Setting Recording Level [SOLVED]

You may find this set of tutorials useful: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_copying_tapes_lps_or_minidiscs_to_cd.html

especially this one:https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/recording_with_usb_turntables.html

and this suggested workflow: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/sample_workflow_for_lp_digitization.html

This Sticky Forum thread has reviews of various sound card devices: https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/sound-card-reviews/8375/1

Peter.