09-Aug-2014, 05:47
(08-Aug-2014, 18:51)Eddye Wrote: Now that Devialet have made the USB port bi-directional, you can easily digitise your vinyl collection. This thread is to collect experiences and questions for this particular function of the Devialet range.
Tips:
Make sure you have the correct firmware version.
The correct firmware version is 7.1.1 but the files should have a date/time stamp "01/08/2014 15:25” (or later).
The earlier version of 7.1.1 unfortunately doesn’t work. The date Devialet uses on the website is: 2014-08-02
Download Audacity (Freeware) for your particular Operating System (Mac OS/X or Windows), and install. Of course you can use the software you prefer, there are other options (see below)
If you use Audacity, follow the instructions in Devialet document: http://en.devialet.com/assets/pdf/bi-dir-tutorial.pdf
It’s important to check if you have selected the Devialet USB as an input device of your PC/Mac, before you start recording. Also remember to select the same sample rate in your Audacity project that you selected as input sample rate.
After you record 1 side of the record, save your project. You can then select the parts you want to export as a music file (a selection would typically be a single song).
There is other software available for digitizing, for example:
Alpinesoft Vinylstudio: http://www.alpinesoft.co.uk/
Channel D Pure Vinyl: http://www.channld.com/purevinyl/
Unluckily I am swamped at work but I was planning to give a test at this software as well.
https://www.izotope.com/en/products/audio-repair/rx/
It is more generic than the above mentioned but seems it used quite a lot in the restoration industry.
I am not sure what kind of control gives the user regarding the acquisition compared with purevinyl. That could be a weak point. As soon I get out of this crazy period I will download the different demo versions and see what works best.
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