What's the best software to use with this, if you want to record from the optimal-in jack? I want the high possible quality. Would Audacity work?
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Audacity is fine, as it will not introduce any distortion in its processing, none that you can hear, anyway. :) Audacity is a bit hairy as interfaces go, and if you are on a mac and have money to blow, Logic X Pro will charm you six ways to Kansas. But Audacity is free, as in beer, and you cannot sneeze at that. IN case $200 is just burning a hole in your credit card though, https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/ Have fun.
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I use Audacity which is free and is easy to use. There are other commercial software programs too which can be subsequently used. Good luck!
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I,m not 100 percent sure , but any computer with a line in and half decent audio software will accept it fairly well as this is how I am recording atm , but naturally keeping an eye on your input levels becomes your biggest problem , sorry couldn't answer exact question , :(
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I don't know about the software that comes with this turntable, but you can use another piece of (free!) software called Audacity to handle 78s. Basically, you play the 78s at 45 or 33-1/3, then tell Audacity to convert the recording back to 78.You can get Audacity here:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/There is a real nice description of the whole process here:http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=USB_turntables(Don't be put off that the last link mentions USB turntables. You can use Audacity to record from the line-in jack of your sound card too). I don't know about the software that comes with this turntable, but you can use another piece of (free!) software called Audacity to handle 78s. Basically, you play the 78s at 45 or 33-1/3, then tell Audacity to convert the recording back to 78.You can get Audacity here:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/There is a real nice description of the whole process here:http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=USB_turntables(Don't be put off that the last link mentions USB turntables. You can use Audacity to record from the line-in jack of your... » Read More I don't know about the software that comes with this turntable, but you can use another piece of (free!) software called Audacity to handle 78s. Basically, you play the 78s at 45 or 33-1/3, then tell Audacity to convert the recording back to 78.You can get Audacity here:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/There is a real nice description of the whole process here:http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=USB_turntables(Don't be put off that the last link mentions USB turntables. You can use Audacity to record from the line-in jack of your sound card too). « Show Less
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Steve, the recording quality was very bad and we ended up returning the unit. My older sister has an immense album collection we want to convert but we are still looking for a good quality converter and have yet to find one. This has been some years now since we started looking. good luckmc
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We plugged it into the microphone jack on our computer. Then, you need a program to use the microphone for recording. We used a free program called Audacity.
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Any recording software should do the trick, for example Sound Recorder integrated in windows. And one more thing, I may be mistaken but I think card supports only 16bit 44.1Khz through digital in.
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Use headphones. With only the recorder's internal speaker, sound is at very low level, barely usable for checking whether you got the desired audio material. With earphones, very good, more than adequate for recreational listening, dependent on the earphones of course. I'd say with high end or monitor headphones (or a good stereo system), it produces excellent output.
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I almost freaked out when I opened the file in Audacity and realised it only recorded the left channel, but then a quick search and I found a Youtube Video showing the 3 step process takes less than one minute to duplicate the left track to the right track, still not stereo but it comes out of both speakers. https://youtu.be/sG4_zx8Xn8Y
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This is exactly what you would want. You may want to download a program similar to Audacity from the internet though.
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i dont use the software but i dont think the accompanying software is a recording program. it might be. i use the 2i4 with garageband which will do multitrack recording and then mix down to a stereo track.
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I use Audacity. I use it for everything! If you dont like audaciry , I would suggest googling for Audacity Alternatives. Audacity is free and has many effects built in.
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Buy yourself a tascam dr-40. Record audio to it by use of the xlr plugs and then pull the sd card and edit with your computer. If you only use 1 mic, you probably want an xlr y-splitter to ensure you don't get a channel of hiss.
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I have been using REW with this mic. The software is free from home theater shack and is a great tool to measure speakers and look at the measured acoustics of a room. Hope that helps
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Dont use the software it comes with. Let windows load its own. In Audacity click on the overdub and play through in preferences. You may also need to go to sounds in control panel and unmute it.
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I record with protools, and Master with sound forge.. But I find myself recording almost everything I do live, with this.. Set the limiter to auto... Absolutely never clips or crackles.. then upload to computer and edit with a Mastering program.. All the Frequencies are there... It records great bass, mids, and trebles.. if you know how to eq and bring them out with plug ins.. I owned and used it for a year before I realized (not spreading the mics open / AB ) actually records better,, More similar tracks and easy to mix... I can rip down, chop, mix a complete band practice, and burn it on a CD in about an hour... Batteries Last Forever also... BEST VALUE HERE... I record with protools, and Master with sound forge.. But I find myself recording almost everything I do live, with this.. Set the limiter to auto... Absolutely never clips or crackles.. then upload to computer and edit with a Mastering program.. All the Frequencies are there... It records great bass, mids, and trebles.. if you know how to eq and bring them out with plug ins.. I owned and used it for a year before I realized (not spreading the mics open / AB ) actually records better,, More similar tracks and easy to mix... I can rip down, chop, mix a complete band practice, and burn... » Read More I record with protools, and Master with sound forge.. But I find myself recording almost everything I do live, with this.. Set the limiter to auto... Absolutely never clips or crackles.. then upload to computer and edit with a Mastering program.. All the Frequencies are there... It records great bass, mids, and trebles.. if you know how to eq and bring them out with plug ins.. I owned and used it for a year before I realized (not spreading the mics open / AB ) actually records better,, More similar tracks and easy to mix... I can rip down, chop, mix a complete band practice, and burn it on a CD in about an hour... Batteries Last Forever also... BEST VALUE HERE... « Show Less
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You can do it, but I haven't managed to get it to work. I'm not a technophobe, but I found the Audacity software very complex with so many audio options to control during recording that I gave up. I hope to get back to it at some point, but it's not plug & play. My two cents.