User manual ACOUSTICA SPIN IT AGAIN 2.0

[. . . ] Spin It Again Page 1 of 39 Welcome to Spin It Again 2. 0's help file. Spin It Again is the easiest way to convert your LPs & tapes to CDs or audio files. Getting Started / Overview Purchase Spin It Again!How To Use Spin It Again Getting Started/Overview Record An LP/Tape To CD Record An LP/Tape To Audio Files Type Or Look Up Album Information During Recording Split An MP3 Into Multiple Tracks Manually Creating Tracks Reduce Clicks And Pops From A Record Reduce Tape Noise Hiss or Hum Tips Hook Up Your Record Player or Cassette Player To Your Computer Getting A Good Recording Level Clean Your Records Before Recording Them Recording 78s at 45 rpm Online Animated Tutorials Reference Hardware Hookup Wizard Screen Recording Level Wizard Screen Choose Tape, LP or Existing File Screen Recording Screen Preview And Edit Screen Tagging/Naming Your Recordings Screen Burn A CD And Or Create Audio Files Screen Audio File Settings Screen CD Burning Settings Screen Working/Processing Screen The Voice Assistant Settings Troubleshooting Getting Started / Overview Normally, you'd have to use several programs to record, split the recording into multiple tracks, remove noise and crackles, create audio files and/or burn a CD. [. . . ] You can optionally click the "Look Up Album Information. . . " button to connect to the MusicBrainz. org service and automatically look up the album information and track names!TIP: If any track looks extra large, it may actually be two tracks. Click "<< Previous" and double check it in the Preview & Edit screen This track information will be used for: CD Text for burned CDs (If supported by your hardware) Tag and file naming. (If rendering to audio files) Sending track information to the CD/DVD Label Maker. (Optional add-on) TIP: You can use the TAB key or the arrow keys to quickly navigate from track to track. Click "Next >>" when you are done. Burn A CD And Or Create Audio Files Screen On this screen, you have the option of burning an audio CD and / or creating audio files. Burn CD & Create Audio Files Button Choose this if you want to burn a CD and create audio files. Burn Audio CD Choose this if you just want to burn an Audio CD. Create Audio Files Choose this if you just want to create audio files. Make A New Recording Choose this if you want to start over. Normally, all your recordings go into your recording folder. When you quit the software, it will ask you if you want to delete it. If you don't delete it, you can load it again. The "Save Recording" feature lets you save the raw, original recording to work on later. It will save a . WAV file and a . SIA file. The . SIA file contains the track information, times and names. The . WAV file will be the original recording without any effects or processing. file://C:\acoustica\vinylman\help\flat\spinitagain. htm 7/10/2007 Spin It Again Page 24 of 39 Print A CD Label. . . Choose this to print a CD label or jewel case cover for this CD. The track information will be sent to the optional Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker. TIP: The "Next Operation" is shown below the buttons and if you always burn a CD, you can simply click "Next >>" Audio File Settings Screen Choose your audio format, bit rate and other format settings. This screen shows how much space is needed and how much space in MB is available. Set the folder that you wish to create the audio files in. Format Select from MP3*, WAV, WMA and OGG. Select the bit rate, type of encoding and other details based on the selected format. [. . . ] On the "Name Your Recording!" screen, make sure that the track information is there, otherwise, type it in. Click "Print a CD Label. . . " and it will launch the Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker with your track information. Cleaning And Audio Effects Spin It Again comes with built in Acoustica effects and 14 presets to help clean and process your recordings. To create a new meta effect preset, click "<Create New Effect>" from the "Cleaning And Effect Preset" drop down on the Preview And Edit Screen. When you are starting off with a brand new effect, you will see a screen like this: Select an effect from the drop down title "Select New Effect To Add" In this case, we will select "Acoustica Advanced Vinyl Cleaner" and then "Acoustica Noise Reduction" file://C:\acoustica\vinylman\help\flat\spinitagain. htm 7/10/2007 Spin It Again Page 38 of 39 We now have two effects loaded. [. . . ]