Vinyl will never completely die. Despite being dethroned by cassette tapes, bludgeoned by CDs, and pummeled by MP3s, doings are still out there and the people who devotedness them are rabidly concerned about the medium. Still, despite being the most government face of vinyl's livelihood, numberless DJs actually have divided feelings about its practicality. The allure of trading in a back-breaking crate of records for a palm-size hard drive loaded with digital audio is a convenience few DJs can resist.

• Alone solution is to purchase a high-quality data processor audio card, recording software, and a phono-to-line preamp that can bridge between the antiquated phono outputs of your existing turntable and the modernized line inputs of your micro audio card
• However, USB-compatible turntables like the Stanton T.90 ($435 list, $399 street) propoundment a much tidier solution by combining a turntable, analog audio card, phono-to-line preamp, and bundled recording software all in sole product.