You can download a trial version for either Windows or a Mac giving you the chance to sample the software before you commit. To download Vinyl Studio, head over to their website. In this tutorial, I’m using the SSL 2+ audio interface, which is capable of recording files up to 192KHz 24bit (far higher than the CD standard of 44.1KHz 16bit).įor more information on connecting your turntable to a computer, check out my previous guide. You’ll need some RCA-1/4 inch jack cables to run from your phono preamp output to the audio interface. The Rega Fono Mini A2D is a great affordable option.ģ: Using an Audio Interface. This method involves a little more work with cables, but can yield the best quality results. Connecting Your Turntable to a Computerįirstly, you’ll need to establish how you’ll connect your turntable or record player to a computer.ġ: Via a USB Turntable. This is by fair the easiest method, so if your turntable has a USB output, you’re already good to go.Ģ: Using a phono preamp with a USB output. If your turntable doesn’t have USB connectivity, consider buying a phono preamp with a USB output. The connection with Discogs eradicates the time-consuming process of manually typing out each individual track name while painstakingly dropping in track markers one by one.

All in all, the time this will save you is priceless. However, I believe Vinyl Studio is worth the small up-front cost of $29.95 when you consider how much time you’ll save with the program’s ability to automatically map out track markers based on track names and album data drawn from databases such as Discogs. If you’d like to save a little money, check out my previous guide on digitizing vinyl records using Audacity. Unlike the popular free software Audacity (also popular for digitizing vinyl records) Vinyl Studio does cost a small amount of money for a license. Cue sheets will be written to the same folder as the recorded files they refer to as that is the way they work, and any existing files will be overwritten.Vinyl Studio also allows recording vinyl to CD using its “burn CDs” function, which enables you to take your files and create audio CDs without the need for a third-party program.

You can generate cue sheets for several albums at a time in the Batch window. To generate a cue sheet (or sheets) for a single album, select Generate cue sheets from the Album menu. It is also possible to generate cue sheets for some or all of the albums in your collection. Import Cue Sheet and select the file or files you wish to import. You can also combine the files you are importing into a single file if desired, and if the files are not in the right order, you can drag them around in the list before you proceed. The following dialog is then displayed:Īgain, you can convert to a different format (as described above), and again, album artist and title are required. To import multiple files, Ctrl-click Cmd-click or Shift-click on the files when they are displayed in the list. Just select it from the dropdown and then specify any desired options via the File Options button.Īlbum artist and title are required. If you elect to copy the file you are importing, you can convert it to another format at this point. If you only selected a single file to import, then the following dialog is displayed:

You can also use the File History List to convert between recording formats. If you wish to re-import a file that you have edited outside VinyStudio, please refer to the File History List help topic. VinylStudio can import a variety of recording formats. The files you select will, at your option, either be left where they are or copied or moved into VinylStudio's recordings folder.

You can also import files via the File History List in the Cleanup Audio window, where you can see which files have been imported or recorded previously for a particular album side. If you wish to import additional sound files for an existing album, click on Work with an existing album, then select the album from the dropdown list and click on Import Sound File(s).

You will then be prompted for the album artist and title (required), after which you can import the file or files you selected from the list.

A list of sound files is displayed and you can select one or more to be imported.

Click on 'Record or import a new album'.

You can import recordings that you have made outside VinylStudio into your collection.

Vinylstudio insert tracks