Over time, many of us stopped listening to LPs altogether – but that doesn’t mean we got rid of them.
Eventually, most of us gave in to temptation and started listening only (or mostly) to files stored on a computer somewhere in the house. We complained that the typical MP3 was encoded at bitrates too low to do justice to the music, but we learned to encode at higher resolutions, or to use uncompressed/lossless formats. We complained that CDs lacked the “warmth” of vinyl, but CD technology got better over time. We loved our vinyl despite and because of its warts, but we also didn’t hesitate to go digital when the time came – first with CDs, and then with MP3s and other file-based formats. The cost of admission was pops and scratches, warped discs, having to get up in the middle of an album to flip the disc, cleaning the grooves from time to time, and getting hernias every time you moved to a new apartment. Dragging a rock through vinyl was not some kind of nostalgic love affair with the past – it was just the way things were. Long-playing records represent an era when music was less disposable – we actually sat down to listen, rather than treating music as a backdrop to the rest of life. LPs were music you could touch, with glorious full-color 12″ album art, meandering liner notes, and the practical involvement of lowering needle to plastic. Hundreds of pounds of space-consuming, damage-prone vinyl.
#REVIEWS OF VINYLSTUDIO FULL#
VinyStudio costs US$ 29.95 (around UK £15) + 17.5% VAT if you live in a EU member state.For anyone over 40 (or maybe 30), having a music collection probably means that, in addition to racks of CDs and ridiculous piles of MP3s, you’re also sitting on bookshelves (or “borrowed” milk crates) full of vinyl LPs.
#REVIEWS OF VINYLSTUDIO PC#
All you need is a PC with a sound card and a turntable (or USB turntable). This, combined with fast load and save times, make it a friendly and forgiving working environment. VinylStudio offers you the freedom to experiment by keeping a record of your changes and almost all operations in VinylStudio can be undone (and redone). This allows you to experiment with the settings and hear your results straightaway, unlike many competing products. The new hiss, hum and rumble filters operate in real time, as does the graphic equaliser. Unique ‘Brass Protection’ and ‘Percussion Protection’ features preserving the fidelity of your recordings and we have conducted extensive listening tests to ensure that you get the best possible results. Declicking is fast-a typical LP side can be scanned in under a minute-and accurate. VinylStudio’s new audio cleanup tools offer exceptional power and flexibility without compromising user-friendliness. VinylStudio comes with a complete set of audio cleaning filters to remove clicks, crackles, tape hiss and more and is shareware (try-before-you-buy). It can also look track listings up over the Internet and copy tracks to your iPod or MP3 player. It records, splits tracks and burns both audio and MP3 CD’s.
#REVIEWS OF VINYLSTUDIO SOFTWARE#
VinylStudio is designed to be a complete software solution for digitizing vinyl LP’s and tapes via your PC. AlpineSoft has announced an updated version of VinylStudio, with enhanced audio cleanup tools.