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#31

General Discussion / Re: Sound Quality

Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - February 28, 2025, 11:07:17 PM

Hi,

Given your second post, it sounds like VinylStudio is set up correctly.  It's hard to know what else might be wrong with your gear.

#32

General Discussion / Re: Sound Quality

Last post by Aston - February 28, 2025, 08:58:57 PM

TBH, I've just listened again to Chris Auberge both the original recording and the 'processed' recording, but listening through headphones on my Mac and it sounds great, so it maybe be something happening when sending the file across to the MuSo, maybe it's being squashed by Airplay? I've trying out a variety of players, mostly Plex/Plexamp and Pine Player and COG, I haven't decided what I prefer yet.

#33

General Discussion / Re: Sound Quality

Last post by Indy33 - February 28, 2025, 04:03:48 PM

How are you handling the RIAA equalization curve?

It sounds like the RIAA is not being applied on playback.

Can yoy play the file on your MacBook before processing in VS? How does it sound there?

Rick

#34

General Discussion / Sound Quality

Last post by Aston - February 28, 2025, 01:33:45 PM

Hello, a first post with a problem!

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, probably as a new Vinyl Studio user, but the sound quality when I listen to my vinyl recordings just seem to be flat compared to listening to Radio Paradise or my digital recordings of CD's.

I'm using a NAD 533 (Rega 2 clone) with Goldring 1012GX cartridge with RB250 arm, through Behringer UFO202 (probably the weka link) into my MacBook Pro.  I'm waiting on delivery of a NAD Fono Mini A2D in the hope that that improves things.

When listening to the vinyl during recording through this set up on my headphones or streamed across to a Naim MuSo2 is sounds fine, so I'm wondering if it's something I'm doing during the clean up.  Which is generally scanning for clicks, then setting 'hum' to on and using the normalise to -1dB as I know there's an imbalance between the left and right channels from the cartridge which I've not been able to resolve. Recording to FLAC 16/44, I haven't changed anything else that I know of.

Playback is generally via the MacBook using Airplay to the MuSo 2.

Any observations/comments welcome. Thank you

#35

Technical Support / Re: Single track fade In/Out i...

Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - February 17, 2025, 09:08:14 PM

Hi,

Thanks for the screenshots, they look fine.

Could you email me?  I'd like to collect some files from you:

p DOT sanders AT alpinesoft DOT co DOT uk

Thanks.

#36

Technical Support / Re: Single track fade In/Out i...

Last post by PRODROMOS - February 17, 2025, 01:05:35 PM

Here is a screenshot of the entire two tracks in a single recording. I've also attached a close up of the fade-in/fade-out where I want to split the tracks (and cut out some dead space in between. Last I've added a close up of the fade-out of the latter track for reference.

Please note when I took the exported Flac files, imported into VinylStudio and then applied fade-in/out on the individual tracks the fade-in/outs took effect.

#37

Technical Support / Re: Imported Album into Mac Mu...

Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - February 16, 2025, 09:25:47 PM

Hi,

Yes, that is exactly the reason.  The 'fingerprint' used for matching commercial CDs differs slightly from a CD you burn yourself because (typically) the tracks are not quite the same length.

Burning a data CD (other than WAV) would fix this.  Apple Lossless would be a good choice.

#38

Technical Support / Re: Imported Album into Mac Mu...

Last post by Spinosaurus - February 16, 2025, 12:44:32 AM

I looked into some possibilities and the CD when you click on it shows the titles.  One possibility might be that I have checked in the Music settings, download track names from the internet and the track lengths might not be exact as it was recorded from a tape not vinyl. I'm not sure if I uncheck that if it will import the titles directly from the CD?  This may be a question for a Mac forum. 

#39

Technical Support / Re: Imported Album into Mac Mu...

Last post by Spinosaurus - February 15, 2025, 11:07:15 PM

I used the CD to download to another Mac computer and it recognized the title and artist but no track names.

#40

Technical Support / Re: Imported Album into Mac Mu...

Last post by Paul Sanders (AlpineSoft) - February 15, 2025, 10:19:52 PM

Hi,

What are you playing the CDs on please?