I’m new to this whole USB turntable thing and don’t really have any idea what they’re capable of, other than the fact that you can transfer your record collection to CD or MP3 format via a computer. Websites with detailed info. would be fantastic…I’m not a DJ or anything. I just like vinyl records better than the sanitized modernism of CDs; call me old fashioned.

Thanks in advance for all the help.

2 Responses to “Can a USB turntable be used to just play records through a PC, instead of converting the record to MP3 or CD?”

1. righteousjohnson on June 16th, 2010 2:10 pm

   Yes. I do it all the time.

   If you want to go old school, you can also plug some models into a regular stereo and play it through those speakers.

   Audiology is the software I use..

2. tin m on June 19th, 2010 5:27 pm

   That’s how they convert , they send the analog sound to the PC Audio mixer channel , and then you use the software they provide to record it from there to MP3 or whatever. But you don’t have to use that software , any Audio recording software which lets you select the Audio mixer channel can be used even free ones.
   Now for direct play back control it is more complicated than that , you will probably have to use the provided propriety software that comes with the USB turntable. The software must send special control commands to it. The only other way is for the manufacturer to make the turntable identify itself to the PC as a CD or DVD player , in which case any CD or DVD playback software can control it. But you will have to ask the manufacturer about that.

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