Pure Vinyl Software


Hi,

I was wondering if anybody has any experience using this software:

http://www.channld.com/pure-vinyl.html

I am interested in purchasing vinyl as much as possible and would like to record it for playback on my iPod, etc. I have a friend who bought an Alesis Masterlink and is using that to record but I'm looking to go the software route first and would like some opinions.

I have a Plinius 9200 and a Nottingham Horizon as my source. I'm using a MacBook Pro to do the recording with an RCA t 1/4" jack. I know, not the best but I'm happy to use that as a starting point.

Thanks,

Jon
jwynacht

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Save up for the Tascam DV-RA1000HD. Excellent device. It allows all kinds of formats (including DVD-A) up to 192KHz/24bit (also DSD format, which is not too useful for me). Burns directly to DVD or redbook CD standard. Allows you to USB the data to a computer so you can edit it with another program to get rid of pops, etc. Has tremendous hard drive space (60 GB) that you can store hundreds of hours on. Has EQing, limiting, compression (if you want to do such a thing...). You can set gain on the input (among other things). Best of all, you can use it to play back all your recordings, instead of buying a separate CD/DVD player!

You can set it to Fade in/out. You can set it to split tracks automatically and to start recording at the first noise above a certain level (or split tracks under the same circumstances). You can merge tracks if any mistakes occur. Too many features to list... I love it.

It is expensive, but IMO, well worth it.
The Tascam takes around 2-3 minutes to burn a Redbook CD (depending on album length), but it is a bit more expensive...