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** Set “Speakers: High Definition Audio Device” as the default.
** Set “Speakers: High Definition Audio Device” as the default.


== Sound Forge settings ==
== Recording software ==
 
=== Sound Forge 10.0 ===
 
==== Settings/Preferences ====


* '''Options''' > '''Preferences''' > '''Audio''' tab
* '''Options''' > '''Preferences''' > '''Audio''' tab
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* <strike>To monitor the audio while recording, connect the stereo RCA to a second device and monitor through that.</strike>
* <strike>To monitor the audio while recording, connect the stereo RCA to a second device and monitor through that.</strike>


== Recording in Sound Forge ==
==== Recording audio =====


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


== Saving audio in Sound Forge ==
==== Saving audio ====

Revision as of 04:59, 26 August 2014

Connect the turntable to the computer

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

System settings for USB recording (Windows 7)

  • 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

Sound Forge 10.0

Settings/Preferences

  • 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 =

  • 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