Connecting a turntable to a computer RCA output good for mini in?<SOLVED>

[GunsForBucks]

Don't want to use wireless options.
It has an RCA red white output and I have a RCA to mini stereo adapter.

Does the RCA output need to be amplified or can it be used directly?
I have tried on traditional turntables 30 or more years ago and didn't have great results.
Looking to buy a turntable but none seem to have a USB out that would make it easy, they all seem geared for wireless.

Any suggestions for turntables or hook up help would be appreciated, thanks!

SOLVED - Depends on the make but the Audio Technica turntable has a switch on the back for line or phono out. So it has a built in pre amp and was like 150 at walmart

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Roland TT-99[www.roland.com]

Korg Handytraxx Play[www.korg.co.uk]

Just better off going to a music store and looking for older models as most are MIDI or straight digital VST/VST3 these days or geared towards mobility and WiFi/BT.

[GunsForBucks]

Well I guess I should have mentioned I wasn't looking to spend a fortune. Just a poor guy with his record collection reaching back to the 60's era, not including classical of course.

[GunsForBucks]

wow you know it's going to be bad when they don't even tell you a price and just have an email submit form ha ha ha

[GunsForBucks]

Were those suggested for a reason? Did they have USB hookups? I kind of bailed when I saw the prices, sorry.

I guess the RCA to mini stereo won't work then.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Messaggio originale di GunsForBucks:

Well I guess I should have mentioned I wasn't looking to spend a fortune. Just a poor guy with his record collection reaching back to the 60's era, not including classical of course.

Could do it the old fashioned way and use a 1970's record player.

You can find a plethora of free Virtual Instruments from Novation and such and put them on a free DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), such as Ableton Live Free edition or Reaper.

I mean it's not the same as hand-on hardware but is free or lower cost compared to hardware.

They also have MIDI turntables that are USB, but you need to add your own sounds and such as MIDI instruments are basically shells (PC shell hardware/instruments).

You really do not want to use straight RCA to PC and you would really want to use an external DAI (Digital Audio Interface).

[GunsForBucks]

I still have my turntable from the 70's actually. Got it in 77 in Singapore.
But the RCA output seemed like it needed an amplifier. Tried a pre-amp setup but it introduced some electronic noise <hum> and wasn't great for archive purposes.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Messaggio originale di GunsForBucks:

I still have my turntable from the 70's actually. Got it in 77 in Singapore.
But the RCA output seemed like it needed an amplifier. Tried a pre-amp setup but it introduced some electronic noise <hum> and wasn't great for archive purposes.

Ya, you would want to pass it through an external DAI.

[GunsForBucks]

Totally lost me on the MIDI stuff there.

Like I have sound cloud headphones that are USB and even have their own built in sound card.

Kind of odd you can do that with headphones but hooking up a turntable seems impossible or something.

[GunsForBucks]

DAI?

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Messaggio originale di GunsForBucks:

Totally lost me on the MIDI stuff there.

Like I have sound cloud headphones that are USB and even have their own built in sound card.

Kind of odd you can do that with headphones but hooking up a turntable seems impossible or something.

I don't use turntables, but I do know synthesizers and the electronic noise is due to live interference.

To remedy this is to use a DAI or even a simple mixer.

Messaggio originale di GunsForBucks:

DAI?

Digital Audio Interface (basically an external sound card with hookups for instruments).

MIDI instruments, how can I put this, it is just a plastic instrument with zero sounds (well most of them) and you have to assign sounds using a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), such as Reaper or Ableton LIve to trigger those sounds to make the plastic shell instrument have sounds - if that was not confusing enough.


I am going to direct you to my friends over at this Reddit sub (non-toxic) whom can assist you better:

https://www.reddit.com/r/turntables


And if they cannot assist you for some reason or another these people can:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ableton


What was I also going to say, oh, interference can also be caused by power cables and to keep power cables and audio cables separated as far/much as possible. This is especially true when using HOT XLR cables to RCA, such as my PC audio does here.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

RCA to 3 pole 3.5mm Stereo adapter will do just fine. No difference in sound.

[GunsForBucks]

The interference at the time may have been from the old building and grounding issues. I was able to improve it some.

This Digital Audio Interface, does it have RCA in and USB out? Sounds perfect honestly.

[GunsForBucks]

Messaggio originale di Bad 💀 Motha:

RCA to 3 pole 3.5mm Stereo adapter will do just fine. No difference in sound.

OH excellent.

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

Messaggio originale di GunsForBucks:

The interference at the time may have been from the old building and grounding issues. I was able to improve it some.

This Digital Audio Interface, does it have RCA in and USB out? Sounds perfect honestly.

You can get all types of DAI, some have USB ports, usb-c, all have TRS/TS jacks, and some even have MIDI ports as well.

Mine, I can put 6 instruments on it and 12 speakers on their own channels.

You can get smaller DAI for say 1 - 2 instruments with USB support but you would want to go with older models for RCA integration, such as Behringer.

You can use an RCA to XLR cable adapter.

The best place for custom cables is this store in the USA:

https://www.sweetwater.com/shop/cables/finder.php

Perhaps I am thinking in context of true stereo which is only achieved with certain DAI at higher depth and bit rates and not this cross-reference stereo.

Anyways, the "expert" is here so I am not needed anymore.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

More specifically female RCA to 3.5mm Stereo male adapter.

Then plug RCA device into adapter and connect adapter to Line-In (blue) on your Motherboard or SoundCard.

Then check the advanced audio settings in your OS so ensure Line-In is not Muted.