This review is for all those DJ's out there wanting to upgrade from vinyl to MP3 without having to loose their vinyl collection (i've been there) all those who want to preserve their vinyl classics and those just looking for a bit more portability for their record collection. There are a number of ways to convert them, so choosing the right way is important depending on your needs and budget so here is the most number of ways i could think of to give you a wide choice of converting options.

Drop me a dooyoo mail for all your burning/ripping/converting enquiries, i've pretty much dedicated half my life to doing all three haha.

>>> OPTION 1 - DEDICATED CONVERTER HARDWARE - £50-£200+ (can be expensive)

There are many turntables and devices out there that convert vinyl as it plays to an iPod or other hardware such as a hard drive or even an SD card. Take a look at the ION USB TURNTABLE iPOD DOCK VINYL-TO-MP3 RECORD PLAYER - at £100 this converts the vinyl directly to your iPod but you will need to get it off the iPod and that requires a PC.

>>> OPTION 2 - USB TURNTABLES - £100 APPROX

The Numark TTUSB is a dedicated USB turntable which sends direct digital audio from the turntable to USB on a computer. There are many like this but this is the most popular one around and usually goes for around £100 brand new. You can usually find them on eBay used for much much less. Audacity is a free software program that i use which can record the USB audio from the turntable.

>>> OPTION 3 - PHONO TO LINE IN ON A COMPUTER - £FREE (Requires a computer)

If your computer has a Line in port (green one) you can get a female RCA to 3.5mm jack cable (if you don't already have one) plug it in and download audacity (free) and you're good to go. Set audacity to record from the Line In (little switch at the top) and it will record. This is the cheapest option if not completely free. All you need is the cable.

>>> OPTION 4 - CD WRITER - £100+ (Writes instantly to a CD, NO COMPUTER REQUIRED)

If you don't have a computer or want the tracks to go directly to CD buy a CD writer and plug your turntable into the back of it. It will write to a CD as you play the record.

>>> OPTION 5 - SEND IT TO THE PROFESSIONALS - £VARIES (Discounts for larger collections)

There are record converting companies that will convert your entire collection to MP3 for a fee. if you have a computer though don't bother wasting your money. Note that you also risk damaging your precious collection in transit so this may not be the best option for you especially as USB turntables are cheap enough when bought used.

This is a good option for people with no time on their hands, if you're busy you might wish to consider this but be aware for a shock when it comes to cost and be aware of the risk involved with transit.

>>> OPTION 6 - PHONO TO USB SOUND CARD - £30 OR LESS (I HAVE ONE OF THESE) (DON'T NEED A USB TURNTABLE!!)

The Citronic AC-1 (I have reviewed it if you want to check) is a sound card adapter which lets you plug in ANY RCA Phono (including a turntable, yes) and you can go directly to USB from a non USB turntable. It even regulates Line in gain and you can choose between phone, line in etc. Plug the red and white RCA cables into the sound card, plug the sound card into your computer, get audacity (free to download, google it) and begin recording, there are even output cables to listen to your record while it is being converted.


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I hope you have found my guide helpful, if there are any questions drop me a Dooyoo mail i'd be more than happy to help. Thanks for reading this somewhat lengthy review.