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HOW TO USE THE USB OUTPUT

This USB turntable can be used with any recording software you like. However we suggest downloading the
freeware Audacity software under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation. JB Systems

is not the creator of this software. This means that we can’t offer any

support for it.

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For more information, plug-in downloads, tutorials and user manuals on this software please visit the
Audacity website

(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/).

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You can also look for support and help on the Audacity web forum (

http://audacityteam.org/forum/)

Below we just give you some simple steps to put you on the right track:

SETUP:

1. Connect the USB lead of the turntable to your computer
2. Install the Audacity recording software:

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Download the latest version of Audacity from

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

and

save the setup-file on your computer

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Double-click the Audacity Setup file

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Follow the instructions on your screen

3. Open the Audacity program
4. Go to EDIT then PREFERENCES (or press CTRL+P)

5. Click the AUDIO I/O tab
6. Choose the playback device from the drop down menu that

you want to use as soundcard for playback of your files.

7. Choose USB AUDIO CODEC as recording device from the

drop down menu.

8. Choose CHANNELS (2 Stereo)
9. Tick “SOFTWARE PLAYTHROUGH” box
10. Click the INTERFACE tab and check if your preferred

language exists in the drop down menu.

11. Click OK

RECORDING A TRACK:

1. Play the track you want to record on the turntable.
2. Put the arrow over the VU meters and click the right mouse button. In the small menu you must click on

“Start monitoring”. If everything’s OK you will hear the music of the track playing while the VU meters
start moving.

3. Restart your track and click on the record button. The recording starts: you will notice a screen with

waveforms appearing on the screen.

4. To stop the recording simply click on the stop button.

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5. Press Ctrl+A to select the complete file
6. Open the EFFECT menu and choose the NORMALIZE effect
7. Use the same settings as on the picture and click OK.
8. click on the PLAY button to hear and check the recording.
9. Done! If you want you can perform all kinds of extra effects on the

recorded track. For these tasks however you have to consult the
Audacity manuals and tutorials.

SAVING A TRACK:

You can save a file in different ways. Here we explain the basic save option.
1. Click on FILE to open the drop down menu
2. Select “EXPORT AS”
3. You can choose in which format you want to save your file.

Important remark:

To be able to save your recording as an MP3 file you

have to install the optional encoder first. Please refer to the Audacity
website for more information on how to do this.

ADJUSTING THE USB INPUT LEVEL + RECORDING CHANNELS IN WINDOWS:

In some cases you will have to adjust the input level for the USB-recording in Windows (see drawing below):
A. Input level too small: recording will have a poor signal/noise ratio.
B. Input level too high: recording will be distorted.
C. Input level is OK: well balanced recording.

In cases A and B you should adapt the recording level via Windows setup:

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In Windows, open the configuration window and select “SOUND”

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In the new window, select the “recording” tab

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Choose the USB audio device (mostly indicated as “microphone”) and press the “properties” button.

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In the new window, select the “levels” tab

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you can adapt the input level and press “apply” to confirm.

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