Good Lp Recording?, Need advice on LP to CD-RW setup Options

[Thebookdoc]

I do a lot with computers having a background in image editing, but I am pretty new to digital audio (in the recording sense). I was a hi-fi enthusiast in my teens and collected some 1500 LPs that I'd like to transfer to CD. I can stand doing it slowly over a period of years, but need some advice on hooking the stereo into the computer and making the digital conversion -- I'm OK burning the CDs. I've a pretty nice audio setup with a preamp, and assume I can hook to the G4 with one of the various outs from the preamp. However, that is where the magic stops. Then I start making assumptions. Here's obviously where I need help.

1. I would assume I can get an RCA IN PCI card? If so, recommendations? I can't seem to find what I am looking for, most being digital OUTs.

2. Software recommendations for analog/digital conversion? I would want to do limited editing at this point -- and perhaps none (pops and clicks -- similar to where I started with digital image editing).

Or is there a better way? I assume I'd not really need a mixer of any sort considering the preamp.

In the long run, I might want to do some recording. I have an old 4 track TEAC reel-to-reel, and used to do some audio production in an analog environment, but that was back in the college radio station. Perhaps there are suggestions for a simple system with potential for upgrade?

Thanks...forgive my ignorance if this is easier than it seems.

Richard

[iquana]

Just starting to do some recording on my G4 myself. If you are looking for a very good set of articles on how to set up your system to record from LP's or cassette tapes I would advise you to head over to a site called About This Particular MacIntosh (ATPM.com). They publish a monthly newsletter on all things MacIntosh. On their site you should look for back issues of their newsletter from 2003. Look for issues #903 (March), #904 (April) and #905 (May). Their are three very good articles on what hardware you will need, what software you need, how to set up your system, how to record, how to clean up your recording, how to burn, and very good, clear, precise information on how simple the process really is. I have set my system up with an iMic which hooks up to a USB port and I use Amadeus 11 to do the cleaning up and final seperation of tracks. I have recorded some cassette tapes and am trying out some LP's. Hope this helps.