| Since the advent of the CD in the 1980's, the old vinyl | | | | that you at one time actually took the time to go to the |
| record format has languished. Nowadays kids don't | | | | record store and buy. |
| even know what a vinyl record looks like. Us old | | | | The USB turntable is a fairly new invention, having |
| timers, however, usually have a stack of records | | | | been around for only a year or so. The reason for |
| gathering dust somewhere. Even if we actually own a | | | | their increasing popularity is that they make ripping old |
| turntable we just don't take the time to dig through the | | | | records so easy. Just plug the cable into your |
| old pile and find our favorites to play. Enter - the USB | | | | computer, put the record on, fire up the easy to use |
| turntable! This is a turntable that you can connect to | | | | software and you are on your way. You can also |
| your PC with a regular USB cable, and transfer your | | | | choose to edit the songs after they have been |
| favorite vinyl records to a more accessible digital | | | | transferred to a digital format. Many records, especially |
| format like MP3. | | | | the ones that you played over and over again back in |
| I like the fact that this invention brings old long lost | | | | the day, are plagued with scratches and dents. This |
| favorites back to life, and that it's so easy to use. But | | | | makes it through to the digital recording unfortunately. |
| mainly it's just been so much fun rifling through my old | | | | However, there are now great software programs to |
| stack of vinyl records, look at the covers, handle the | | | | identify and remove sounds that aren't part of the |
| records and hear the songs again. I'm not one to | | | | original recording. After having applied the proper |
| advocate throwing the records themselves away, | | | | software filters and a little hands on editing, your tunes |
| unless you're really tied for space in a small apartment | | | | will sound like new. |
| or something. It's just an added way to enjoy music | | | | |