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It sounded great for about 3 minutes until the song was buried under overwhelming static. It seems the problem is with the USB output and nobody had a fix. I never got past recording song number one on my Macbook. I checked the forum and apparently this is a common problem; there were a lot of postings.
I didn't see any sense in using a program that asks me to pay extra for an mp3 encoder when the Audacity is able to use the free LAME encoder. The recordings made with this are very good and the software reduces the number of scratches that have gotten on my records over the years. It is certainly much easier to use than the video editing software that I use a good bit. It is immediately recognized when plugged into a computer using the USB conneciton.
I am so glad to finally be able to get rid of my LPs and have the music that I haven't gotten digitally recorded. The automatic operation works well to allow you to start the turntable and then start your recording software without much empty space to be edited out when you are done. The needle tracks well without too much pressure applied to the record. The Audacity software works great. If you use the Cakewalk software you are limited to a 15 day period that you can use its mp3 encoder. I like the fact that you can use this turntable with an audio system with or without a preamp. THe turntable was simple to set up and the software is fairly simple to use after a short learning curve.
It seems to be a good value and a decent turntable. I bought this turntable to get my vinyl transferred to digital. The LAME encoder certainly works well. Being a belt driven turntable there is very little vibration from the motor and it seems to spin smoothly.
That's about it. First, I spent about 2 hours tying to register it before giving up. Unlike Audacity, I do get both channels to show for a bit. I might be able to use one of the bungled software packages to edit and burn once I've finished using the simple MS Recorder.A-T includes two disks. This is a royal PITA.
For editing, all I can do is destroy what I've recorded. (I did see I can apparently buy the "Full" version of this for $9.99 within the next week - they lie about having 30 days). I've been through the manual (to their great credit, A-T does include a pretty decent one). However, it will then stop with "DROPOUT" in a little red box at the bottom of the window. as well as the FAQs at both the A-T and the Cakewalk sites. I get only one channel input, for some reason. The controls are conveniently located, it is quiet, and I've used Audio-Technica phono cartridges for decades.For recording, I seem to get audio sent to my PC (Dell Latitude desktop, Vista Home Premium or whatever).
The software is quite bad.I'm might be able to cludge something out using the Microsoft accessories. The filters, effects, etc don't play nicely with MS.WAV files.The other is Cakewalk. It's simply too bad functional software was not included. Nothing mentioned, but I am awaiting tech support replies.So, again, a nice turntable. OK, as a simple turntable, it is great. One is the Public GNU Audacity. Second, I can't record with it.
Thanks for enriching my twilight years with all that nostalgia. I am ecstatic about my 40-year-old LPs coming to life. This was a birthday present from my son who lives in the USA.The product is excellent. It has a superb magnetic cartridge which alone may cost what was paid for the turntable. Despite inadequate help files, I figured out how to remove clicks and pops with both Cakewalk and Audacity.
Minimal assembly, good instructions. Fortunately, it was well packed in its original box, because the packing from Amazon was really poor. Even a novice can get this to work. It only took us one try, and everything works just fine.
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