Have you done a column explaining how to turn a vinyl record collection into digital files. I tried searching on the Guardian site, with no success. Simon Pirani and others
I don't think I have. However, it's pretty much the same as converting cassette tapes, which I covered here: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/askjack/story/0,,1595707,00.html
By far the most comprehensive guide I know is Transferring LPs to CDR: Some Advice, which you should read in conjunction with Clive's FAQ About Audio on a PC.
CNet also has a simple guide (actually from Computer Shopper) in its Weekend Project series -- Turn LPs and cassettes into digital media files -- and there's another account here.
Extra software may also come in useful. For example, there's LP Ripper, which "automatically splits the file [from one side of an LP] into a separate WAV file for each track".
It may help to have a utility that removes pops and clicks. Some programs have one built in (eg GoldWave). There's also WaveRepair (shareware and written by Clive, above), DePopper ($18, but the home Web site is down), and Wave Corrector (£28), which has declick and de-hiss utilities, and also splits files into tracks. Comments and suggestions welcome....
