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#51

General Discussion / Re: Dealing with side 2

Last post by wallewek - March 26, 2026, 03:18:37 PM

Yes, thanks, I already "Record all sides as one file".  It really works very nicely -- BUT.  Here's the rub:

If I'm late dropping the side 2 needle (say I'm fiddling with turntable or something), and the sound starts coming in after the timeout expires, before I get back to click Record, I risk lopping off start of first track on side 2.  And there's no way to easily patch that in later.

I've looked and don't see any way to extend that timeout.  I'd rather it was at least twice as long, or didn't time out at all.

#52

General Discussion / Re: Dealing with side 2

Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - March 26, 2026, 05:16:39 AM

OK, thanks, I understand now.  The good news is that you don't need to watch that timer.  Instead, just let it time out (you might be off doing other things, perhaps) and then, when you're ready to record side 2, just click Record again and follow the prompts.

Another way to do things is to check the 'Record all sides as one file' box.  VinylStudio will then offer to *resume* recording when the end of the first album side is reached.  Both methods are equally viable, as per your personal preference.

#53

Technical Support / Re: Brass Protection Question

Last post by wallewek - March 26, 2026, 03:46:10 AM

... I'm digitizing old LP's (circa late 1950's - mid 1960's); some are even (gak) mono.

Hey, don't be too quick to dis mono ;-).  All the early Beatles stuff, e.g. were mixed and released in mono.  They didn't take stereo seriously back then.  I've heard that if you want to hear what they really sounded like, forget the trendy remixes.  Get the original mono releases.

I can only imagine that applies to other great artists from that time as well. 

#54

Technical Support / Re: Erroroneous message: "This...

Last post by wallewek - March 25, 2026, 10:58:10 PM

Sorry I'm being noisy, but just to confirm, are you saying if I uncheck an album previously recorded/saved as Mono, I can uncheck that option, resave the tracks, and they will be stereo now?

#55

Technical Support / Re: Mix down to mono

Last post by wallewek - March 25, 2026, 10:34:40 PM

OK, this is weird.  I dug further, and discovered that the program Help Index does not find "mono" if you search for it, but the same apparently-identical Helpfile contents on the Alpinesoft website DOES find "mono" using the web browser search. 

I can only guess that perhaps the software help index needs to be refreshed? 

FYI

#56

Technical Support / Re: Mix down to mono

Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - March 25, 2026, 10:04:08 PM

Worthy points, but you can always uncheck it later in the Edit Album Details dialog.  It doesn't affect recording in any way, only saving.

#57

Technical Support / Re: How to Delete a Wav file ?

Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - March 25, 2026, 10:02:57 PM

Another trick is to hold down the Alt key while deleting a track.  That preserves the markers.  Also (and probably best), you can keep the unwanted tracks and untick 'Include in saved tracks' in the Edit Track Details dialog for the tracks you don't want to save.

#58

Technical Support / Re: Mix down to mono

Last post by wallewek - March 25, 2026, 09:56:40 PM

This "mix down to mono" thing seems to have bitten me as well. 

When recording old mono records, I try to remember to click that little "mix down to mono" box.  The catch is that sticks!  If I then record a stereo LP and forget to unclick it, I can easily go through several LPs before I notice it check. 

Could I suggest that the Record window have the "Mono" shown clearly? 

FWIW, it's not listed in Recording Options either (at least not when recording), and the Help document doesn't seem to mention "mono" anywhere at all.  Takes a bit of digging to find.

#59

General Discussion / Re: Dealing with side 2

Last post by wallewek - March 25, 2026, 09:41:27 PM

Thanks for your reply -- maybe I'm not saying it correctly. 

When it detects end of side, there is a dialog box (in yellow) that contains a countdown timer waiting for needle drop for side two.  If I get the record flipped and needle dropped before the timer reaches zero, it clearly continues recording on the Side 1 recording.  But if I don't, the dialog reverts to waiting for me to click Record.  If I don't click in time, it seems to ignore incoming audio.

I'm a little confused by that, though, because even though it seems to be waiting for me to click record, I'm not positive whether it's really recording the audio or not.  I don't think it says "Recording" but I dunno, maybe it is.

For now, I just watch that timer like a hawk, and don't drop the needle of it's close and I need to click Record first.

I don't see how it could be related to max recording time as it's always the same timeout, maybe 20 seconds or so.

#60

Technical Support / Re: How to Delete a Wav file ?

Last post by Andy Morris - March 24, 2026, 05:28:36 PM

In Split Tracks view:

I would drag the green flag from the start of track to just before the end of the track

Then delete the track

I think that does it.