well, I will store it as mp3 but make a cd from the wav files I don't think I have rca-ins on my soundcard unfortunately, it is just a Create AudioPci ES1371, ES1373. It has a microphone-in and two others...not sure what they are for to be honest, I have never used them What are they for? It also has a serial port of some kind.

Now, with respect to the record player (and you had better respect it, it is probably 25 years old heh), do I have to hook it up to the amp first and then hook that up to the pc? Can I just hook the left and right channel RCAs to the soundcard from the turn-table itself?

thanks!

B