Connecting Legacy Devices to Your Computer
There are several ways to connect turntables and other legacy components to your computer. First let’s talk about connectors. The terms plug, port, socket, and jack are thrown around willy-nilly these days. Just to keep it clear and simple, I shall call the connecters on cables and adapters plugs, and the things they plug into (like the RCA and TRS sockets on amplifiers) are jacks. Also, in the interest of honoring standard terminology, I shall refer to plugs and jacks according to gender, male and female. This is especially important with gender changers, which are adapters for changing from one connection type to another.
In the olden days everyone used 1/4″ (6.3 mm) TRS plugs, and life was easy. Then ...
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