The Stanton LineMaster: Make Anything Sound Like Vinyl

US A line input for your stylus...?!      31/01/25

When it comes to unusual adapters, I'm still impressed you can by a device for line input into cassette players - but this takes the biscuit! Released in the late 90s, the Stanton LineMaster allows you to plug any stereo audio signal directly into your record deck stylus, processing the signal as if it was coming from a record playing through the phono pre-amp. Genius! Here's more... 

An odd accessory to connect any line-level audio source, like a CD player, Walkman, or iPod, and play it through your turntable and phono pre-amp -- the Stanton LineMaster.

0:00 Introduction

0:36 History lesson

1:52 Description

2:36 Setup & test

3:33 Direct hookup samples

6:01 Conclusion


The video mentions a video with the same concept, but for 1920s acoustic record players!

 

Amazing stuff, I'm off to add a line input to my household radiator. 

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About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 


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