![]() Maybe I didn’t give it a fair chance, but, when I saw that that program had not been updated in years and the VinylStudio software still seemed to be a current product with updates (although not regular ones) I switched to it with better results. I used the “Spin it Again” software and agree totally that it was very aggressive in the filtering and really did impact the sound. It’s when you start to get into the tweaking that you describe where I think it makes a difference. In regard to software, I would absolutely agree that there are a lot of software programs out there, including probably the canned Windows or MAC programs, that let you bring in the raw sound file and for that reason the software does not matter. I agree with you that more than 44.1 seems a waste on ripping vinyl. In short it did all I wanted it to do (and it probably does lots more than I will ever learn in audio editing). I cannot say how Audacity compares to other software because I only used Audacity, but I can say I was able to record, split the file into individual tracks, check for any clipped parts of the recording, manipulate small sections of audio to filter out clicks, enter tags, and save to flac, all from within Audacity. There are limitless ‘undo’ operations available so you can go back to what you had before. With Audacity you can select a finite part of the waveform, say several milliseconds, which contains a click and keep trying various parameters of click removal until you are happy with the result. The result took away SQ from the recording so he decided to use no click and pop filtering. That software applied ‘click and pop’ removal over the whole of the recording or not at all. You never know how much of a learning curve is required until you have used it, but recommendations can be very helpful. The problem is that you will only know what the software can do when you have used it. I honestly think the software is the least important part, but you do need to know that it will get you your desired result. As you are seeing you will get much much debate over that however. I also think 44.1 is more than enough as it already exceeds the dynamic range of vinyl. I have no interest personally in that, I want my file to sound digital, I have simply ripped them because they are not available on CD.įor that reason I meticulously get rid of the background hiss and many of the pops and clicks and “purify” if you will the sound of the file. They want to hear exactly what they do on the vinyl so they want to hear the pops and clicks and sounds of the table itself. Some people who rip vinyl will find this concept appalling. I also found the program chock full of useful filters and clean up tools. ![]() I use the NAD converter and have been well satisfied with it.Įasy enough but now on to the debatable parts. In conjunction with a good A/D converter I found it easy to use and maneuver through. ![]() I use a product called VinylStudio ( ) which is the program recommended by PS Audio and others. Would love advice from people who've already traveled the path I'm about to tackle.Of equal importance I think is the software used to do the rips. That room is wired for 7.1 surround, but it's a totally separate room dedicated solely to TV. As you can tell, we are pure stereo, not surround sound, except in our home theater room. The Zone 1 speakers (the family room) are a pair of Polk Monitor 75T's and the Zone 2 speakers (our living room) are a pair of Definitive Technology Mythos ST-L's. ![]() I REALLY LIKE good music reproduced well (my guitar is a 50-year-old Guild F-412), but neither my budget nor my ears allow me to call myself a true audiophile.įWIW, my amp is a Yamaha Aventage RX-A1030. Many of my LP's are likely in fairly bad shape, as I did not step up to a really good turntable / cartridge / stylus combination until about 20 - 25 years ago. I'm also looking for input on the best (reasonable priced) recording software. I've been away from the vinyl / turntable world for at least 12 - 15 years, so I don't know what I don't know about what's happened during that span. I purchased an Audio Technica AT-LP120-USB turntable and am planning to replace the standard ATP-2 cartridge with the Stanton D83S cartridge from my old turntable, but I'm open to comments/suggestions re: the cartridge. I'm now ready to begin tackling my 600 or so LP collection. I just finished Ripping my 700+ CD collection to hard drive (FLAC) using dpPoweramp's CD Ripper. ![]()
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