12/16/2023 0 Comments Vinylstudio review![]() ![]() Many things could be streamlined, but you soon find your way and the time saved thanks to the Discogs integration makes the process quite painless. Vinyl Studio sort of does this backwards: you must create a record ‘Collection’ first and then title-up the file you are about to record. For example, most of the software listed above let’s you record audio first, then name and save it. Getting to grips with its workflow is quite counter-intuitive. The GUI is not pretty and it has a tendency to chucking everything at you, rather than guiding you through the steps, and too many windows pop up unnecessarily. Vinyl Studio won’t win any design awards. Sadly, nothing is perfect and I need to throw out a few caveats. In terms of workflow, not having to manually type in the details for every track saves me hours. You can search by artist, song title or – as I prefer – catalogue number, and your recording will populate with all the correct metadata for all an album’s tracks, including artwork. But what really pushes Vinyl Studio beyond the competition is its integration with the database. All the regular useful features are included too: you can adjust level and EQ after recording, remove hiss and rumble, even correct pops and clicks automatically – or manually by “re-drawing” the sound wave. Recording to all the major formats (including WAV files up to 32/192) is done natively, avoiding quality issues with transcoding after recording. Others are sadly too simple and don’t stretch far enough in terms of audio quality.įinally I stumbled upon Vinyl Studio from Alpine Soft. Many are full-on multichannel audio workstations, which is a bit of an overkill for dubbing a Lloyd Cole 12”. They are all fantastic pieces of software but none are particularly tailored to the vinyl digitiser’s needs. GarageBand, Logic, Peak, Sound Forge, Final Vinyl, Audacity and more. In search of the (my) perfect solution, I trialled a number of free, shareware and pro paid-for options. Also, as Audio Hijack Pro focusses on recording, you need a separate App to edit – such a Rogue Amoeba’s very fine Fission, which has a very similar feel to the Audacity App you reviewed. ![]() However, I needed to move on from Audio Hijack Pro because (apart from AIFF files) it only records in 16bit up to 48 kHz, and my plan was to record to Apple Lossless files at 24/96. ![]() It includes many audio plug-ins for processing incoming audio and offers many file format options, which it records natively. It’s a very easy to use application for recording (or “hijacking”) any audio flowing through your Mac. I was a digital sinner: most of those recordings were AAC files made at 192kbps using Rogue Amoeba’s excellent Audio Hijack Pro. I actually digitised about 200 of my favourite tracks about 10 years ago, but back then disk space was at a premium (my laptop only offered a tight 40GB in total) and I didn’t understand much about the limitations of compressed audio. This recording process is a labour of love but a very enjoyable way of rediscovering forgotten favourites and bringing back memories. I think I may have a software tip for you and your readers, and maybe you’ll have some hardware suggestions for me. Having recently embarked on the task of transferring a couple of thousand 12” singles and albums to Lossless files, I investigated a few different software options and hardware setups. It was with great interest that I read your article in the February 2013 issue about recording vinyl to digital formats. VinylStudio from AlpineSoft (costs just £24 and is the best software for digitally recording vinyl and tape, says Nöel Cottle. NK Noel Keywood, publisher PR Paul Rigby, reviewer TB Tony Bolton, reviewer RT Rafael Todes, reviewer (Allegri String Quartet) DC Dave Cawley, Sound Hi-Fi, World Design, etc. Or comment in the Comment section at the bottom of each page. We cannot guarantee to answer all mail, but we do manage most! ![]() Letters are published first in the magazine, then here in our web archive. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. ![]()
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