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== Converting FLAC to mp3 ==
== Converting FLAC to mp3 ==


=== Mac OS ===
See [[Converting FLAC audio files]]


[https://developers.google.com/tag-manager/devguide Recommended software]:
[[Category:Music]][[Category:Vinyl]]
 
* '''Audacity'''
** '''File''' > '''Chains''' > '''Apply Chain'''
** Select '''MP3 Conversion'''
** Click '''Apply to Files...''' button
** Navigate to directory containing FLAC files.
** Select FLAC files to convert.
** Conversion process will start automatically (default conversion rate is 320kps)
** mp3 files are deposited in a directory in the source directory named `cleaned`
* xACT (does converting and splitting)
* XLD
* dBpoweramp
* `ffmpeg` (command line)
 
=== Windows ===
 
* '''AVS Audio Converter'''
* Drag the `.flac` files into the files pane.
* Settings
** '''Codec''': mp3
** '''Channels''': stereo
** '''Bitrate''': 192kps
** '''Sample Rate''': 44100 Hz
** '''Sample Size''': 16 bit

Latest revision as of 04:36, 7 February 2023

Connect the turntable to the computer[edit]

  • Clean the vinyl.
  • Connect the turntable to the computer using a USB cable.

System settings for USB recording[edit]

Windows 7[edit]

  • Start Menu > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound
    • Recording tab
    • With Microphone selected as the recording device, click the Properties button
      • Advanced tab:
        • Select Microphone: USB Audio CODEC
        • With USB Audio CODEC selected, click Properties
        • Default format: 2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 Hz
      • Levels tab:
        • Tweak levels until the audio isn’t peaking
        • N.B. The last time I did this (with the Reveen record) I had to turn recording levels all the way down to 3 before the audio wasn't peaking in Sound Forge.
      • Listen tab:
        • Listen to this device: checked
        • Playback through this device: Default playback device
  • Start Menu > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > Playback tab
    • Set “Speakers: High Definition Audio Device” as the default.

Recording software[edit]

Sound Forge 10.0[edit]

Settings/Preferences[edit]

  • Options > Preferences > Audio tab
    • Audio device type: Windows Classic Wave Driver
    • If there’s an option, make sure the USB microphone is used as the recording device.
  • When recording through USB it’s not possible to monitor the sound being recorded through the computer.
  • To monitor the audio while recording, connect the stereo RCA to a second device and monitor through that.

Recording audio[edit]

  • menu bar > Record button
  • Queue the record.
  • Click the record button next to "Arm"
  • Drop the stylus and play the record.
  • Click Stop on the transom when finished.

Saving audio[edit]

  • With the whole vinyl recording loaded into Sound Forge, zoom into in and out points.
  • Drop markers with the M keyboard shortcut.
  • Select both channels from in point to out point, then copy.
  • Create a new window.
  • Paste.
  • Save.
    • Format: FLAC
  • After saving all the individual tracks, save the project.
    • With the window containing the entire recording with in and out markers, Save As and select the native Sound Forge project format.

Converting FLAC to mp3[edit]

See Converting FLAC audio files

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