Audio Technica AT-LP60-USB Operation Manual

Audio-Technica AT-LP60-USB, AT-LP120-USB, AT-LP240-USB & AT-LP1240-USB Turntables

Software Guide

Audio-Technica USB Turntables

Contents

A note about software ....................................................................................................... 2

System requirements ........................................................................................................ 2

Installing Audacity software for Mac OSX and above ................................................... 3

Setting up your Mac (OSX and above) to work with your USB Turntable ................. 4

Additional Mac audio settings ..........................................................................................6

Installing Audacity software for PC .................................................................................. 7

Setting up your PC (with Windows XP) to work with your USB Turntable ................ 8

Setting up your PC (with Windows Vista or Windows 7) to work with

your USB Turntable ......................................................................................................11

Setting up your PC to work with Audacity ................................................................... 13

Recording albums with Audacity ...................................................................................15

To learn more about Audacity ........................................................................................ 15

A note about software

Your Audio-Technica AT-LP60-USB, AT-LP120-USB, AT-LP240-USB or AT-LP1240-USB turntable is supplied with Audacity recording software for your convenience. Please note that other third-party recording software packages are also compatible with this turntable.

Audacity is free software, distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). More

information and open source code is on the included Audacity CD and on the Audacity web site: http://audacity.sourceforge.net

System Requirements

PC or Mac with an available USB port (USB1.1 or higher)

CD-R or CD-RW writer for burning CDs & installation

Audacity requires: Mac running OSX* or; PC running Windows (XP or above*)

NOTE: For use with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Mac OSX 10.6/10.7: If the Audacity

* recording software included with this turntable is version 1.2.6, please download Audacity recording software for these operating systems from http://audacity.sourceforge.net.

Mac is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

Installing Audacity software for MAC OSX and above

1. Before installing software, assemble the turntable, following directions in the

included Owners Manual.

2. Plug the AC cord on your turntable into an AC power outlet.

3. Next, use the included USB cable to connect the turntable to your Mac’s USB port.

USB

RCA

USB cable (included)

4. If you have external self-powered speakers, make certain they are plugged into

your computer’s audio input or into the line-out RCA plugs of the USB turntable, and that the Phono/Line switch on your turntable is switched to Line. (Audacity offers a software play-through feature that allows you to listen to the album through your computer while recording, even if you don’t have external speakers.) If your computer has a headphone output, you can choose to monitor your recording with headphones.

NOTE: On the AT-LP240-USB and the AT-LP1240-USB, the RCA cables are not

permanently attached to the turntable; they plug into the RCA jacks on the back of the turntable. See the AT-LP240-USB and AT-LP1240-USB owner’s manuals for cable connection instructions.

Typical connection for: Speakers with 3.5 mm stereo input (using adapter cable)

Included adapter cable (RCA

Cables Red to Red White to White

5. Turn your computer on.

6. Insert the included Audacity CD in your Mac’s CD drive. Open the CD icon on your

desktop. Drag the installation folder for Audacity to your applications folder. When the files have been copied, eject the CD.

to 3.5 mm stereo male)

Typical connection for: Speakers with RCA inputs

Setting up your MAC (OSX and above) to work with your USB Turntable

1. Open the Audacity program.

2. Select Preferences from the Audacity menu.

3. Select Audio I/O tab at the top left.

• Under Playback, Device, select Built-in Audio.

• Under Recording, Device, select USB Audio CODEC.

• Under Recording, Channels, select 2 (Stereo).

• Check the box marked Software Playthrough.

NOTE: The screens shown are from Audacity 1.2.6; later versions of Audacity

may change.

Setting up your MAC (OSX and above) to work with your USB Turntable

4. Next, select Quality tab at the top.

• Default Sample Rate: 44100 Hz.

• Default Sample Format: 16-bit.

• Real-time sample rate converter: Fast Sinc Interpolation.

• High-quality sample rate converter: High-quality Sinc Interpolation.

• Real-time dither: None.

• High-quality dither: Triangle.

• Select OK to save settings and exit Preferences menu.

5. Next, from the main Audacity window, select the drop-down box (arrow pointing down) next to the microphone at the right side of your screen.

• If you don’t see the drop-down box or the microphone pictured below, return to Preferences Menu (see step 2, page 17). Select the Interface tab. Check Enable Meter Toolbar. This will allow you to see the microphone with the drop-down box on your main screen.

6. Select Monitor Input from the drop-down menu. NOTE: You will need to select this setting every time you launch Audacity. The other settings selected above will be saved when you exit the program.

NOTE: The screens shown are from Audacity 1.2.6; later versions of Audacity

may change.

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