Product Description

High quality Soundlab belt drive turntable. The product features 33/45 rpm and by using the included Audacity software 78rpm records may also be recorded , pitch control, headshell, stylus, cartridge and USB input. Supplied with a platter, plastic lid and Audacity software.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11244 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Soundlab
• Model: G056c

Customer Reviews

Best USB turntable I've seen to date..
I've been looking for a USB turntable for a while, but the Ion and Numark ones looked pretty plasticy, and I wanted one made by a company that knows how to make a turntable. I found the Soundlab one on Amazon, and having used Soundlab turntables as a DJ, knew that they knew what they were doing.

I received it today, and I'm now in the middle of recording my second album.

It's everything I expected - it's a lower-end (belt-drive) turntable, of good solid build quality, that just happens to have a USB output. It comes with Audacity, and just works "out of the box" very simply.

If you're someone who wants something a bit more serious than the "gadget-lover" turntables this competes with, at a similar price.. Take a look at this turntable.

This Soundlab USB Turntable is fantastic
I took delivery of this stylish turntable just over a week ago and am absolutely delighted with it.

The instruction manual which came with the turntable is pretty basic. It will get you started but that's about it. I had to spend a bit of time configuring my computer to enable the turntable to play through my computer soundcard, and the manual gives you very little assistance with this. This is a pity because the turntable itself is a great piece of kit and I urge the manufacturer to issue a decent instruction booklet for both the kit and the Audacity software package that comes with it(especially for novices like me). My turntable now plays and records perfectly.

The oversize switch for starting the turntable takes a little bit of getting used to. You have to press it in a particularly spot. Once you have mastered this there is no problem.

Most manufacturers of these turntables tell you that they are not compatible with Windows XP Media Centre edition operating system, the reason for which I do not understand. Well let me say that I use Media Centre and have not experienced any issue with the Soundlab turntable.

I can recommend this fantastic piece of kit to anyone wishing to digitise their vinyl record collection (you can even digitise 78's).

Top USB Turntable.
Before you buy any USB turntable, be aware that you'll need to connect to either a hi-fi or an external speaker to produce any sound!

Soundlab are the professional DJ equipment makers that you'll often find being used in the nightclubs.

This is a top turntable that is easy to set up (the instructions are provided in the manual). The software supplied is easy to install and auto cleans up any hisses that you may experience from your vinyl, providing you with a clear sounding mp3 track.

My only gripe was with the manual, for the connection of an external speaker (it says 'ensure a line out connection' but that's it). If you're connecting this turntable to your hi-fi system, its easily done with a set of double end phono leads (make sure you change the setting on the back of the turntable to line in, as if you choose phono you'll need a pre-amplifier). If like me however, your PC is in 1 room and your hi-fi is in another then you're gonna face a problem to get sound out of the turntable!

The simplest solution, instead of playing around with your computer's sound card, is to connect an external speaker. Its still possible to record fine onto your pc without an external speaker and once you disconnect the USB cable you'll be able to hear your newly recorded mp3 track.

To connect a separate speaker choose one with Aux/Mp3 IN connection. These are not that easy to find in the high street unless you're prepared to pay top wack. I would recommend going onto the Logitech website and buying their cheapest speaker at £19.99 with Aux in connection (then you just connect up using a jack to twin phono lead).

Alternatively, you could use your ipod as an external speaker but you'll need to purchase a female jack socket to twin male phono cable. If you have an ipod docking station this would also have aux line in connection (for mp3 players) and would give you sound output.

Bravo, you've got your sound output and now you can hear what you're recording! I've been waiting a long time to convert some old 12" vinyl with remixes that weren't available for download. Now I have them all on mp3 and i can play them in the car on my mp3 player on the way to work!