Issues with recording vinyl

[walter_25254]

but it said I couldn't export as mp3 more than 44100. At no point have I been able to record an mp3 that A.) has a reasonable volume and B.) doesn't distort when I do raise the volume while playing through serato either with the pioneer mixer gain or the gain on the serato interface.

When I buy mp3's I always buy 320kbps and they are fine no matter what volume they are played at as long as the speakers are clipping etc

Can anyone provide me with some ideas as to how to get a decent Mp3 recorded that will be suitable for playing out on large soundsystems? I'd really like to not have to buy all my tunes in mp3 again.

Would really appreciate any help!!!

FYI, I suddenly remembered that my $99 Tascam DR-05 can record wav or mp3 up to 320, so I tested it. I plugged turntable preamp into DR-05 mic/ext in and plugged DR-05 line out to sound system (computer). When in record mode on DR-05 it outputs monitor. It was just easy to get good levels and quite good quality mp3 320. I USB transfered DR-05 to the computer and was pleased with result and ease of use. I don't understand the technical numbers very well yet or audacity's 44100 warning when exporting mp3's. Eventually I will understand and I noticed that DR-05 provides sample rates 44.1 and 48k for mp3 and also 96k for wav. So I guess the sample rate is one thing and the output rate is another thing.