User manual ION AUDIO AUDACITY INSTALLATION

[. . . ] Your USB turntable is compatible with any recording software that supports USB Audio devices. We have included Audacity, however you may prefer to use one of a variety of the 3rd party software packages that are also available. audacity is free software , distributed under the General Public License (GPL). More information, as well as open source code, can be found on the included CD or on the web at http://audacity. [. . . ] You can also use Ctrl+A on a PC or APPLE+A on a Macintosh to quickly select all. There are various types of effects which are described further in the software's help section as well as on the web (See Figure 5). Normalize should be used to have the correct volume on the recording. (See Figure 6) Please note: It is a good idea to place the needle on the record, while it is stopped, before you begin the recording and press `Play' on the turntable after you begin recording. If you place the needle down while the record is spinning and after you have began recording, there might be audible clicks and pops. These clicks on pops might not allow the Normalize effect to bring the volume of the recording to the level that it should be. We recommend using the beginning or the end of a track where there is no music and only vinyl noise. (See Figure 7) Select Noise Removal from the Effect drop down menu to bring up the Noise Removal window. (See Figure 8) Click Get Noise Profile. The Noise Removal window will now close automatically. Select the entire track of audio you wish to remove noise from. If you wish to clean up the entire recording use Select All under the Edit Menu. (See Figure 4) Repeat Step 2 to bring up the Noise Removal Window. Adjust the amount of audio that you would like to filter by moving the slider in the Noise Removal window. We recommend using the minimum noise removal for optimum sound. Note: you can preview the audio before removing the noise by clicking on Previe'. Audio levels may vary based on the cartridge (needle), tone arm counter weight, vinyl, and computer set up. We recommend always normalizing your audio. Similar to word processing, you may delete unwanted audio by dragging over the section, which will highlight, then pressing Delete. this may include excessive hiss , silence before/after songs , or skips/scratches. You must select the noise profile before you can remove the noise from a track. If you select actual audio for the noise profile, the computer may remove all of your audio. [. . . ] If you are not getting any sound into the software application, go back to the preferences as shown above and make sure you have selected the USB input for the recording device. If you can not hear the music but you do see the music on the screen, open your preferences (Figure 2) and make sure that your Playback Device is set to your internal computer soundcard. Power Cycle: Close Audacity, turn off the turntable, unplug the USB Cable. Then plug in the USB Cable, turn on the turntable, and reopen Audacity. [. . . ]