Connecting turntable to IMAC

[Markrad]

Hi all,
I have an old B/O Beogram 5000 turntable. I purchased and connected a ROLLS phono preamp to connect to output from tt. Apple store sold me an iCable to plug in to mic receptacle:confused:. Using garage band, I tried recording and got nothing. Does anyone have experience with this setup and can please provide specific hookup steps so my lps can be heard again via iTunes? Thanks.

Mark

[jodelli]

See if it works with Final Vinyl, a free download
http://www.griffintechnology.com/software/
that I've used to transfer analog recordings to AIFF, which is workable with both Garageband and iTunes. There are other downloads here too.

I've used a Griffin iMic for USB input, but I've also used a basic RCA to 1/8" mini y converter into the sound input jack. It made no practical difference.

The software has some filtering options.

I've only used Garageband so far for making my own music tracks so I'm not sure what to tell you about that.

edit: Audacity software as well here:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/mac