Changing speed

[danco]

It's a long time since I needed to use Vinyl Studio. It was very useful in the past, and I had a sudden need for it again for one or two items.

I can't connect my turntable to my computer as they are in different rooms. However, I can record from my turntable to my music unit and ftp the recordings across to my computer.

As a result of this, I have on my computer a wav file consisting of a 45 disc recorded at 33 speed. I would like to clean this up to the proper speed. Can this be done in Vinyl Studio? I would guess that it can, but the things I tried did not seem to work.

[Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft)]

Hi,

You need to enable VinylStudio's Speed Conversion feature before recording, I'm afraid.  How many files are affected?  If it's just the one, you might as well re-record it.

[danco]

As I said, physically connecting my turntable to computer isn't possible because of the location of the devices. I was hoping that I could use a computer file as an input, but I guess not.

Is it possible to use something playing on an iPhone as an input? At least that is a physical player of sound that could be plugged in to the computer.

[Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft)]

Oh right, sorry, missed that.  You can't record on your iPhone but there is a program called Audacity which should be able to perform the conversion.  You can then import the converted file into VinylStudio for further processing.

Audacity is a free download, Google will track it down.

[TXPaul]

Hello.  I'm new to the forum and have a question about Speed Conversion, as I asked about this capacity before purchasing.  I have a reel tape that was recorded on a tape desk that ran too fast.  That deck is long gone, so when I play it on a newer deck, the pitch is too high.  Question: Is the Speed Conversion feature able to compensate so that the digitized file will be at correct pitch?   

[Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft)]

Yes, that's the kind of thing it's meant for.

You will probably have to make a few test recordings to get the settings right, but then VinylStudio will remember them.

[TXPaul]

Thanks very much.  Where do I begin looking for the reference to Speed Conversion that has instructions?  Obviously my newness to the program is showing, but thanks for the indulgence.

[Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft)]

Hi,

It's in the VinylStudio help file under Recording Albums -> Speed Conversion.

[TXPaul]

Thank you, Mr. Sanders.   The help is appreciated.