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  • How to Record an LP to a CD

    Recording LP records to CD not only makes a record collection instantly portable, it also preserves the delicate grooves of old vinyl in a more durable digital format. Anyone with a substantial...

  • How to Make Discs From Old Records

    Old vinyl records might be making a comeback thanks to their use by club DJs, but for most people an LP just isn't a convenient medium for listening to tunes in an on-the-move culture. This is why...

  • How to Ground a Turntable

    Grounding a turntable is a way to prevent electrical interference while playing your favorite albums on vinyl. Electrical interference can cause audio distortion while playing, particularly in the...

  • How to Remove Scratches From Vinyl Records

    Scratches on a vinyl album can cause damage to a cartridge's stylus, impair fidelity, make the needle skate or create a loop that will play over and over. This homemade vinyl cleaning solution...

  • How to Make Vinyl Records Cleaner

    Playing a record can bring back memories of years past. With technology advancing everyday, there seems to be a shortage of items to keep your older electronics in working order. Records need...

  • Is There Any Solution for Cleaning LPs?

    Used vinyl records offer an excellent way to get music for little money. However, old records can often be dusty and dirty, and even new records can use a good cleaning to remove byproducts from...

  • How to Convert LPs & Cassettes to CD

    You can preserve recordings on LP records and cassette tapes by converting the audio signals on these old-school media to compact discs. A computer with a sound card and line-in jack enables quick...

  • How to Convert Analog to MP3

    Records playing on a turntable use analog technology to create the sounds people hear. Converting an analog recording to an MP3 audio format requires the record to be turned into a digital file....

  • How to Use a Digital Sampling Mixer for Turntables

    Sampling was been made popular by the invention of hip-hop music. DJs and producers have been using the technique since the early 80s; however, earlier forms of sampling existed prior to that...

  • How to Transfer Vinyl to CD With Professional Quality

    Converting music on a vinyl LP into a digital file not only lets you play the music on computers and portable MP3 players, but it also protects the music should the record be damaged. A good...

  • How to Remove Panasonic Phono Turntable Belts

    Panasonic manufactures a line of turntables under the Technics label, which has been one of the best-selling record players in the world for nearly 40 years. Some Technics models use a drive belt...

  • How to Set Up a 2-Channel DJ Mixer

    There is more to being a DJ than simply playing songs. A good DJ must be able to mix--to combine two or more tracks, either to smooth the transitions between them or to create an entirely new,...

  • How to Record 45 Vinyl Records to CD

    Now that you've decided to transfer all those old 45-RPM (revolutions per minute) records onto compact discs, you'll want to learn about a couple of intermediate steps that you must take to get...

  • DJ Turntable Techniques

    DJ turntable techniques manipulate sounds and music through the touch and movement of turntable records, a mixer and stylus. Also known as turntablism, this is a popular method of music-making in...

  • How to Replace a Turntable Record Needle with Ease and Safely

    This is a ehow on how to easily replace an average needle on a record player.

  • Homemade Record Player Needle

    More and more people are giving up on compact discs for the warmth and hiss of vinyl. All of the classic albums, pre-1987, were mixed and engineered in studios to be listened to on "wax" discs,...

  • Traktor DJ Studio Instructions

    Traktor DJ Studio is an intuitive combination of software and hardware that allows the user to transpose MP3s and compact discs or .wav files onto vinyl to produce a realistic and authentic DJ feel.

  • DJ Service Tips

    Disc jockey services cater to nearly every event that can be conceived. Wedding receptions, anniversary parties, company parties and birthday parties all commonly include DJ services. In fact,...

  • DIY: Record Cleaner

    It's not difficult to clean your old vinyl records so they will deliver optimum high fidelity sounds. You don't need expensive equipment or even a stand-alone record cleaner. Mix an effective...

  • How to Know When to Replace a Phonograph Stylus (needle)

    The Audio/Video industry normally recommends replacing a worn stylus(needle) after approximately 1000 hours. Most people (other than Adrian Monk) don't keep a running tab on this information.

  • Tips on Balancing Tonearms for Technics 1200

    The Technics 1200 is a direct-drive turntable introduced in 1972. It quickly became a hugely popular record player among club and radio disc jockeys for its reputation as a reliable, high-fidelity...

  • Technics 1200 Maintenance

    The Technics 1200 is a series of LP record turntable that first went into production in 1972 and remained a popular choice for disc jockeys on the radio and in nightclubs, where the "scratching"...

  • Turntable Belt Installation

    If you still enjoy vinyl records as part of your music collection, a quality turntable is essential. Although the technology is obsolete, the mechanism that drives your turntable is relatively...

  • How to Enjoy Your New Turntable

    On the fence about whether to buy a new or old turntable? With all the cheaply made products out there, it's no wonder many of us are now accustomed to associating old with quality and newer...

  • How to Make a Stroboscope For Victrolas and Other Windup Phonographs

    You're playing your windup disk phonograph and you're not sure if the speed is correct even though the speed indicator says it's playing at 78 RPM. You adjust the speed to get the sound to sound...

  • Record LP to MP3 Conversion

    Converting your old vinyl LPs to MP3 format helps ensure that you'll still be able to enjoy your music collection long after your LPs become unplayable or your record player stops working. And if...

  • Ion USB Turntable Troubleshooting

    The Ion turntable allows record collectors to transfer their music to a computer. A USB connection from the turntable to the computer, along with Ion's exclusive software, provides easy transfer....

  • How to Change a Needle Cartridge for a record player

    Believe or not there are still thousands of record players still in use. The cartridge needs to be changed every so often. This article will show you how to do this. This is a very easy process

  • How to Measure Record Player Speed

    For a record player to reproduce music properly, it must play the record at the correct speed. There are three standards for record player speed, measured in RPMs (revolutions per minute) -- 33...

  • Removing Pop Hiss & Click of LP Recordings

    For many audiophiles, listening to vinyl remains the ultimate experience in music reproduction. While digital has advanced greatly, it's essential binary nature means the original analog sound is...

  • How to Turn On a Pioneer Turntable

    The PL-990 Pioneer turntable is an automatic turntable used to play vinyl record albums. The PL-990 has two speed settings, 33.3 rpm and 45 rpm, for use with both full-sized vinyl albums and...

  • How to Install Stereo Output Jacks on an Older Turntable

    Back when everyone bought vinyl records for their music, virtually all receivers for home audio systems came equipped with a specific set of inputs labeled "phono." Phono inputs were designed to...

  • How Do Gramophones Work?

    "Gramophone" is a term that can be used to refer to any record player (as can the term "phonograph"). In general, however, the term is used to refer to early record players that were driven by...

  • How Gramophones Work

    The term "gramophone" can be used to refer to any record player from the end of the nineteenth century and onward. The term, however, is most often associated with mechanically driven,...

  • How to Use a Discwasher

    Classic vinyl albums and 45's demand quality care. Contact and friction from the phonograph needle can do damage to the surface of grooves. One professional method of cleaning and prepping an LP...

  • How to Get Low Bass Out of Subwoofers

    A subwoofer is a device designed to provide low frequency bass tones in a home audio setup. The subwoofer's presence can be felt most when you're listening to music with a lot of drums or watching...

  • Types of Record Players

    Record players have gone through several transitions since their creation, most involving how the turntable operates. The old idler-wheel drive, which used a rubber wheel, was eventually replaced...

  • Information on the Phonograph

    The record player, also known as a phonograph, though now becoming more and more obsolete, was the first invention from which has arisen all manner of devices for the playback of recorded audio. ...

  • How to Replace an RCA Jack on the Technics 1200

    The venerable Technics 1200 turntable has been a staple of the audiophile community and DJs for many years. The 1200 sports a stable, reliable design and provides excellent audio performance. The...

  • How to Build a Water Leak Detector

    Water leaks can be a nuisance around a home, but they can be life-threatening in many industrial or shop settings. Having a leak detector with an audible alarm provides a degree of protection for...

  • How to Fix Sharp Turntables

    Though many people wrote off turntables decades ago with the emergence of cassettes, CDs and, most recently, MP3 players, turntables have remained popular among niche groups of music lovers. Vinyl...

  • How to Fix Technics Turntables

    Despite current trends toward increasingly digitized and synthesized media, niche groups of music lovers opt to simplify music playback with the raw, vintage sound of classic LP record pressings....

  • How to Tighten Technics Turntable Tonearm Bearings

    Tightening the bearings on the tonearm of your Technics turntable can improve playback of your record collection. Bearings can loosen over time, which can reduce the tonearm's tracking accuracy in...

  • How to Change the Belt on a Technics Turntable Sl-235

    The Technics SL-235 turntable requires a rubber drive belt to turn the record platter. Over time, the belt can fray or stretch, affecting sound quality. If it should break, it shuts down the...

  • How to Align a Phono Cartridge

    Proper alignment of a phono cartridge on a turntable makes the difference between listening to records, and hearing a screeching noise. It takes a delicate touch and a bit of patience, but the...

  • How to Wire Up Turn Tables

    Turntables have made a big comeback. Many models are available for home listening. If you have a collection of vinyl records you're dying to hear, setting your stereo up with a turntable is a breeze.

  • How to Fix a Record Player Turn Table

    Serious music lovers know that the only way to listen to music is on vinyl with a record player. Producing a sound that is as close to the original studio recordings as possible, turn tables have...

  • How to Repair a Turntable

    There is nothing better than listening to some of your favorite albums on a turntable. Second in quality only to the original studio master tapes, vinyl records are certainly the best way to...

  • Troubleshooting a Direct Drive Turntable

    If your direct drive turntable has stopped rotating your records, it is because the player's belt has either come loose or come off completely. Underneath the turntable's platter (the part where...

  • What is an LP Record?

    Record players are no longer a thing of the past. As cited in Amira Jensen's ABC News article entitled "Dust of the Turntable: Record Sales Jump," the Recording Industry Association of America...

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