Digital music is great but isn't it a pity you can't transfer your old records on to your computer? Well guess what? You can! That's right vinyl lovers, thanks to the ingenious USB Turntables you can put all your LPs, 12"s and singles straight into your digital library.

Simply plug in either of these chic little turntables into the nearest USB port, fire up the idiot-proof Audacity software and start converting your collection. Forget about clumsy adaptors, special drivers and mismatched software. It's easier than, er…well, it's easier than putting a record on!

Just think of all that lovely vinyl you've got languishing in the loft. Fair enough, some of it should probably stay hidden (no, we don't know why we bought Bruce Willis's Return of Bruno LP either), but even if it's just for the sake of nostalgia, hearing all the records you grew up listening to makes for a fantastic trip down memory lane. And if you're one of those trendy DJs (we're talking Carl Cox, not Ryan Sharpe) who likes mixing it on the decks with vinyl you can put all your bangin' anthems on to your PC for transfer to CD or MP3.

Featuring adjustable gain, anti-skating control and high-speed vinyl recording function, the belt-driven USB Turntables can also be connected to any home stereo with CD or auxiliary inputs. This means you can spin your records through your regular system when you're not converting them. You can even don a big pair of tinted glasses and pretend you're the house DJ. If you want.

Whether it's Whitesnake, Wham, Spandau or some ancient disc belonging to your dad, the USB Turntables can convert it. And it doesn't matter what speed the records in question are - these USB Turntables can handle both 33s and 45s. So why not forget about buying any new music for a while and rediscover your vinyl.


New: USB Turntable with iPod Dock
Vinyl to iPod? It's easy no PC
Now you can transfer vinyl directly onto your iPod without a PC, via this incredible USB Turntable that features an integrated iPod dock. Simply pop your player in the slot, spin the vinyl and hit record. Smart electronic jiggery pokery then transfers all those long-forgotten classics straight into your iPod’s voice memo section. Amazing!

When you do decide to hook up to a PC, you can switcheroo tracks into whatever playlist you fancy and automatically ID your newly acquired music using the included Gracenote software. You can even transfer music via traditional USB and hook the player up to your home system to listen to your platters in all their crackly, undigitized, erm, glory.

Recording to MP3
This simple guide explains how to record MP3s using your USB Turntable and the Windows® version of Audacity. This process is very similar for other operating systems and audio software.

Click to Enlarge In the Edit menu, bring up the Preferences and select the appropriate audio devices.		After preparing your vinyl, click the Record button to begin recording.		Press play to start the USB Turntable. Once the song has finished you can stop recording and make any desired adjustments.

Click to Enlarge After installing LAME, select "Export As MP3" from the File menu.		Click to Enlarge The first time you save an MP3 you will have to locate the LAME library on your computer.		Enjoy your record collection in the portable MP3 format!