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1. 0 4 dB Harmonic distortion lt 0 007 5 mV Signal to noise ratio gt 86 dB A EMC compliant aluminum case LED display for level and signal Bundled software Algorithmix Sound Rescue 2 1 TerraTec Edition Windows 2000 XP Mac OS X PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 5 Connection and Control Elements 1 Phono line input cinch red right channel white left channel This is where you connect the output cable from your turntable Note that the Phono PreAmp iVinyl is designed for moving magnet MM pickup systems Standard moving coil MC systems are not supported If you have a high output MC system you can use it with the phono PreAmp Studio USB However the output level must be at least 2 3 mV Alternatively you can connect devices with line level output such as tape decks refer to the input level selector switch point QO 2 Ground screw To prevent so called AC hum you should connect the grounding wire from your re cord player to the thumbscrew located on the connection side of the PhonoPreAmp i Vinyl This ensures that your record player is grounded through the computer USB jack for connecting to the computer s USB port The USB port is how the audio data digitized in the PhonoPreAmp iVinyl is sent to your computer It also acts as the power supply for your PhonoPreAmp iVinyl Don t bother searching for an audio jack for your sound card you don t need one It all works digitally throu2. For more information on Toast7 go to http www roxio com in the Mac Products area You can also orderthe software directly online here PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 25 Service at TerraTec Nothing seems to work This can happen even on the best systems In such a case the TerraTec Team is always ready to provide service and support Hotline Internet In case of a serious problem where you can neither solve the problem on your own nor with the guided help found in this manual nor with the help of your dealer please contact us di rectly If you have access to the Internet please check our service and support at http supporten terratec net first There you ll find the answers to frequently asked ques tions FAQ anda form for e mail support requests If you can t access our website please check the service request form that came with the pro duct for country specific helpline numbers with which you can contact our support team Regardless of whether you contact us by e mail or phone you must have the following infor mation at hand e your registration number e this documentation In addition it would be helpful to our technicians if the device is within reach during the pho ne call so that you can carry out our support tips directly Please do not forget to write down the name of the respective support technician if you contact our Support Team You will need this name if a defect is p
3. Descratcher left Denoiser right Analyzer in the middle and the Bass Treble Volume controls bot tom Two sound level meters let you control the output level while at the same time you can adjust the volume and the bass and treble levels using the sliders mentioned above Because the processor requirements of Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 are quite low you can optimize all parameters and simultaneously hear the results in real time while editing your tracks D mp 1eNoiser besrcratcher Algorith Dekloiset 49 0 40 0 difference bypass The editing area of Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 difference lets you listen separately to the noises that are being filtered out during processing in real time lets you listen to the input signal by bypassing the DeScratcher and De Noiser filters indicates the CPU usage of the computer i e the percentage of CPU time being used by Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 Analyzer graphically displays the volume and frequency curves which is useful for visually verifying the filter levels DeScratcher effectively removes pops and crackling from the audio material PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 15 DeNoiser removes noise and static from the audio material Playback Area The Playback area is located in the lower section of the Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 interface Using its features you can record a WAV file load a file for editing start and stop playback a
4. IE button You can now send the current restored track from Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 on the burner software with a single click When you do so you are asked whether you want to add the audio file to the burner program s CD list Question Do you want to add the current file to the Cd list Adding an audio track from Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 Simply add individual audio tracks to the burner program s CD list after you have restored them to your liking When you are finished simply start the burning process Alternatively of course you can insert the tracks directly into your burning software This is particularly useful if the software you are using is not supported by Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 Congratulations on your remastered digital record 22 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 9 Application Notes The Descratcher and the Denoiser are user friendly audio restoration tools based on an ex tremely effective signal processing algorithm In most cases they automatically produce good results To get the most out of these tools especially when working with badly damaged audio material use the following practical guidelines Create your recordings using the WAV file format and do not use any editing devices such as limiters or compressors before applying the Descratching filter If the audio material you are restoring contains loud crackling noises you can limit them during the digital re
5. Z00m button and reposition the marker more accurately f to write the audio material to the left of the marker to a new file or to delete it alto gether Split File n i IdermochcOl way new tile Loera to red playcursor to a new file i Cancel Cut file and delete left part to red playcursor The Split window of Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 Select the option you want to execute provide a name for a new file if necessary and then click OK Save your individual track here and burn it onto a CD PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 19 6 Descratcher The Descratcher function effectively removes pops and crackling noises from old vinyl and shellac records as well as from audio files in which the tone quality has been decreased dur ing recording because of switch noise digital crosstalk or thyristor humming The Descratching algorithm consists of two parts the Declicking Filter and the Decrackling Filter While the Declicking filter is running usually to remove relatively loud clicks and pops from old vinyl records or switch noise from digital or analog audio devices the Decrackling filter removes any remaining usually quiet but dense crackling The higher you set the Declick parameter the more cracking noise is removed When it is set to o the filter lets through nearly all cracking noises To remove cracking noises from soiled vinyl records a Declick value of about 50 is good in most cases A
6. Difference function dur ing playback This mutes all sound except for that filtered out by the Descratching and De noising algorithms In the best circumstances you should only be able to hear noise with this function If you can detect the presence of the original signal in the Difference signal the amount of filtering should be decreased e If you record and edit your audio files using a sampling frequency of 48 kHz or even 96 kHz you need to use a high quality conversion tool to reduce the files to the CD compatible sampling rate of 44 1 kHz Important note Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 is a fast and effective tool You will be amazed by how much you can improve the sound quality of old records and distorted audio files However please do not expect any miracles when trying to restore material that contains gaps or jumps Once the signal has been lost to the point where there is insufficient redundancy in the re maining material it becomes impossible to recover the original material In cases as hopeless as these experienced professional sound editors apply highly complex audio editors to try to copy similar sounding already existing passages into the gaps Likewise problematic is the attempt to rescue material that is so full of noise that the original signal can no longer be dis tinguished If for all practical purposes the information consists almost entirely of noise an extremely bad signal to noise ratio and there is insuf
7. and reduction for the Denoiser set to o 20 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 7 Denoiser The Denoiser is what is known as a noise reduction system although no encoding process is required before recording as is the case with the very widespread tape noise reduction sys tem from DOLBY Labs The Denoiser efficiently removes all types of wideband noises from recorded audio tracks The Algorithmix Denoiser is used to remove tape hiss static noise in telephone clips and residual noise on old records after they have been edited using the De scratcher This version of the Denoiser uses a typical wideband noise print that has been optimized for reducing surface noise on vinyl records and tape hiss The noise reduction process of the Denoiser is controlled by only two parameters making it easy to optimize the results for various output material The frequency band of the input signal red the noise print used for processing the audio material white and the frequency band of the output signal after processing green can be viewed in the Analyzer window The noise print white indicates the threshold value beyond which no more noise reduction takes place You can move this noise print up and down using the threshold parameter You can also use this parameter to adjust the noise print so that it is just above the background noise level At a specific threshold the reduction parameter then determines the range of re moved noise within t
8. and then digitizes it all within the device The digital data are then copied straight to the computer through the USB port Now you can even archive your records on a laptop in comfort without having an unnecessary mess of cables lying around because the PhonoPreAmp iVinyl takes its power supply directly from the computer s USB port For those interested in the details of the good old phonograph technology the following is for you Just one Groove but a Lot of Music The audio signal is stored on a record as a pattern in the record s groove This pattern is pi cked up mechanically by the turntable s stylus which converts the audio data pressed into the vinyl into a weak electrical signal There are two different pickup systems Moving Coil MC and Moving Magnet MM or MD for magnetodynamic In MM systems a permanent magnet is moved in MC systems the coil follows the movement of the record s groove The advantage of MC systems is their lower moving mass but they have the disadvantage of an output signal that is lower than that of MM systems by a factor of 10 making it more difficult to achieve a good S N ratio Both MM and MC systems are capable of outstanding musical reproduction but in practice the first system is the more common one RIAA filtering Perhaps you ve accidentally connected your turntable to the wrong input of your HiFi amplifier at one time or another You probably noticed that the signal was not
9. in mp3 files there is no need for the time consuming process of entering them manually It is not possible to record in wav format at 24bit 96Khz because this sampling rate is too high for this format Instead Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 uses the ap format which is a special internal container format that can handle recordings at 24bit 96Khz You can easily 10 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English load and edit this format in Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 Then the saved file is in 32 bit float 96 kHz wav format which is compatible with all common sound editors such as Wavelab SoundForge Audition CoolEdit Audacity etc For additional information on Audiograbber go to http www audiograbber com us net You can also download the software at no charge from this site Links If you are interested in more information here are some of our recommended Internet links that you may want to check out We hope you find them useful and entertaining http fabdp fh potsdam de lehre studpro steffen record head head htm This site provides a lot of information on the history of the LP record http www aaanalog de Information on records record players and analog technology A first class magazine with informative articles Highly recommended PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 11 Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 1 Overview Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 is a powerful tool that lets you clean up problematic ma
10. option Your selection will be in dicated by the LED In this case also refer to the chapter entitled Recording PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 7 All about Vinyl Tips and Tools When CD technology took hold of the music recording industry it eventually replaced all pro duction of vinyl records to the regret of many collectors and enthusiasts Today it has be come easy for just about anyone to create his own CDs using a computer and a CD burner This is the time when the idea of eternalizing or at least conserving them for the half life period of a CD blank your old vinyl treasures has become most interesting Even the restoration software available on the market today has become more affordable and easier to use How however do you get the phono recordings into the computer First of all turntables do not provide a signal that is directly usable with sound cards and other line devices Second many of today s commercial HiFi amplifiers do not even come integrated with the special phono input preamplifier required for use with turntables Of course you can always set up your turntable compatible HiFi amplifier directly next to your PC that is if you don t mind having to move all your nicely connected equipment all the time That is precisely why Terratec came up with the concept of the PhonoPreAmp iVinyl The PhonoPreAmp iVinyl amplifies the output signal of the turntable turns it into a high quality usable signal
11. that you can start using all of the benefits of your phono PreAmp Studio USB right away Furthermore the chapter entitled All about Vinyl provides useful background information on the LP recording medium as well as worthwhile information on the topic of digital restora tion on the PC The following description is based on use with a PC but can be applied to Mac use without modification Tip Don t forget to stop in at our website at http www terratec de There you can find regu lar software updates tutorials and instructions to make your experience with your TerraTec product easy and successful If you run into problems checking to make sure you have the newest drivers and software version and then going to our FAQs page will solve most issues We hope you find great satisfaction in using your TerraTec PhonoPreAmp iVinyl your TerraTec Team 4 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English Technical data Stereo input for record player can be switched to analog line input RCA cinch USB bus power supplied by the computer no separate power adapter necessary Suitable for moving magnet MM pickups and moving coil MC systems with high output level at least 2 3mV standard moving coil MC pickups are not supported Sampling frequencies of 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz are supported Input capacity adjustable in three stages 100 pF 250 pF and 430 pF Filter function with high precision RIAA equalizer 20 Hz 20 kHz
12. typical popping noise in a signal from a vinyl record left and the reconstructed signal right The higher you set the Decrackle parameter the more crackling noise is removed from the original The highest setting nearly 100 dampens the actual input signal In general this pa rameter can be set to 80 without resulting in any audible depletion of the original sound In some cases an extremely high setting even up to 100 can be used to improve the quality of the audio material To minimize the depletion of the original sound in the Descratching procedure you should listen very carefully to the effects of the Declick and Decrackle parameters at various points of the recording before deciding on their final values In doing so the Difference function in the Playback area will certainly be a great aid It allows you to set the parameters in a very intui tive manner With it you can switch between the original input signal and the input output signal difference i e the portion that has been removed by the Descratching algorithm Nor mally you do not want the signal difference to contain any part of the original signal that you want to keep For more notes on optimizing the settings of the Declick and Decrackle parame ters see to the Application Notes Note also that the Difference functions can be applied to the Descratcher and Denoiser func tions simultaneously If you want to run the Descratcher only leave the sliders threshold
13. PHONOPreAmp IVINY English Manual CE Declaration We TerraTec Electronic GmbH Herrenpfad 38 D 41334 Nettetal Germany hereby declare that the product PhonoPreAmp iVinyl to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents EN 55013 The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance residential business and commercial environments and small company environments This declaration is based on Test report s of the EMC testing laboratory K Lex The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shall not be deemed as a warranty by the seller No warranties express or implied are made with regard to the quality suitability or accuracy of this docu ment The manufacturer reserves the right to change the contents of this document and or the associated products at any time without the provision of prior notice to specific persons or organizations The manufacturer shall not be held liable for damages of any kind arising from the use or the inability to use this product or its documentation even if the possibility of such damage is known The information in this document is subject to copyright All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose without the ex press written permission of the copyright holders Product and brand names contained in this document a
14. To hear only the noises and crackling sounds that are being fil tered out of the audio material click xs Adjust the control slider to your liking and refer to the chapters on the DeScratcher and DeNoiser functions for more information Adjust the volume slide so that the peak level never quite reaches the red range Once you are satis fied with the results stop playback by pressing MI and save the results by clicking the JESI button The new audio material is loaded and displayed automatically To avoid mistakenly filtering a file that has already been filtered the bypass option is enabled automatically Optimization i to find the positions having the highest peaks and check whether they are the result of pops or the normal audio material When you are completely convinced that the quality of the material is good you can raise its recorded volume without your recording being over amplified by clicking the MI button Now save your results again Creating Tracks After successfully restoring your digital recording you will probably want to pull out certain tracks from the length recording If you click MES Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 auto matically finds for you a position that is likely a pause between two tracks You can of course I stopping the marker with ICT Then you can zoom in on the section of the recording using the search for such pauses manually simply by listing to the audio material with
15. can burn the recordings you have made in this way to CD with your usual burning software Wav Mp3 or AP All files are recorded by Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 in wav format The raw uncom pressed data of the recording are stored in this container format The advantage of this is that all of the song s audio information is available allowing it to be easily adapted or restored The disadvantage is the relatively large amount of space required as a result this format has only limited usefulness particularly as a trading format Therefore the mp3 format is in much more widespread use today mp3 is a compressed music file in which more or less inaudible portions are filtered out in order to save storage space The result is usually no different from a wav file If the compression rates are too high however a significant loss of audio quality can result If you do not want to burn your music files to CD or want to trade them as allowed by copyright law we recommend that you convert them to an mp3 file Various freeware programs exist on the Internet for this purpose In our experience a program called Audiograbber works es pecially well This program lets you convert files not only from wav to mp3 but also into many other formats some of which are less common Another useful feature is the connection to the CDDB CDDB is a database in which album and artist information is stored Since track information can also be stored
16. cking the position in the Waveform window If your recording contains sudden popping noises use the Declick adjuster to try to filter them out If your recording has humming or buzzing noises or in the case of a recording from an LP record a constant background crackling use the Decrackle adjuster to filter it out To reduce or remove noises such as tape static or constant LP surface noises use the De noiser feature by adjusting the threshold and reduction adjusters To compare the original sound with the filtered signal click the te button Use the CHEE function to listen to the noise that has been filtered out Adjust the volume slide so that the volume level never quite reaches the red range N button to clip off the extra audio material to the left of the current marker position 2 to save the remastered audio material to a new file Click IM to optimize the loudness level of the audio material PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 13 If you click the button the current audio material is sent to the associated burning software as a new track Simply repeat this step to put together an audio CD instantly which you can then burn 14 The functions of the parameters for the Descratcher and Denoiser features are described in the chapters entitled Descratcher Denoiser and Application Notes 3 User Interface Editing area The editing area of Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 consists of four main parts
17. cording process We recommend recording various versions with dif ferent input amplification levels and comparing the results after carrying out the De scratching process To avoid digital distortion do not set the Declick and Decrackle parameters too high When working with badly damaged material we recommend finding a good acoustic compro mise between the remaining level of noise and the digital distortions that result within the signal Make allowances when trying to improve hopelessly damaged audio sources be cause even the best of tools cannot bring back the original sound where none is left If the sound level and or sound characteristic changes several times within a recording you may want to split the original into separate segments edit these individually using various Denoising settings and then normalize them To avoid digital distortions such as whistling sounds and robot like noises time aliasing do not set the threshold and reduction parameters too high Start by using a moderate set ting by adjusting the noise print to just above the background noise level about 10 dB and then increase the reduction parameter gradually Finally try determine the optimal correlation between these two parameters The Analyzer can be a great help when optimizing the setting of the Denoiser parameter During the Denoising process it makes visible the influence that the noise print and the parameter setting have on the audio signal If
18. ction between the turntable and the shielding to help prevent AC hum We ve got this one covered too The PhonoPreAmp iVinyl is equipped with an extra ground connection which passes completely through the device to the USB port and then into the computer This guarantees maximum Shielding Recording Included with the PhonoPreAmp Vinyl is Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 a professional software application for restoring your audio recordings For more information refer to the Recording chapter later in this manual Start Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 as described in the manual and begin recording To achieve optimal level control when recording it is important to adjust the input level of the PhonoPreAmp Vinyl correctly Play the record you want to record and watch the peak LED on the PhonoPreAmp iVinyl while doing so Whenever possible set the input level to MAX If the blue LED lights up it means the input signal is being amplified to strongly In this case set the input level back to MIN With this setting the LED should not indicate any more overamplifica tion peaks Unlike recordings that you may have made in the past with a tape deck digital recordings must never exceed the maximum level In the analog world this might have passed for a desirable tape saturation effect but with digital recording technology it leads to clearly audible distortion which is virtually impossible to repair PhonoPreAmp iVinyl Engli
19. ficient information available on the characteristics of the original signal or even worse if nonlinear distortions occur too the quality of the Denoising results will be limited 24 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 10 Contacting Us For more information on extensions updates and new products from Algorithmix visit us on the Internet at http www algorithmix com orsendan e mail to support algorithmix com if you want information on the installation and features of this product orto info algorithmix com if you have general comments or questions regarding the Algorithmix product range Algorithmix and Sound Rescue are trademarks of Algorithmix GmbH All the other products and company names mentioned in this documentation are or trademark of their corre Sponding owners This document is subject to change without notice This document may not be copied repro duced transmitted or otherwise recorded in full or in part without prior consent from Algo rithmix GmbH 11 Restoration on the Macintosh Of course the TerraTec PhonoPreAmp iVinyl hardware is also recognized by the Mac The pre requisite is a G4 System with OS X or later In some cases older systems may also be sup ported but the possibility of problems and crashes cannot be excluded In terms of software we have had very good experiences with Toast7 from roxio A compre hensive user manual with application examples is provided on your Toast DVD CD
20. gh USB Using the USB cable provided simply connect the PhonoPreAmp iVinyl to any free USB port on your computer 6 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 430 LineC 250 Q mad E 100 min Input Level y O Input range selector switch Please refer to the technical documentation of your phono pickup system for the rec ommended input capacity range for the preamplifier Then set this selector switch to a value that best matches this range If you cannot find any technical documentation for your pickup cartridge set the selector switch to its middle position Your selection will be indicated by the LED O Signal and peak display These two LED lamps conveniently let you know that the PhonoPreAmp iVinyl hard ware is working If the unit is connected correctly and is receiving an audio signal the signal LED is lit blue bottom Its brightness changes according to the strength of the input signal The peak LED red top lights if the signal level is too high causing overamplification For adjusting input levels see item QO regarding the Input level selector switch QO Input level selector switch Use this to select the type of input signal and how it is to be preamplified You can se lect between minimum Input Level MAX for devices with maximum output signal and maximum Input Level MIN for devices with minimum output signal preamplification If you are recording a line in signal select the Line IN
21. he selected noise print A good starting point for the threshold is to set the noise print just above the background noise level at about 10 dB Increasing the reduction parameter would then reduce the back ground noise significantly If distortions such as whistling sounds or robot like noises caused by the phenomenon called time aliasing are clearly audible decreasing the reduction pa rameter and increasing the threshold to about 30 dB above the background noise level usu ally helps PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 21 8 Burning CDS When Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 is started for the first time it checks whether a CD burner and burner software are installed on your system Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 has been tested with WinOnCD 3 6 to 5 0 EasyCDCreator 5 0 Nero 4 0 to 7 0 and Feurio 1 63 However all common burning software should be detected A dialog window asks you which burner program you want started directly from Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 The CO recording application Feuro was found Do you want to use this application to write audio CD s The dialog window for selecting burner software Select the program that you prefer most for burning your audio CDs If you want to change this program at a later time simply click the small icon in the upper left corner of the Sound Res cue TerraTec Edition 2 1 window and select the CD Recording item The selected burner software is now linked to the
22. itten to the file in Red Book format 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo wav or in an internal 96 kHz ap format Both formats can be edited directly with Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 To create an audio CD however only the 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo wav format will do After being processed in Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 the internal 96 kHz ap format is saved as a 32 bit float 96 kHz wav file which can then be opened and used in external audio editors Use the system menu to select the format you want to use click the title bar of the recorder using the right mouse button Click m to quit recording to the file you selected earlier If you like you can now press E again to spec ify a new file and create a new recording 18 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 5 Rescuing Audio Material This section provides more details on how you can edit your recordings Restoration After you have recorded the entire side of an LP for example you may want to rescue and re store the recorded audio material using Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 Start playback with the IMI button If you enable the EIERS button the DeScratcher and DeNoiser filters are bypassed so that you can listen to the original recording Disable the bypass option to listen to the effects of the restoration filters in real time You can adjust the settings of the DeScratcher and DeNoiser filters during playback and see the difference in the Analyzer while hearing it at the same time
23. nd jump to any position in the WAV file by moving the cursor within the Waveform display After loading a WAV file its name and format are displayed in the status window below the Analyzer and its waveform is displayed in yellow in a normal view meaning it is adapted to fit within the width of the Waveform window 00 00 00 OOOO o gt gt n ii Ei 00 23 02 I d iE T I mr mr I ur B lt E DE mge ete iS i ea 028 A TE jue _ E Load i wove O wl j i ok Ear LL ggm if Oot The playback area of Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 0 The edited audio material can be stored offline To this end select the file dialog with the button The sampling frequency of the output file corresponds to that of the input file a 1 kHz or 96 kHz for ap files If converting these formats or converting the sampling rate for example from 96 kHz to 44 1 kHz always use a suitable high quality tool provided in your editing or sound card software Note that the functions Norm Split Track and CD only work with 16 bit 44 1 kHz wav files For ap files these functions are disabled because the resulting file format would not be compatible for creating audio CDs The Buttons and Controls in the Playback Area File Functions opens the load file dialog box 5ave opens the save file dialog box Norm normalizes the audio material to maximum loudness splits the audio material at the curren
24. only very quiet but also 8 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English distorted The reason as the deflection of the needle is limited to specific range high fre quencies low amplitude are amplified and low frequencies high amplitude are weak ened on the record The signal from the pickup must therefore be processed filtered before it can be used The Recording Industry Association of America RIAA has defined a standard for the changes to the frequency ranges to ensure that all records can be played using the same filtering The quality of the equalization process is thus an important factor in the overall quality of a phono preamplifier Shielding Due to the relatively low output levels that even moving magnet systems achieve MM approx 2 5 mV MC approx 0 1 0 4 mV a certain amount of protection has to be provided against external sources of noise For example using an overly simple power supply design can result in unpleasant AC hum Unfortunately the mounting number of electronic devices in an average household means an increasing amount of electromagnetic interference While these waves are very weak they can still interfere with the signal from the pickup which is also very weak as mentioned above This problem can be dealt with by carefully shielding the amplifier as is the case with the PhonoPreAmp Vinyl The ground wire of your turntable if present also fits in with this topic This wire establishes an electrical conne
25. re used for identification purposes only All registered trademarks product designations or brand names used in this do cument are the registered property of their respective owners TerraTec Electronic GmbH 1994 2006 All rights reserved 11 9 2006 2 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English Contents Presa Mmplifiea COnsratUlatlo NS rione IR sean 4 ECM Ca tl Qe ani Larisa 5 Connection and ControLElements sn sante piloni 6 Alabu VINY pda 8 lipoma 8 jUst one Groovesbuta LotoEMUSIG siae ear 8 RIAA MICH caliente 8 Sellia 9 Records srutnaetlaullati lella ie e roiiai 9 WoVaNP30rAPyuiLaibii cicca 10 kernel ici ili iii 11 Sound Rescue Terra ecEdition21l alli 12 RO ee 12 ZFS ESTED S aire E lilla 13 Su WSO ICI aC Ouais lan i i 15 RECON apra e sii 18 Pe RESCUE AULO Mater all assanar a E E aE aaae 19 Oz DESErALENe razzie ERARIALE Rada 20 ADENO E ar a 21 cBUMNS CDS aia E E aaa 22 PAPPU ONNE ana E ST 23 eCOM aC E iaia E A eset satandasmeanecenaee 25 ti Restoration on the MacintoSh aussinetcae ai 25 SENICE AUTONI TEC aisean E EE ET A EE E awte dean ede 26 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English Pre amplified Congratulations With the TerraTec PhonoPreAmp iVinyl you have made a great choice The PhonoPreAmp iVi nyl is the complete solution for digitizing analog sound sources like your beloved LP record collection in top high fidelity quality The USB connection to the computer is almost too easy Even so please read the following information so
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27. sh 9 After you have recorded your music using the PhonoPreAmp iVinyl and the Sound Rescue Ter raTec Edition 2 1 software you can also use the Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 to edit your recordings directly on a digital level This software is a powerful tool for the restoration of old records yet it is intuitive and easy to use If you would prefer to use a different application to edit your recording it should include at least the following functions removing short loud pops de click removing quiet background crackling de crack noise suppression de noise and the automatic adjustment of the audio signal strength normalization The normalization function should always take place in a separate step after the audio material has been re stored successfully Some programs offer additional functions such as the broadening of the stereo image this is rather restricted on vinyl records in comparison to CDs and equalizers with which you can freshen up the sound quality or add a bit of punch However please remember that less is generally better than too much and that too much tinkering can destroy the authentic sound of the original recording If you generally record the entire side of a record at once you can cut the recording into indi vidual tracks if you want To do so you can use Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 or another audio editing tool Depending on the software you are using this function can be automated Finally you
28. stant background noises such as tape static line hum and thyristor hum e Softens digital distortions and covers signal drops e Real time operation during the fine tuning of parameters e Unique Difference function for listening to the noises that are removed e All measurements are precise to up to 80 bit decimal accuracy 12 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English Typical Applications e Archives and restores old audio media Remasters old recordings to CD from shellac vinyl and tape Removes interference noises on cassette tape recordings Filters out and removes distortion in noisy dialogs and in recorded telephone clips Reduces distortion in radio broadcasts from medium wave short wave and FM 2 First steps Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 is located on the product CD which is configured for auto matic installation If the autorun application on the CD does not launch automatically go to My Computer and double click the icon for your CD ROM drive The autorun application should appear in a few seconds Select your language and go to the Software menu item This is the location of the item Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 Clicking it starts the installation routine after a few brief installation steps click Finish to conclude the routine The first time it is launched the system is searched for compatible CD recording applications Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 has been tested with WinOnCD 3 6 to 8 0 EasyCDCrea
29. t marker position sets the marker at a position in the audio material at which a new track most likely begins sets the marker at the position where the loudness is at its maximum 16 PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English starts the associated CD burning software opens the help file Control Functions asks fora file name and opens the recording window starts playback interrupts playback returns the playback cursor to the beginning of the clip shows the entire audio material of the file Zoom zooms in on a length of about 20 seconds of the audio material PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 17 4 Recording With Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 you can also make recordings of course To do so click the IMM button and specify a location and name for the resulting WAV file in the dialog box that opens You will now see the AlgoRec window which shows you the input level for the standard recording device as configured in Windows Recording at first is paused na _ 594 4B BEER 7 mr ae q 7 ei ee a Mixer OOOO mn 20258 min mE Hi The AlgoRec recording window of Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 Adjust the level so that it never quite reaches odB i e the red range Going into the red range can cause digital crackling noises which cannot be completely filtered out by the editing tools Clicking the button opens the Windows recording controls Click m to start the recording The recording is wr
30. te rial such as older recordings directly on your PC It lets you remove or significantly reduce unwanted noise while maintaining the authentic sound and quality of the original recording Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 is an ideal compliment to recording and CD programs es pecially if you want to eternalize all of your tape cassettes and vinyl treasures even your shel lac phonograph records on CD Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 offers a vast variety of func tions and is specially developed for the multimedia user who does not want to spend hours learning complicated editing processes or use the multitude of parameter settings necessary for other professional software For the two editing modules Descratcher and Denoiser only two parameters need to be set to achieve optimal sound which normally takes only a few seconds to do You can adjust these settings with no trouble during real time playback Like wise you can adjust the volume and tone bass and trebles of the cleaned output signal to remaster dusty recordings Features e Real time operation at 800 MHz or better under Windows 2000 XP e High stability using its own separate drivers e Recording in 44 1 kHz 16 bit CD format red book WAV format or internal 96 kHz 24 bit AP format e Worldwide the fastest off line processing e Fast intuitive menu prompts e Removes noises such as popping crackling static scratches and surface noises e Reduces con
31. terface Its features are clearly arranged and truly easy to use and at the same time it offers powerful functionality The upper half of the window contains the areas for the DeScratcher Analyzer and DeNoiser features and be low these is a strip with other adjustment options for sound optimization Below this is the Playback area which displays the actual audio material in the Waveform window as well as control buttons for other program functions Quick Instructions Follow the steps listed below to achieve in very little time a high quality remastered re cording of for example and old scratched LP record More details are provided in the chap ters that follow 1 14 Use the Click Click the IR button enter a file name and start recording your new audio material Click the iE want to process The file you selected is loaded and its waveform is displayed in the Wave button to open the Select Input File menu Select the WAV file that you form window Start playback with the IMI button You should now hear the audio material and be able to view the level control indicator In the Analyzer window the frequency profiles of the input and output signals are dynamically displayed as is the noise print You can pause playback with the IT button and rewind back to the beginning of the clip by clicking NET During playback you can restart playback at any position you like simply by cli
32. tor 5 0 to 6 0 EasyMediaCreator 7 0 to 8 0 Nero 4 0 to 7 0 and Feurio 1 63 If a compatible CD recording application is found a dialog appears and asks you whether the found applica tion should be used for writing audio CDs Answer Yes if the application mentioned is your preferred burning program If a compatible CD recording application cannot be found verify that one of the CD recording programs listed above is installed correctly on your system You can start a search for CD recording applications at any time by selecting CD recording in the system menu which you can open by clicking the icon in the upper left area of the window The CO recording application Feurio was found Do you want to use this application to write audio CD s The dialog window for selecting burner software Select the program that you prefer most for burning your audio CDs Also refer to Chapter 8 Burning CDs To quickly verify that Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 was installed successfully simply click the RIME button and select the democlic wav file for editing Sound Rescue TerraTec Edi tion 2 1 supports wav files according to the Red Book 16 bit 44 1 kHz standard as well as the internal 96 kHz ap format which processes data into 32 bit float 96 kHz wav files which can then be opened and used in an external audio editor PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 13 User Interface Sound Rescue TerraTec Edition 2 1 has an intuitive in
33. you find the output signal too quiet increase the volume while watching the left and right sound level bars If the red range lights up at all the volume is set too high and you have reached the so called threshold range which can lead to audible distortions Use the bass and treble sliders to increase or decrease the values of the bass and treble frequencies to achieve the tone that sounds best Be aware however that setting the bass and treble levels too high increases the output signal volume level and in some cases can put it into the threshold range In this case lower the volume slider until the le vel no longer reaches the threshold range so that the red LEDs at the top of the level bars no longer light up If you do not use the PhonoPreAmp iVinyl to record your audio material the type of the sound card and the type of analog digital converter it uses have an important influence on PhonoPreAmp iVinyl English 23 the quality of the recorded signal Be sure to use a high quality sound card for recording your audio material such as the PHASE 24FW by TerraTec Producer e If you save your audio files with a sampling frequency other than 44 1 kHz for example 96 kHz you will have to convert them to a sampling frequency of 44 1 kHz if you want to burn the results to CD Here too be sure to use a high quality software application for converting the frequency e Youcanattain optimum results using your ears together with the
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