for around the same amount of money.