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Ion Audio TTUSB 10 Vinyl Recording USB Turntable with Audacity Software, Dust Cover and Analog Stereo Input |  | Brand: ION Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $63.99
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New (15) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $45.00
Seller: Doggie Crates
Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 1970
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 14.5 x 6 x 17.8
MPN: ITTUSB 10
Model: ITTUSB 10
UPC: 855960000580
EAN: 0855960000580
ASIN: B000PZQPP4
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Plug & Play USB - no drivers needed! | | • | Adjustable Anti-Skate control for increased stereo balancing | | • | 33 1/3 and 45 RPM | | • | Supports the recording of 78 RPM records through the included software | | • | Switchable Phono/Line-level RCA output (with built-in pre-amp) |
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Product Description
The Ion Audio TTUSB 10 is ideal for archiving your records and preserving them for years to come. With the TTUSB 10, it has never been easier to preserve your most memorable music favorites to digital media, such as CDs, hard disk, or portable media devices. The TTUSB 10 sports a sleek design and includes easy-to-use audio recording software for your computer plus a dust cover and a tone lift arm. And with a stereo input (1/8-inch minijack), you can also digitize music from cassettes or other analog sources! EZ Vinyl Converter by MixMeister is included free with the ION TTUSB10 and provides the easiest way to convert your vinyl records to your computer's digital music library. Simply plug in your ION TTUSB10 turntable, click to mark when tracks end, enter your artist, album and track information and you're done! EZ Vinyl Converter automatically separates the tracks and imports them into your iTunes library. Once you have your albums converted, you can sort them, make custom playlists, and easily take them with you on an iPod or play them directly from your computer. In addition, the ION TTUSB10 comes with free Audacity software for editing your recorded tracks. ION TTUSB 10 Features Plug & Play USB - no drivers needed! Adjustable Anti-Skate control for increased stereo balancing 33 1/3 and 45 RPM Supports the recording of 78 RPM records through the included software Switchable Phono/Line-level RCA output (with built-in pre-amp) 1/8-inch stereo line input; digitize music from cassettes or other sources Dust Cover Included Click Here to view all USB Turntables on our site. 
Amazon.com Product Description
Digitize your vinyl LPs and 45s the easy way with the high-end Ion Audio TTUSB10 turntable, which enables you to transfer music from your records to your Windows- or Mac-based PC via USB. Additionally, you can connect the TTUSB10 to your home stereo via RCA audio output cables, and you can connect it even if your stereo doesn't have a phono input--no preamp required. 
The Ion Audio TTUSB10 turntable. | The TTUSB10 also has a line input jack so you can connect other music sources such as cassette decks, and turn your other music into MP3s. You can also adjust the gain depending on whether audio from the turntable is too quite or too loud. Its built-in dust cover protects your turntable from dust and dirt. It comes with everything you need to turn your music into digital MP3 files. ION's exclusive software suite makes transfer and editing your music easy. EZ Vinyl Converter provides an easy way to transfer your music and import it into your iTunes music library. Windows users can download a version of EZ Vinyl Converter with Gracenote MusicID technology for free. It automatically adds album, artist, and song information for you. Key Features - Turn your records into MP3s
- Play records on your home stereo
- Plug and Play USB connection: no drivers needed
- Adjustable anti-skate control for increased stereo balancing
- 33-1/3 and 45 RPM settings
- Switchable-level RCA output
- 1/8-inch stereo line input digitize music from cassettes or other sources
- Included software quickly transfers your music to iTunes
- Built-in dust cover
- Dimensions: 14.5 x 17.75 x 6 inches; weighs 8 pounds
What's in the Box
TTUSB10 turntable, dust cover, slipmat, 45RPM adapter, cartridge with pre-assembled stylus, USB cable, audio cables, power cable, software CD, quick start guide Computer Requirements
- PC running Windows XP (32-bit or 64-bit) or Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Mac running OS X 10.4 or higher
- One available USB 1.1 port or higher
With EZ Vinyl Converter, you can quickly start recording LP tracks... | 
...and then tag individual tracks with artist, album, and song title tags. |
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| Customer Reviews:
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 A Computer Dummy's Dream July 8, 2007
Graham H. Hicks (La Grande, OR USA)
224 out of 230 found this review helpful
Now I know why I saved all those old 33 1/3 rpm records. Short of a NASA-quality machine, the Ion USB and associated Audacity software is the answer to the dreams of vinyl-savers. I went for the slightly higher-priced Ion rather than the Numark and was glad I did -- the heavy duty dust cover and tone arm lever are well worth it.
The software is awesome, especially to a dummy like me. Though it took me and my computer-wise grandson a few hours to figure it out and get a track recorded, a little fiddling with it will produce your own ritual procedure that will allow you to record tracks and export them as WAV or MP3 files to the desktop, from whence they can easily be dubbed to a CD. The instruction manual, I'm sure, is easily understood by those more in tune with the phrasing, but I found that about three commands do all I need or want. The click and pop removal feature is incredible, and will remove all but the most prominent clicks.
This is a high quality unit with excellent software. I recommend it strongly to any wanting to transfer old records of any speed to CD.
I like it a lot!!! December 4, 2007
L. Jackson (Chicago, IL USA)
49 out of 49 found this review helpful
Having read the conflicting reviews on this product, I have to agree with the happy campers who've found this to be a good product.
I haven't set up a new turntable in about 10 years, but I had no trouble setting up the Ion. (But then I had no missing parts to contend with.) Balancing the tone arm was probably the hardest part of the setup -- and that took all of 3 minutes. I found the cartridge totally satisfactory for my needs. The turntable works great with my stereo equipment.
I use a Windows XP laptop together with the Audacity software that's bundled with the turntable. Although the software documentation could be better, I've been able to use it to get many of my favorite songs from vinyl to MP3 format. I'm glad I can now dust off my collection of LPs and 45s and enjoy them anywhere.
Definitely worth the money!
Turntable October 19, 2007
Kevin Daly
62 out of 64 found this review helpful
I have absolutely no complaints about my purchase. Easy to use and easy to set up. One tip: don't use the Noise filter; it just cuts out the highs.
Thanks, Kevin Daly
Great turntable; complicated instructions March 17, 2008
J. Boyd (Arlington VA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Here's some suggestions for making the recording easier. Note, we are not audiofiles, but just a couple with about 200 LPs we want to save and listen to through our MP3 players.
We felt the directions for setting up the turntable was easy to understand, but the software setup, including additional software for cleaning, labeling and converting the tracks, took us at least 5 hours to understand and develop a usable process.
Dowloading software: Audacity was easy to download, but the MP3 patch was hard to find on the internet. You may need to use Google to search for the website, if you want it (we used our Creative Media converter software instead).
Converting the LP to a digital format using Audacity was easy. The instructions for creating the tracking were difficult to understand. The automatic tracking never worked for us. The instructions for manual tracking were too vague and took a lot of trial and error. Note, you must do all the editing before you create the tracks. It also helps to label the tracts like this: 01, 02, 03 to ensure that they are saved in the same order as the orginal LP.
Cleaning up, and adjusting the sound, using another software (e.g., Soundsoap). In order to use this software, you must convert the file into wave format (even if you eventually want to save in MP3 format). We opted later to convert the cleaned up wave files to MP3 in order to save all the ID information on the tracks, which cannot be done effectively in Audacity. Note, your standard converter file (e.g. Creative Media)in addition to allowing you to label the tracks appropriately also might allow you to reconvert back to wave if you find out that you need to clean the file even more.
If you are careful, you will be very happy with the results.
All I hoped for and more March 5, 2008
M. Kamplain (central Illinois)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I dearly wanted to put my beloved record albums (vinyl) on an IPOD so I could easily and frequently listen to my favorite, old songs. The ION iTTUSB 10 turntable has turned that dream into a reality. I am NOT computer saavy. I have basic skills and no more. But this is so easy to use. Two programs came with it: EZ Vinyl Converter and Audacity. I have not yet tried Audacity becasuse EZ Vinyl Converter has so far met all my needs. I downloaded ITunes for free and went to work. I have spent many happy hours copying my records to my computer and then to the IPOD. It is slow going, but such a joy to hear this music, read the old album covers, and enjoy the memories. Hook up was breeze, using the USB cable direct to the computer. I carefully followed the set-up instructions that came with the turntable and within an hour was up and running. It has an power-on switch, and a big button marked start/stop. You can play it at 33 or 45 rpm's, and also at 78 if you use Audacity. Supposedly you can also use the turntable as a passthrough for recording from a cassette player, which I will try later on. DO pay more and purchase this model with the dust cover and big, clear buttons. Delivery was very fast and no extra charge. I highly recommend this product.
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