Recording Vinyl onto a Mac

[sfbeary]

A couple of years ago, I bought a fairly cheap CD-R deck that plugged into my stereo because I wanted a simple way of recording vinyl onto CD.

Shortly after the warranty expired, it broke.

Now I'm thinking that I would like to try using my second turntable to record vinyl onto my new iMac.

I don't have a mixer anymore, and I know I need some kind of pre-amp. Is there something especially created for this purpose of connecting a turntable to a Mac, and is it any good? If not, what do you recommend?

I have been using iTunes, and am happy with it, but I would like to remove pops from vinyl. What would you recommend for a Mac user and how much will it cost?

Thanks for your help!

[PhyllisHyman]

Hi
If you can plug your turntable into your music system you could try using one of the outputs to plug into the mic socket of your Mac. You'll probably need a twin mini Phono to phono lead. I then record it using Logic. I tried going straight from the mixer into the Mac but found the sound quality was better going via my hifi. Hope this helps.

[BrunoRepublic]

A mic input will not do; you need a pre-amp of some sort to apply the necessary equalization unless you have a turntable with one built-in (and the vast majority do not). Also, I would strongly recommend against using Logic for simple two-track recording... that is like driving a car because you want to listen to AM radio. I'm not familiar with Mac apps, but I'm positive that there is something cheaper/easier/more effective. I use Logic myself, but I find it's far easier to do straight-up recording in Cool Edit (which, sadly, is PC-only).