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Getting started with Roxio Easy LP to MP3 In this guide Welcome to Roxio Easy LP to MP3 3 System requirements 3 Installing your software 4 Connecting your hardware 5 Converting an LP or tape 7 Exploring Easy LP to MP3 11 Where to find more information 11
Roxio Easy LP to MP3 Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Roxio Easy LP to MP3 Welcome to Roxio Easy LP to MP3 — the complete solution for easily converting audio from record albums and cassette tapes to MP3 files. This guide explains how to connect your stereo to your computer and how to use the enclosed software to digitize and enhance your favorite recordings. Let’s get started.
Installing your software Installing your software Follow these steps to install Easy LP to MP3: 1 Insert the Easy LP to MP3 installation disc into your disc drive. The setup program starts automatically, or you can double-click the setup.exe file on the disc. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. Once the installation process is complete, you can start Easy LP to MP3 by double-clicking the Easy LP to MP3 icon on your desktop.
Roxio Easy LP to MP3 Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Connecting your hardware Easy LP to MP3 comes with everything you need to connect your stereo to your computer. The table below describes the enclosed hardware. Easy LP to MP3 hardware 15-foot RCA cable. Insert the plugs from one end of the cable into the left (L) and right (R) ports on the Audio Capture USB box and insert the other end into the Audio Out ports on your stereo receiver.
Connecting your hardware Follow these steps to connect a turntable or tape player to your computer. The illustration below shows a typical setup: 1 Connect one end of the provided 15-foot RCA cable to the audio-in ports of the Roxio Audio Capture USB device. The ports are labeled with the letters L (left) and R (right). Connect the other end of the RCA cable to the audio-out ports on your stereo or preamplifier. Do not connect directly to a turntable unless the turntable includes a preamplifier.
Roxio Easy LP to MP3 Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Converting an LP or tape Converting LPs and tapes is a three-step process: ■ Record ■ Identify and enhance ■ Output as MP3 files. This topic explains how to use the LP and Tape Assistant to complete each step. If you haven’t connected an LP or tape player to your computer, do so now. See Connecting your hardware on page 5 for more information.
Converting an LP or tape 5 Once you begin recording, a new track will be created whenever a period of silence is encountered lasting more than 1.2 seconds. To change the track detection settings, click Advanced Options and select Track Detection. Click Help for more information. 6 To optimize the recording volume, play a loud portion of the audio from your LP or tape and click Auto.
Roxio Easy LP to MP3 Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com e Click the Levels tab. Set the Mute/Unmute button for Line to Unmute, and adjust the volume to the desired level. f Click OK. 8 Reset your LP or tape to the desired starting position. 9 Use the controls on your audio equipment to play the LP or tape. 10 On the LP and Tape Assistant, click Record to begin recording. 11 When you are done recording, click Stop.
Converting an LP or tape 2 To identify songs, click Tags. The Audio Tag Editor opens. You can add song information manually or click Music ID to gather information automatically from an online music database. For more information about using the Audio Tag Editor, click Help. When you are finished, click Done. 3 To enhance your songs, click Clean, Enhance, or Equalizer. Each button opens tools to improve the quality of your recordings.
Roxio Easy LP to MP3 Getting Started Guide www.roxio.com Exploring Easy LP to MP3 As you have probably discovered by now, there is much more that you can do with Easy LP to MP3. For example: ■ LP and Tape Assistant: There are many more output formats to choose from. You can burn recordings to an audio CD, as a disc image file, or output them as WAV, WMA, FLAC, or OGG files. ■ Sound Editor: Take complete control over your recordings using the advanced editing features in Sound Editor.
