Aldi €50 USB Turntable Coverts Vinyl LPs to Ogg Format

Oracle

Aldi USB turntable coverts to the free audio file format Ogg. This looks good, it's great hardware makers are starting to use Ogg. Handy but i wonder if the supplied software works with GNU/Linux? It may well work anyway using plug and play: http://aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_13033.htm

Johnboy1951

I would forget about any included software and just use what your distro provides.
Once the turntable is recognised as a sound source you should have no problems recording from it in any format supported on your install.

Personally i would be looking to FLAC for lossless recording.

It also has

RCA line out to feed direct to audio amplifier

which you can feed to the line in of your sound card and record from that if you wish.

BoB_BoT

It's discovered as a generic usb audio sound card under windows, never tested it with any Linux distro, but I can't see why it can't work. Comes with audacity on a disk. (Well at least the version by silvercrest did :P).

Johnboy1951

BoB_BoT wrote: »

It's discovered as a generic usb audio sound card under windows, never tested it with any Linux distro, but I can't see why it can't work. Comes with audacity on a disk. (Well at least the version by silvercrest did :P).

What are the results from the tunrtable?

Are they good enough to warrant the purchase?

BoB_BoT

well the quality seemed grand, I was actually installing it for a customer. Cables were a little short, but maybe that was just the silvercrest version. Really not bad for 50 euro.

Morlar

Does anyone know if these are still available ?

Johnboy1951

Morlar wrote: »

Does anyone know if these are still available ?

Unlikely ....... nearly a week ago since they were offered ......

nitros7

Available again tomorrow Sunday 07 Nov

Johnboy1951

nitros7 wrote: »

Available again tomorrow Sunday 07 Nov

USB only?

No RCA jacks?

Anyone see one?

Johnboy1951

I decided to give myself an early wee Xmas pressie .... and bought one of these.

Just unpacked it and not yest tried it.

Yes it does have the Jack plugs to plug into an amplifier, in addition to the USB socked (cable supplied).

The CD that comes with it has Audacity ...... prebuilt fo Win and MAC it seems, but the full source with instructions etc for the Linux user to build the application themselves.

The version is 1.2.6 which, as expected is a little behind the times, but not badly at all.

I am impressed by the fact that the software is provided on the disc.

Now .... off to play with the new toy ..... have to find the adjustments for the arm weight etc etc if they exist.

regards.

Oracle

Nice to see an old thread of mine resurrected and useful to someone. Thought you all might enjoy this! http://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=Screenshot-1.png

Johnboy1951

Oracle wrote: »

Nice to see an old thread of mine resurrected and useful to someone. Thought you all might enjoy this! http://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=Screenshot-1.png

:D

I have only played a little with the device, but like what I have seen so far.

I am having difficulty decididing what software to use to record the output.
It seems Audacity is what everyone recommends ...... but for some reason I do not get on well with it. My fault most likely ..... but for what I want something a lot simpler would be suitable.

I have used Gnome-recorder and I get an output file in Flac which is good, but it is a little too simplistic.

I am still looking for something in between that and Audacity ....... if you have any suggestions please post.

Thanks.

tregan

anyone have any idea where i might get one of these at a reasonable price, would be a good pressie for hubby? and didn't see it come up in aldi in time!

thanks muchly!

Johnboy1951

Maybe something like this?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ion+turntable&tag=googiehydra-21&index=aps&hvadid=4213457163&ref=pd_sl_7eke8pfigv_e