Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB Transferring Vinyl to Digital using Audacity on a Windows 10

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[@leonardodocarmodebakker1569]

Thank you! You saved my life here. I'm going to get married tomorrow and I need a track that there is only in vinyl. Thank you for your kind help!

[@Rickmakes]

Congrats! Have a great wedding!

[@captainfallsalotatppic2508]

Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate on how to convert vinyl albums to digital. I tried using Audacity last night, I hooked my Audio-Technica turntable and gave up after a bunch of my clicking this clicking that. There is more to transferring than I originally thought, so I'll just do a few of my albums at a time.

[@user-uh3be9uz6x]

Great stuff. Very useful for me getting to convert and listen to my vinyl from 30-40 years ago, actually my first LP I bought in 1976 !

[@scottybeeandthehive]

Duder, super helpful. Thanks for going a step further on the clean up of the track. I was just here to see how to put it in a DAW, and I love Audacity has all that stuff!

[@GuyManley]

Wow I didn't even know about the repair and click remove effects. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@Alphamale-fe5kf]

Thank you for the W10/Audacity part of the transference. I would have liked to see more of the physical connections from the AT turntable to the PC using the supplied cables before going over the "ripping" stage. Also more info on the options in Audacity prior to ripping the album would have been nice, such as settings for dynamic range, equalized volume of tracks and so on. Thanks again.

[@TGCid01]

Very important video. Thank you so so much for this.

[@marlinlarson8628]

Thanks, Easy to follow and to the point.

[@gregkientop559]

Thanks for taking the time to explain things.

[@Rickmakes]

You're welcome.

[@user-rl4tg2mr9n]

Thanks for the tutorial, was able to convert an album that's not available on streaming to FLAC files with this

[@undermygarage]

Amazing tutorial, thank you so much!

[@Rickmakes]

You're very welcome!

[@antonokhmush5175]

Thanx! That was a nice explonation that should help a lot and save me from wasting a lot of time!

[@constantinwallhauser8532]

Thx for this superhelpful tutorial, indeed!

[@FungisWizard]

Hi there, this has been an amazing helpful tutorial! However in the new version (as of feb 2023) of audacity the "silence finder" option has been removed and truncated into the "Label Sounds" option which is far more complicated. Do you know how to work with this new setting and or a work around for setting up labels for tracks? Thanks!

[@G.Nic1]

Thank You

[@waffeldk]

nice clean walk thru its easy to understand. If you just know how to controll the pc it should be easy enough :)

[@bumfan]

Need help! I just bought the AT-120LPXBT-USB, hooked the USB to my laptop (running Windows 11), configured both my laptop and Audacity to receive audio from the turntable and made sure the switch on the turntable is set to Line, and I get next to zero audio except for static. I've run through all the steps numerous times to no avail. Am I missing something? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@Lewielewie8]

The new upgrade doesn’t have this silence finder ? Am I wrong ?

[@mattwoolley]

my audio out is incredibly low. i have the volume all the way up and can barely hear it. thoughts?

[@TheOneOnlyClickmeister]

Thanks for. Ur detailed advice given. Will try this with my LP120 but is there a. Way to transfer using a mac instead of Windows... Mate

[@Rickmakes]

I have a Mac version of this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3mncpWFnpugf9k

[@josephevans5785]

Have you tried this using the RCA cables to a Tascam DR-05X or DR-40X to get a higher bit rate than the 16 bits that you get with the USB cable? I heard that if you plan to edit background noise, especially on older recordings with a lot of clicks and pops-you can get background noise in the place of clicks, pops, and crackle etc. I know this was an instructional video on using the USB, i’m just trying to explore alternative routes.

[@Rickmakes]

I haven't. The Audio-Technica has a built in pre-amp. It could be using the same circuitry as the USB A to D converter. I'm not really sure. If that is the case, I'm guessing a better audio capture device isn't going to help much. I think there are people who hack these to get to the audio before the pre-amp. That could help get better audio.

[@sektion12.]

I've done all this but when I listen, theres a constant beeping sound in the background, quite loud actually. What have I done wrong?

[@codectalker398]

Great video! I just ran into one little snag. When I click 'Analyze' for 'Silence Finder' it doesn't show up. Is there a certain version I need or add-on I need to install? Thanks!

[@GuyManley]

I'm using Audacity 3.0.0. Silence analyzer is here is this version.

[@GhostlyFilm]

I'm having this same issue on the most recent version

[@Skrenja]

Does it only record at 48k?

[@GoneFishingAway]

I've recently bought a Audio Technica-LP120X and I'm trying to record some albums off the turntable to audacity but the playback is this static/hum noise. I can barely hear the track because it's played at a really low volume while the static overplays over it. Do you know how to fix this problem? Thanks.

[@Rickmakes]

Do you have a laptop you can try? If so, I would try it and make sure it isn't plugged into the wall. If it works better, then I suspect you are getting electrical interference from your computer's power.

[@GoneFishingAway]

@@Rickmakes I got the problem solved. I just needed to switch the turntable to phono (speakers) to line (Computer). Sounds great!

[@ricardojaviergarnicapena6749]

@@GoneFishingAway Thank you, solved my problem

[@horrgakx]

Wait - at 7:05 you say "Sort based on tracks" but you leave it set to "Labels"...

[@johnbryan9200]

Hi, when I record my tracks they sound a bit off, and are definitely lacking in bass. Any tips?. I have audio technica turntable, same one here

[@Rickmakes]

Is your bass off when listening through your speakers?

[@AndiKoF]

Got mine today and I noticed that wenn recording it seems to compress the record of it gets louder. So the loud parts of a song are loud at the beginning but then suddenly they are as lowed as the quiet parts. Is there a fix to this ?

[@Rickmakes]

Not sure about that. I'm assuming when you play a record through a receiver you don't have any audio issues, correct? If you have an input jack on your PC, you could try connecting the analog output of the record player into your PC. Then choose the analog input as your source.

[@AndiKoF]

@@Rickmakes Yes Sound is absolutely stunning wenn played through the receiver 😍 Okay I'm gonna try that out. Thank you

[@markgrosch9762]

I followed the instructions to a tee and am getting no audio read with Audacity or AVS audio editor. Any suggestions?

[@fakepaige7578]

Me too. Keep getting an error message Edit: I fixed it. What worked for me was to go into the windows 10 settings menu and enable apps to use microphone.

[@Paella51]

Have you put the turntable on "Line" ? it's a button on the rear of your turntable.

[@markgrosch9762]

Didn't do that. It is now working. Thank you!

[@drimfenom]

@@Paella51 Thank you so much dude!!!

[@billkingston4402]

Got one last week

[@surgeon4827]

Looks like Im the goat. I cannot for the life of me get my AT LP120 usb to talk to Audacity. The setup was done exactly like you show, but I keep getting the error code -9999 unanticipated host error. Ive reconnected, reshuffled, updated, crossed my eyes and fingers. Nothing. Same error.

[@Rickmakes]

Have you checked the permissions on the microphone? This video shows how: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4PGdIydhNqGj7M The other fix they offer is removing anti-virus. That may not be the best choice. I use Windows Defender so if you suspect it is your anti-virus, you could disable it and try Defender.

[@sayhellotocal]

Thanks for this. When I record using the USB cable on Audacity, the quality is perfect. When I do the same on Cubase, there's a persistent fuzz sound that completely overshadows the recording. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?

[@Rickmakes]

Do you have the correctly sample rate?

[@sayhellotocal]

@@Rickmakes thanks for replying! I'm not sure - how would I find out?

[@Madferit1991]

I'm getting the 9999 error, anybody knows how to fix that?

[@user-kb3kl3fu6x]

Hi Im not very good with tech and wondering if this is the same for windows 11?

[@Rickmakes]

It should work the same with Windows 11.

[@johnsamurphy]

What should the bit rate be set to?

[@Rickmakes]

48000Hz, 16bit 2 channel is 48000 x 16 x 2 = 1,536,000 or 1,536kb/s bit rate.

[@pauldavid167]

I assume I need a different cable for my MacBook Air? As it doesn’t have a USB

[@Rickmakes]

You can search online for a USB-C to USB-B cable. That should work with this.

[@pauldavid167]

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