User manual TERRATEC VINYL TO CD

[. . . ] TerraTec Electronic GmbH and its authors, however, accept no liability, legal or otherwise, for any errors or the consequences of such errors. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form whatsoever, by photography, microfilming or other process or rendered into a language/form usable by computers without the prior, written consent of the authors. All rights for use and propagation by presentation, radio and television are also reserved. 2 From record to CD in 5 steps From record to CD in 5 steps. 1. [. . . ] The level must now be adjusted using the two round gain controls found above the VU display in such a way that the two yellow LEDs light up now and again. In this way you have set the highest possible level on the AD converter, thereby allowing it to work with the best possible dynamic range. If the red LEDs light up, this means that the clipping limit has been reached, potentially resulting in distortion of the audio signal (if the red LED only blinks occasionally this will generally not result in distortion). The two sliders in the Phono /Mic In channel only regulate the current playback volume of the signal to be recorded and have no influence on the recording level. 4 From record to CD in 5 steps 3. Recording: Selecting the correct sound card in WaveLab Lite 2. 0 After you have prepared your sound card for recording and playback in the Options / Preferences / Audio Card menu, the software is now ready. Now change to the recording window with a mouse click on the record icon in the "Transport" tool bar. A further recording level indicator for the signal to be recorded will be displayed in the open recording window. Select Stereo, 24Bit and 88. 2kHz for the best possible recording quality. Even when the data must then be converted to the 16 Bit and 44. 1 kHz format common for CDs, a recording with higher resolution makes sense because it allows the post-editing functions of WaveLab to produce better results. Now start recording with the "Record" button and in the following window set the desired audio format. When the first side of the record has played to the end stop recording with the "Stop" button. Just to be on the safe side the recording should be saved for further processing, for example, under Interpret X Side A. Repeat the recording procedure for the second side and save it as well. From record to CD in 5 steps 5 4. Post-editing: The file to be processed will be displayed as a wave form following opening or recording. Now open the "Master Section" window (View \ Windows \ Master Section). In the first selection field you must activate the RIAA filtering ­> TT_RIAA. When desired you can now load additional plug-ins in further selection fields. That way you can use the EQ (equalizer) and the StereoExpander to "freshen up" or adjust the recording according to your taste. With the FX button you can choose further plug-in specific settings (with the exception of the TT_RIAA plug-in, which does not have any further setting possibilities at its disposal). If you now start playback, the recording will be reproduced together with the plug-in effects. [. . . ] Next select the following track and proceed as previously described. Naturally the tracks can also be cut prior to editing with Sound Laundry TerraTec Edition. In this case, however, the decracking and dehissing, as well as the ensuing normalization must be carried out separately for each record track. From record to CD in 5 steps 7 5. Burning You can now burn the individually edited tracks onto a blank CD using any CD mastering program. [. . . ]