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Posted: **23 Apr 2009 11:19 am**

I have a basic ION Turntable for converting vinyl to MP3 format.

The problem I have is that the software that I installed with it, I think it is called "EZ Vinyl Converter" is very poor. Whenever I convert the vinyl to MP3 format the volume is decreased significantly. Am I using the wrong software or did I hook something up wrong?

Posted: **25 Apr 2009 7:44 am**

This one works pretty good for me, and it's free.

http://format-factory.en.softonic.com/

Posted: **25 Apr 2009 9:04 am**

The MP3 "bitrate" can be one problem - make sure it's set for 128 bps - the defacto standard.

The free and popular "Audacity" recording program will record and save in either wav or MP3 format.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/