Just wanted to put in a good word for a piece of software I just started using over the weekend to digitize my old vinyl albums so I can add them to my Vortebox/SBS system. This program was recommended by a chap over on the Vortexbox forum. It's called VinylStudio and you can get a trial version for free at:
http://www.alpinesoft.co.uk/ Note that if you use the free trial version, you can fool around with all the filters, de-clicking, etc., but it will not allow you to save the corrected files. You can save the uncorrected files, however. This wasn't quite clear to me up until I tried to save a file and saw the pop-up message. I've resurrected my old Technics SLBD-20 turntable and a $5 RCA to 3.5mm cable into my laptop's mic connection through an iMic (which allows you to select a "line in" function). Amazingly, for a few dollars in hardware and $30 in software, I've got something that works far better than I would have ever expected. Some of the really old and over-played and under-cared for albums are really beyond much help, but the ones in good shape, to my ears, often sound better digtized than what comes out of the speakers direct from the turntable (I listen while I'm digitizng). The "de-clicking" part of the software is pretty cool and the program also supports saving in flac (which is what I've done). All this and the support is phenomenal. I had a small issue with Mp3tag not being able to deal with embedded art that I'd added in VinylStudio (don't do it if you use Mp3tag!), emailed VinylStudio's support and had a reply within a few hours on Easter Sunday, no less. I am impressed and would recommend it to anyone. And, finally, I've got no relationship whatsoever with these folks---just passing this along for those who want a simple, inexpensive, but good quality way to change vinyl to digital. -- rgro Rick System information ------------------------ Main: PS Audio Quintet > Vortexbox > Touch (wired) via spdif coax > Rega DAC > Marantz PM8003 > VA Mozart Grands > REL Acoustics R305. Home Theatre: SBR (Wired) > Pioneer VSX 919 > Energy Take 5 Classic 5.1. SBS 7.5.4 r32298 running on a Vortexbox Appliance, V 1.8. Touch w/Hardware V.5. Touch: FW 7.5.4 r9408. Duet: FW 68. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87289 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
