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I see that Audacity measures decibels in "dBfs," or "decibel full-scale," where 0 dBfs represents the LOUDEST that a sample can be (the clipping point, or 1 and -1 in full scale), and the rest is represented by how many decibels QUIETER a sample is from that point, so that we on...

Most of your questions are covered in the Tutorial I posted the link to. Here it is again: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Transferring_tapes_and_records_to_computer_or_CD How good is your turntable? Most of the USB ones are not that good (they're made to a price so that people will transfer their...

Almost forgot, one of the forum regulars (who has don a LOT of vinyl transfers) swears by the Click Repair program here: http://www.clickrepair.net/ It's not free, but it is quite inexpensive and is highly rated. See here for a comprehensive write-up http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=28&...

I guess I need to use amplifier where the turn table is connected to right now. If you're already connected up to an amp that's great. Does your amp have a "Record Out" (may be called "AUX Out")? My sound card as a Sound blaster top of the line one so it should work Sounds like ...

Have you got Jack running by any chance?

Alternatives to uploading to a file sharing site are:
To use a file sharing program (for example BitTorrent)
Transfer the file via an Instant Messenger program - though you would probably need to chop it into 4MB chunks (for example AIM or Pidgin)
GMail is good for up to 25MB

Most old turntables require a "phono pre-amp". Some hi-fi amplifiers (mostly older ones) have these built in. You can also buy USB phono pre-amps - these can be good because they bypass the (usually low quality) sound card in the computer. If you go for a USB sound card, check that it is c...

brutor58 wrote:see the bargraphs moving during the playing but i can't record anything

If the red "bar graph" (recording meter) is moving, then you should be able to record. What's happening when you press the record button?

dillinja11 wrote:i am using vista if that helps

That's important.

On Vista you need to enable devices before you can use them. See here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... ng_devices

Select the bit you want to amplify (click and drag with the mouse)
Then use "Amplify" from the Effects menu.