Turntable To Computer Sound Quality?

[Fila]

I run my turntable through the mixer to the turntable, and everything sounds good except I get a buzzing noise over my recording. It is not real bad, but it's bad enough so taht I cant work with my samples.

The noise starts as soon as I turn the mixer on, even before I play a record.

I spent all last night trying different combinations with setting on the mixer and in the computer and i can't get rid of the buzzing sound.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I use BOSS BX-600 mixer model .

 

[Formant024]

Use quality needles like the Shure TG series and look for a good phono pre amp. If your mixer isn't topnotch than it probably lacks a good phono pre amp( I dont know your mixer though ). It's the usual, the more you pay for it the better the quality.

http://www.btech-usa.com/bt926.htm
Cheapest on I could find in a minute.

 

[Loose Cannon]

Ground your turntable-
On the back of your mixer, you should have a little round metal thing that you can unscrew. The turntable should have a cord coming out that has 2 spike-looking-things at the end. Unscrew the circle thing a lil bit. Then put the spike thing into the crack of the circle thing. tighten it back up. Hum is gone.

 

[Formant024]

I scoped that BOSS BX-600, that's a 80's classic lol! I don't think it has the right impedancy for Phono input or it would be selectable.

 

[jnxe]

check underneath the turntables metal plate..sometimes they come with a eq switch...i think into a phono jack it should be switched off and when going into anything else it should be switched on