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Care
Turntable Body
• When the turntable body is dirty or dusty, first disconnect the AC adapter and then
wipe off the dirt and dust with a soft, dry cloth.
• Do not use benzenes, thinners, etc.
• When storing the product for a long time, disconnect the AC adapter from the
outlet and wrap the product in plastic. Do not allow the product or packaging to
become damp. The drive belt should be removed to prevent unequal stretching.
Stylus Tip
• If dirt and grime are stuck to the stylus tip, clean it
with a commercially sold brush.
• We recommend using a stylus cleaner (not
included) if the stylus tip is considerably dirty.
Clean the stylus tip by moving the brush from the
rear to the front of the stylus tip.
Windows 10:
• The Recording Device is set to the USB device (in this case the device name, but often
called or including the phrase "USB Audio CODEC").
• Recording Channels is set to stereo.
• The Playback Device is set to the named speakers of the built-in computer sound
device.
• These settings can also be changed in
Devices Preferences.
Windows calls most USB external devices "microphones". Some higher-end USB
recording interfaces may appear as their explicit manufacturer's name.
3. Software Playthrough
Use
Transport > Transport Options > Software Playthrough (on/off)
and click
"Software Playthrough"
to turn it "on" (the checkmark is shown when it is "on").
This setting can also be enabled or disabled in
Recording Preferences.
Software
Playthrough lets you hear the turntable through the computer speakers when
ecording. It also lets you hear the turntable without recording if you turn on
monitoring (see the next section below).
4. Monitoring
Enable monitoring to set the recording level
Turn monitoring on by clicking once on the microphone icon in the
Recording Meter.
• In
Mixer Toolbar,
turn up the left-hand playback volume slider (by the speaker icon).
• The right-hand recording volume slider (by the microphone icon) can often be used to
vary the loudness of the recording, but it may not function with all turntables. If it does
not, try adjusting the output level on the turntable (often, there is a gain control under
the chassis).
Alternatively, you may be able to adjust the input level on Windows and Linux only,
usually by looking for the speaker icon by the system clock. On Windows, right-click
over the speaker icon > "Recording Devices". Then right-click over USB Audio Codec,
choose "Properties" and click the Levels tab.
• Try to aim for a maximum peak of around –6 dB, which corresponds to around 0.5 on
the
waveform.
You can always boost the level later with
Effect > Amplify...
or
Effect
> Normalize...
after you have completed editing.
5. Recording
Then, ignoring any instructions in the manufacturer's guide to select "stereo mix",
simply press the
Record
button in Transport Toolbar to start recording from the
turntable.
6. Recording, editing and exporting
Once your USB turntable is set up and working properly, go to the
Basic Recording,
Editing and Exporting
section of Audacity’s
Tutorial - Copying tapes, LPs or
MiniDiscs to CD
for instructions on how to:
• make and edit your recording
• export it to an audio file
• import it to iTunes or Windows Media Player
• burn it to CD
Audacity’s reference links:
•
Basic Recording, Editing and Exporting :
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/
basic_recording_editing_and_exporting.html
•
Tutorial - Copying tapes, LPs or MiniDiscs to CD :
https://
manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_copying_tapes_lps_or_minidiscs_to_cd.html
