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#71
Technical Support / Re: Turntable recommendations ...
Last post by Indy33 - August 24, 2025, 09:14:32 PMQuote from: Careyw on August 24, 2025, 10:59:57 AMI've only seen a couple of devices like the NAD (Thorens make one, as do Rega). Any others people are aware of and recommend? Any reason why the ADC function in the many USB audio devices out there, is not a good option? Thanks!
I'm using a Korg DS-DAC-R and getting good results. It will record up DSD128. It has it's own software for recording, but it's not exactly easy tp use until you get it figured out. Probably just use VS instead.
It has a headphone out on the front with a separate volume control. If you want speaker then you will have to hook up an amp for that. What I like about this is the headphone volume can be controlled separate from the speaker volume. It sells for $330 on Amazon.
https://www.korg.com/us/products/audio/ds_dac_10r/
https://www.amazon.com/Korg-DSDAC10R-SOFTWARE-ANALOG-CONVERTER/dp/B017TZ0KYO/ref
If you really want to go high end then the RME ADI-2/4 Pro SE can be used for a cost of $1999.
https://www.rme-usa.com/adi-2-4-pro-se.html
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#72
Technical Support / Re: Turntable recommendations ...
Last post by Careyw - August 24, 2025, 10:59:57 AMI know this is an old post, but it started me thinking, so hoping it's ok to revisit.
The recommended NAD phono pre-amp is great (it was how I started out with Vinyl Studio) but included the USB out port you need to use Vinyl Studio. More specifically it is an ADC, analogue to digital converter as well. The IFI phono pre-amp is great (I have one now as the NAD died, and believe it's better as a phono pre-amp) - BUT it doesn't do the ADC thing as far as I can see
When the NAD died, I ended up getting a FocusRite Scarlett USB Audio device and using it to do the ADC part. Works well and very happy with the outcome, but wondering what else is out there to cover this requirement. The USB output turntables seem dodgy as noted (are they all rubbish?) and I've only seen a couple of devices like the NAD (Thorens make one, as do Rega). Any others people are aware of and recommend? Any reason why the ADC function in the many USB audio devices out there, is not a good option? Thanks!
The recommended NAD phono pre-amp is great (it was how I started out with Vinyl Studio) but included the USB out port you need to use Vinyl Studio. More specifically it is an ADC, analogue to digital converter as well. The IFI phono pre-amp is great (I have one now as the NAD died, and believe it's better as a phono pre-amp) - BUT it doesn't do the ADC thing as far as I can see
When the NAD died, I ended up getting a FocusRite Scarlett USB Audio device and using it to do the ADC part. Works well and very happy with the outcome, but wondering what else is out there to cover this requirement. The USB output turntables seem dodgy as noted (are they all rubbish?) and I've only seen a couple of devices like the NAD (Thorens make one, as do Rega). Any others people are aware of and recommend? Any reason why the ADC function in the many USB audio devices out there, is not a good option? Thanks!
#73
Technical Support / Differing behaviour for track ...
Last post by Careyw - August 24, 2025, 10:41:52 AMHi - I think I have seen this discussed earlier or even read about it in new release notes, but asking again because I can't locate the original info.
When I find a matching title and apply it to my recording (to get the track markers defined etc.) I am now seeing two different behaviours.
One is the old behaviour where I get the single end/start marker at the nominated points of each recording. The other is where I get track markers that are a few seconds apart (i.e. the end marker and start marker for each track are no longer at the same point).
You can get a hint at the differing behaviours when you watch the track list as you accept the track lookup choice. Normally it's an immediate return to the main split tracks menu, but when this other behaviour happens, you can see the cursor moving through each track in the underlying window, from top to bottom, before you return the the previous panel.
I am interested in what the software is trying to do here, but the most important thing is understanding why it happens sometimes and not others? I don't believe I am consciously asking for this different behaviour? I am not changing settings between track saves etc. Thanks.
When I find a matching title and apply it to my recording (to get the track markers defined etc.) I am now seeing two different behaviours.
One is the old behaviour where I get the single end/start marker at the nominated points of each recording. The other is where I get track markers that are a few seconds apart (i.e. the end marker and start marker for each track are no longer at the same point).
You can get a hint at the differing behaviours when you watch the track list as you accept the track lookup choice. Normally it's an immediate return to the main split tracks menu, but when this other behaviour happens, you can see the cursor moving through each track in the underlying window, from top to bottom, before you return the the previous panel.
I am interested in what the software is trying to do here, but the most important thing is understanding why it happens sometimes and not others? I don't believe I am consciously asking for this different behaviour? I am not changing settings between track saves etc. Thanks.
#74
General Discussion / Re: Normalization and output v...
Last post by Roy_Boy_3345 - August 11, 2025, 10:50:53 PMIs there a way to visually see the resultant waveform after normalizatio? When I click the button to toggle between corrected and uncorrected audio I can see what I think is the changes of click removal. I am not seeing the result of normalizing to -1 db. This might help me manually adjust the preamp sliders without clipping to achieve my desired result.
#75
General Discussion / Re: Normalization and output v...
Last post by Roy_Boy_3345 - August 03, 2025, 02:53:19 PMI imported the finalized tracks from the 2020 recording to compare to the finalized 2025 tracks. In the 2020 version the first track almost touches the +1 and -1 in the cleanup tracks view. The 20205 first track looks like it gets to maybe +.4 and -.4. Both are normalized to -1db. Very strange
#76
General Discussion / Re: Normalization and output v...
Last post by Roy_Boy_3345 - August 02, 2025, 11:45:25 PMI tried the smart normalization that did not change anything. I also tried backing off the sensitivity in the click tool on protect percussion from max to 3...That also had no effect on the resultant gain of the preamp sliders after normalization. I feel like the input record level meters are lying to me. Is there a place I can visually see the result waveform after normalization and how close it is to -1 db such that I could manually adjust the preamp slides but avoid clipping? In the cleanup tool tab I see the waveform but the vertical scale is -1 to +1. Not sure how that relates to 0db or -1db. Thanks
#77
General Discussion / Re: Normalization and output v...
Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - August 02, 2025, 10:20:47 PMThere might be a transient throwing off VinylStudio's normalisation algorithm - it is rather simple-minded. Did you try 'smart normalise'? That ignores the leadin, leadout and gaps between tracks (assuming you have set the track break markers appropriately).
#78
Technical Support / Re: Is it possible to run Viny...
Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - August 02, 2025, 08:18:23 PMNot as yet, but it won't be any time soon - there's a lot of work involved!
#79
General Discussion / Re: Normalization and output v...
Last post by Roy_Boy_3345 - August 02, 2025, 07:57:18 PMI have a follow up related question/issue. Now that I have ripped about 1200 albums and I wanted to check if it was time to get my Soundsmith Paua II cartridge retipped. So I re-ripped two of the earlier albums I ripped back in 2020 so I could compare. I am playing back the files from my Synology NAS / Minimserver via a Lumin A1 streamer. The only difference between the two rips would be the VinylStudio versions and the firmware version on my RME ADI-2 Pro A/D. I normalized both rips to -1 db normalizing both sides of the record separately.
The issue is that the playback levels are very different. My Lumin has a digital readout of the volume level. I played back the 2020 rips at 50. To achieve the same volume level on the current 2025 tips I needed to be at 70. That is crazy. What might cause this?
The issue is that the playback levels are very different. My Lumin has a digital readout of the volume level. I played back the 2020 rips at 50. To achieve the same volume level on the current 2025 tips I needed to be at 70. That is crazy. What might cause this?
#80
General Discussion / Re: Normalization and output v...
Last post by westrock2000 - August 02, 2025, 07:38:54 PMDo the wave forms looks different between the two? If the Mobile Fidelity version has a bigger waver form then it is compression giving the perception of louder volume.