Technical Details
- USB 1.1 turntable that makes it a snap to convert vinyl collection to CD or MP3 formats
- Includes Audacity PC/Mac recording software and trial version of Bias Soundsoap 2
- Adjustable anti-skating control for increased stereo balancing
- Support for high-speed vinyl recording; works with both 33-1/3 and 45 rpm speeds
- Line-level outputs for easy stereo connection; 1/8-inch line-level input; weighs 7.7 pounds
Product Description
The first USB turntable that lets you convert your old vinyl collection directly to CD or MP3, the Ion Audio iTTUSB is a must for people who don't want to deal with clumsy adapters or mismatched software when transferring formats. Requiring no special drivers, the turntable comes with Audacity, a recording application that works with both PCs and Macs, as well a trial version of Bias Soundsoap 2 to clean and restore vinyl recordings. As an alternative, the turntable also works with any other software that supports USB audio input sound cards. Once connected, the turntable transfers both 33-1/3 rpm albums and 45 rpm singles to digital formats in mere minutes.
The iTTUSB also offers a few hardware extras, such as an adjustable anti-skating control for increased stereo balancing, an adjustable pitch control (+/- 8 percent), and support for high-speed vinyl recording. And thanks to the line-level outputs, you can connect to any home stereo with CD or auxiliary (AUX) inputs--no phono inputs required. The turntable comes with a cartridge and stylus, 45 adapter, and USB cable and is compatible with PCs running Windows 98, 2000, or XP and Macs running OS 9 or greater. All computers must also have at least one available USB 1.1 port.
The iTTUSB's master carton measures 20.27 by 6.85 by 17.16 inches (W x H x D) while the turntable itself weighs 7.7 pounds.
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Customer Reviews
Ion TTUSB Turntable, September 9, 2009 By M. Sherry
Very nice and simple addition to our audio collection. Dust off the vinyl since this is a great little toy that allows us to go back in time. Very fun.
Ion TTUSB , August 26, 2009 By Karen L. Reeves "Music Buff" (IL USA)
The turntable itself works well so far. You can hear a click whenever you push the pause button to start or stop the turntable during recording. The only way to avoid hearing the click on the recording is to not start recording until after you have pushed the pause button. That is not what the instructions tell you.
When recording a song, it often duplicates the track in i-tunes so you automatically get the record track twice.
Why, I have no idea.
Not crazy about the Audacity software. Hard to use.
USB Turntable, August 16, 2009 By cah "collectorofmanythings" (IN,USA)
I found this fairly easy to connect to my computer. I have a Sony Vaio and I use SonicStage Mastering Studio for burning my records to CD's. I would recommend this product.
Great Idea, not so great product, August 8, 2009 By Bob "Bob" (California)
I was expecting a great product here, but i did not get one.
First off, the record player did not have a cover to protect the machine, which is expensive to buy.
Secondly, when we started recording, the record player was able to pick up background noise, which ruined the quality.
And lastly, the gain/volume control for it is on the back in one of the most awkward places ever.
So, unless you have a very quite house, patience, and a lot of vinyl cleaner, you might consider this, but you could just hook your old record player up to an amp and buy a 1/8 to RCA cable for 1 cent.
RiteAV - 3.5mm to Stereo RCA Male Cable - 6 ft.
Or even a 1/8 cable with a 1/4 adapter to plug into the headphones slot of the amp and then into the computer.Monster AI STUDIOLINK iStudioLink 1/4-Inch Mono Female to 1/8-Inch Stereo Male Instrument Interconnect Cable
Ion TTUSB Turntable with USB Record , July 17, 2009 By Robert W. Meyers (East Wenatchee, Wa)
Ion TTUSB Turntable with USB Record
With the turntable itself, which I purchased to salvage my old lp's into cds, I am quite pleased. It is precision made and the output quality is excellent. The software provides many functions for improvement, such as scratch removal, level adjustment, etc. The separate aux audio input jack is very nice for recording other audio through the USB as well.
On the negative side, the software included is a bummer. Equalizer and other adjustments seem quite ineffective. There are two alternative programs for recording. The "simple" one requires you to buy into "Itunes," for which, being a freedom loving American I have no use. It's a real hassle trying to use your music which they've taken over in a special folder they make for you, and hide it from you with a Pollack engineered pathname (at least under Windows XP, which I use).
The other program, which gives the user more freedom to do what he wants, independent of 3rd parties, somewhat, does not allow recording into the mp3 format (only .wav), which is the first choice anyone would have. It is possible, however, to go to the internet and get a plug-in to enable this. I don't know why ION doesn't supply this themselves.
Also, the resulting recording from the memory onto disk is EXTREMELY slow. Almost as if it were played and recorded again.
Bob
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