Phono Input on a soundcard?

Quillian

Quillian

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I need a hand working out the most sensible way to sort my speaker setup out.
Mid-july (upon the release of conroe) i'll be basically buying myself a new computer. I do a bit of amateurish home music recording - and as such I have a nice pair of tascam monitors which I would like to be able to use with my computer setup. Seeing as im a student, I can't afford to shell-out a load of cash for a whole new set of speakers, it would put my budget all out of whack and I may as well make the most out of what i already have.
They use an XLR cable (on the end of the speaker) and phono on the other end (this normally goes into the mixer).
How can I connect the speakers to my computer?
Sound card with phono input? will any mere cable adapter do the job?
I'm pretty sure this can be done - people use phono for getting vinyl and stuff onto their computer don't they?
 
Cool, i think i've found something that fits that description...
would it neccessarily have to be a cable? Ive found a simple convertor, im pretty sure that'll work.
Yeh, cheers - if thats all i need - shouldnt cost me any more than a tenner! sweet!
 
You might have to boost the signal from low level to line level. Try it with a cable first, if you can't hear it or it's really low even at full levels for all inputs/source/master you'll need a phono stage.
 
Cheers, are there any you would recommend? (the price range seems pretty wide)
could I mount one into a Cd or floppy bay?
 
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Phono inputs and phono stages are two totally different and unrelated entities.

Phono inputs refer to RCA plug type inputs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_plug

Phono stage referrs to a small pre-amp, used to boost the signal:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-amp

My advice, if you do some recording at home, is to get a decent soundcard with good inputs, such as the M-Audio Audiophile 2496:
http://www.maudio.co.uk/products/en_gb/Audiophile2496-main.html
...and couple it with a pre-amp, such as the M-Audio Audio Buddy:
http://www.maudio.co.uk/products/en_gb/AudioBuddy-main.html

If you envisage recording more than two things at once, all on to seperate tracks, you will need a card with more inputs, such as the Delta44, Delta66 (a Delta44 with SPDIF), Delta1010, EMU0404, or any one of a number of other cards.

Quite a good option these days is to go for a USB or firewire interface, such as the MobilePre USB:
http://www.maudio.co.uk/products/en_gb/MobilePreUSB-main.html
or Fast Track Pro:
http://www.maudio.co.uk/products/en_gb/FastTrackPro-main.html

I don't know much about the USB/firewire interfaces, as I've never used one - but I hear they do the job well.
 
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