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5 mixes,3 done with Ableton Live, Goodbye= Tech, progressive,funky hose with soul, Origins=Tech and Funk goodness, Deeptissuemessage is Downtempo old and new school bliss Your world=Funk a tech dance fever!

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Steve,
If you already tried "recording" at a lower volume or switching to line in rather than phono, All I can recommend is some budget shure or stantons.
the websites usually post Mvw's on a specs page.
I use a freeware program called: Audacity. works well but you have to master the end product ...