Can't Understand This Turntable

[massikrbeats]

My neighbor just let me have his Technics SL-D20 turntable. When I hook that directly in the soundcrad, I can barely hear anything besides the loud ass hiss. I know something's too loud and figure that I should mess around with my soundcard's mixer. But I've been there and done that. Even hooked the table directly into the speaker. But it still sounds low. The only way I can hear the output loud is if I actually record it into FL and play it back.

I'm guessin I need a mixer to play my turntable as loud as any other sound system in my house. I know I know more than all you guys about producing (lol), but I need help with this one...I'm a noob at turntables and hooking them up.

P.S. I've searched and the posts here helped little...

 

[Equality 7-2521]

yeah man, the output of a turntable is low. you need to mixer to act as a pre amp for it to boost it up to line level.

 

[massikrbeats]

yeah man, the output of a turntable is low. you need to mixer to act as a pre amp for it to boost it up to line level.

thanks...noob no more..i figured that, but had to check with the pros (illmuzik) to be sure..

hoLla

 

[CampO]

yea or you can just copp a Preamp pretty Cheap

 

[boabmatic]

i know some one that uses this for connecting his turntable into his PC...works pretty well...just need a Dual RCA to 3.5 stereo jack converter.

Griffin iMic USB Audio Interface
(about half way down on this page,an example of the converter is below it)
http://www.turntablelab.com/index1.html

I just use my second output of my Rane ttm56 so I can control the record level going to the PC sound card while the main volume controls the volume going to my amp/speakers .

 

[Studiophile1234]

It always cool to see people figure out their own system problems. You learn alot faster that way.