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Contents
Getting started 7
What is CD Spin Doctor?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting audio equipment to your Mac. . . . . . 9
Adding Auto Capture support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Supported audio formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Recording audio 17
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Auto Music Capture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recording audio from an LP or tape player . . . . 20
Recording streaming audio from the Internet . . . 22
Recording audio from a microphone . . . . . . . . . 24
Advanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Creating and
editing tracks 29
Using the CD Spin Doctor editor . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Splitting recordings into tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the waveform display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Editing tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Playing a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Deleting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Enhancing your recordings with filters . . . . . . . .38
Adding track information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Exporting and
saving tracks 43
Sending your recordings to iTunes or Toast. . . . .44
Saving recordings and tracks as audio files . . . . .46
Getting started
In this chapter
What is CD Spin Doctor? 8
Connecting audio equipment to your Mac 9
Adding Auto Capture support 11
Supported audio formats 11
Preferences 12
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What is CD Spin Doctor?
If your computer can “hear” it, you can record it with CD Spin Doctor.
Use CD Spin Doctor to:
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Record streaming audio from the Internet. If you like streaming radio,
you’ll love Auto Music Capture, which automatically records songs,
collects artist and album information, and transfers everything into
your iTunes music library.
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Digitally restore and preserve LPs and audio tapes.
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Capture audio over your Mac’s internal microphone or any
microphone connected to your computer.
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Split an existing audio file into shorter clips.
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Clean up and brighten recordings with easy-to-use audio filters.
See also:
• Connecting audio equipment to your Mac on page 9
• Recording audio from an LP or tape player on page 20
Getting started
Connecting audio equipment to your Mac
Connecting audio equipment to your Mac
Typically, the first step in importing audio is connecting your audio device
to your computer. The connection method depends on the type of device
and the type of Mac you are using. Apple has posted an overview on this
subject on its Website titled Mac 101: Audio attachments.
Connecting an LP or tape player
The illustration below shows an example of how you might connect a Mac
to your home stereo to capture recordings from a LP or tape player. The
socket outlined in red is called an audio input port.
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Connection tips:
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If your Mac does not have an audio input port, you will need to
purchase an adapter that connects the RCA audio cable from your
stereo to a USB port on your Mac.
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Connect your turntable to a stereo or preamplifier, and connect the
stereo or preamplifier to your Mac. Connecting a record turntable
directly to your Mac will produce an unsatisfactory results, in most
cases.
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Connecting an external microphone
Some external microphones can be connected directly to your Mac and will
work without any further setup. Others require adapters, or adapters with
preamplifiers. Consult the documentation provided with your Mac and
your microphone if you are having trouble connecting your equipment.
Connection tips:
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Microphones with USB connectors are designed to plug directly into
your Mac’s USB port and are powered by your computer. These
microphones are a good choice if your Mac does not have an audio
input port.
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Microphones typically produce a weak signal and require a preamp to
boost the signal going into the Mac.
See also:
• Recording audio from an LP or tape player on page 20
• Sending your recordings to iTunes or Toast on page 44
Getting started
Adding Auto Capture support
Adding Auto Capture support
To capture system audio, CD Spin Doctor installs software that allows it to
save the same audio that you hear through your speakers. The software is
installed automatically the first time CD Spin Doctor is opened.
If Auto Music Capture is not working as expected, it may be necessary to
reinstall the software. This normally takes a just few seconds, although you
may need to restart your Mac after the installation.
To add support for Auto Music Capture:
1 From the CD Spin Doctor menu, choose Install Audio Capture
Support.
An installation assistant opens.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions.
See also:
• Recording streaming audio from the Internet on page 22
• Auto Music Capture on page 18
Supported audio formats
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CD Spin Doctor can:
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Open and edit existing audio files.
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Save audio in the following formats: AIFF, WAV, and MPEG-4 (AAC
and Apple Lossless).
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Preferences
Customize CD Spin Doctor using the Preferences window. Open it by
choosing CD Spin Doctor > Preferences. Click one of the buttons at the
top of the window to access the corresponding preference settings. Use the
Reset button to restore all preferences to their original factory settings.
The following preference settings are available:
Recording & Playback
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Recording Starts in Assistant Mode: CD Spin Doctor offers two
ways to set up your recording projects: a step-by-step Assistant Mode;
and Advanced Mode, where all project settings are available in a single
window. To start projects in Advanced Mode, clear this checkbox.
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Space bar toggles between record and pause: Separate preference
settings are available for both recording and playback.
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Recording scratch file location: The scratch file location is where
recordings are stored while they are being created. Choose a drive
location with plenty of available space.
Getting started
Appearance
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On application startup: Customize how the application opens. The
most convenient choice is typically Show the New Project dialog.
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Always show Auto Music Capture in menu bar: Select this option
to display a small CD Spin Doctor icon in the menu bar, even when
you quit the program. Click on the icon to easily launch
CD Spin Doctor or start Auto Music Capture. The icon also informs
you when Auto Music Capture is active.
Waveform and Tracks
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Click and drag in waveform:
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Allows tracks to be dragged and dropped: When this option is
selected, tracks can be dragged from the timeline or the track list
directly into a folder, where they will be saved as an .aif file.
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Move tracks right and left: When this option is selected, you
will be able to drag tracks along the timeline without affecting
their start or end points.
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Limit zoom range to improve performance: This preference
changes the maximum waveform magnification available using the
Zoom slider. Clear this checkbox when you need to make fine manual
adjustments to your tracks. At other times, you can improve the
performance of CD Spin Doctor by leaving the checkbox selected.
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Scroll waveform automatically during playback: When this option
is selected, the waveform scrolls during playback so the portion of the
track you hear is always displayed.
Preferences
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Auto Define
Auto Define splits your recordings into separate tracks by looking for
periods of silence within a recording. But, of course, not all pauses in a
recording signal the beginning of the next song. Use the controls on this
panel to improve the results of Auto Define.
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Standard/analog or Sensitive/digital: Use Standard/analog for
recordings made from LPs and tapes; Use Sensitive/digital for
recordings captured from the Internet or other digital sources.
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Sensitivity: If Auto Define is creating too many tracks, move this
slider to the left.
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Minimum Track Duration: No tracks will be created that are shorter
than the time period set here.
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Minimum Length of Silence: Auto Define will ignore any pauses
shorter than the period set here. (One second equals 1,000
milliseconds. The standard gap between songs on a commercial audio
tape or LP is 2 seconds.)
Audio Capture
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Send to ITunes in Format: Auto Music Capture automatically sends
the tracks it captures to your iTunes music library. Use this drop-down
list to select the format for files sent to iTunes.
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Stop Auto Music Capture After: There’s no need to sit by your
computer waiting for a recording to finish. Use this setting to stop
Auto Music Capture after a specified period of time. The drop-down
list includes settings for minutes, hours, or days.
Getting started
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts
The table below lists useful shortcuts for moving and manipulating tracks:
Shortcut What it does
Ctrl-Left Arrow Moves selected tracks left by 1 second.
Ctrl-Option-Left
Arrow
Ctrl-Right Arrow Moves selected tracks right by one second.
Ctrl-Option-Right
Arrow
Ctrl-[ Lengthens the track by moving its start time
Ctrl-Shift-[ Shortens the track by moving its start time
Ctrl-Option-[ Lengthens the track by moving its start time
Ctrl-Shift-Option-{ Shortens the track by moving its start time 1/
Ctrl-] Lengthens the track by moving its end time
Ctrl-Shift-] Shortens the track by moving its end time
Ctrl-Option-] Lengthens the track by moving its end time
Ctrl-Shift-Option-] Shortens the track by moving its end time 1/
Moves selected tracks left by 1/100th of a
second.
Moves selected tracks left by 1/100th of a
second.
one second to the left.
one second to the right.
1/100th of a second to the left.
100th of a second to the right.
one second to the right.
one second to the left.
1/100th of a second to the right.
100th of a second to the left.
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Recording audio
In this chapter
Auto Music Capture 18
Recording audio from an LP or tape player 20
Recording streaming audio from the Internet 22
Recording audio from a microphone 24
Advanced Mode 26
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Auto Music Capture
Auto Music Capture automatically records streaming music and sends it to
your iTunes music library. You can use it to capture songs from your
favorite Internet radio station or music Web site.
When your recording is complete, Auto Music Capture splits the session
into tracks, attempts to identify and tag the tracks with song titles, artist
names, and other information, and sends the songs to iTunes.
Note To successfully divide a recording into tracks, Auto Music
Capture requires a period of silence between songs. To record
songs from an Internet radio station that plays songs
continuously or has a disc jockey who talks between songs, use
the steps described in Recording streaming audio from the Internet
on page 22.
To record audio using Auto Music Capture:
1 Cue up the audio you wish to record.
2 Open CD Spin Doctor by double-clicking its icon in the Finder.
3 Optional: Review your Auto Define and Auto Capture preference
settings by clicking the CD Spin Doctor menu and selecting
Preferences.
Recording audio
Auto Music Capture
Settings are available to select the file format of your tracks and to
control project sensitivity. There’s also a setting that will automatically
turn off Auto Music Capture after a set period of time. See Preferences
on page 12 to learn more.
4 Click Start Auto Music Capture . The button name changes
to Stop Auto Music Capture.
5 When you have finished recording, click Stop Auto Music Capture.
If your computer is connected to the Internet, CD Spin Doctor will
compare your recordings against those in online music database. If a
match is found, the song title, artist name, and other information will
be included with the track when it is sent to your iTunes music library
and added to the CD Spin Doctor playlist.
Note A small software component needed to enable Auto Music
Capture is automatically installed the first time CD Spin Doctor
is opened. See Adding Auto Capture support on page 11 for more
information.
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Recording audio from an LP or tape player
CD Spin Doctor includes an easy-to-follow Recording Assistant to help you
import audio from almost any type of audio equipment.
To import audio from an audio device:
1 Connect the device to your computer. See Connecting audio equipment
to your Mac on page 9 to learn more.
2 Turn on your device and insert the tape, LP, or other media you want
to import. Use the controls on your device to cue the media to the
desired position.
3 Open CD Spin Doctor by double-clicking its icon in the Finder.
4 Click Start a new recording .
The Recording Assistant opens.
5 Follow the step-by-step instructions in each assistant window.
Recording audio
Record
Stop
Pause
Recording audio from an LP or tape player
6 When you reach the Select an Audio Input Device window, select the
device that uses Line In as the source. When you reach the Record
window, start your audio device, then use the Record, Pause and
Stop buttons on CD Spin Doctor to begin and end your recording.
(The Record button becomes the Pause button after it is pressed.)
7 When you are finished, click OK.
Tip: As you become more familiar with CD Spin Doctor, you may
wish to set up your projects using Advanced Mode, where all settings
are available in a single window. Click the Advanced button in any of
the assistant windows to switch to Advanced Mode. See Advanced
Mode on page 26 for more information.
8 Your recording is displayed as a waveform in the CD Spin Doctor
project window. Here you can split the recording into tracks, enhance
the sound by applying filters, add tags to better identify your tracks,
and send your recording to iTunes or Toast. Click one of the links
below to learn more:
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Using the waveform display on page 34
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Splitting recordings into tracks on page 31
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Editing tracks on page 35
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Enhancing your recordings with filters on page 38
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Adding track information on page 40
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Sending recordings to Toast on page 44
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Sending recordings to iTunes on page 44
9 Click File > Save to save your audio file. See Saving recordings and
tracks as audio files on page 46 to learn more.
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Recording streaming audio from the Internet
CD Spin Doctor is the perfect tool for capturing audio streamed to your
computer over the Internet. This topic describes how to do this using the
Recording Assistant and the CD Spin Doctor project window. You can also
do this in a more automated way using Auto Music Capture. See Auto Music
Capture on page 18 to learn more.
To record streaming audio from the Internet:
1 Navigate to the Web site featuring the audio you wish to record.
2 Open CD Spin Doctor by double-clicking its icon in the Finder.
3 Click Start a new recording .
The Recording Assistant opens.
4 Follow the step-by-step instructions in each assistant window.
5 When you reach the Select an Audio Input Device window, select
CDSD System Audio Capture from the device list.
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Record
Stop
Pause
Recording streaming audio from the Internet
6 When you reach the Record window, start the Internet audio stream,
then use the Record, Pause and Stop buttons on CD Spin Doctor to
begin and end your recording. (The Record button becomes the Pause
button after it is pressed.)
7 When you are finished, click OK.
Tip: As you become more familiar with CD Spin Doctor, you may
wish to set up your projects using Advanced Mode, where all settings
are available in a single window. Click the Advanced button in any of
the assistant windows to switch to Advanced Mode. See Advanced
Mode on page 26 for more information.
8 Your recording is displayed as a waveform in the CD Spin Doctor
project window. Here you can split the recording into tracks, enhance
the sound by applying filters, add tags to better identify your tracks,
and send your recording to iTunes or Toast. Click one of the links
below to learn more:
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Using the waveform display on page 34
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Splitting recordings into tracks on page 31
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Editing tracks on page 35
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Enhancing your recordings with filters on page 38
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Adding track information on page 40
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Sending recordings to Toast on page 44
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Sending recordings to iTunes on page 44
9 Click File > Save to save your project. See Saving recordings and tracks
as audio files on page 46 to learn more.
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Recording audio from a microphone
CD Spin Doctor can record audio from your Mac’s internal microphone or
any microphone connected to your computer.
To record audio from a microphone:
1 If you are using an external microphone, connect it to your computer
and turn it on. See Connecting audio equipment to your Mac on page 9
for more information.
2 Open CD Spin Doctor.
3 Click Start a new recording .
The Recording Assistant opens.
4 Follow the step-by-step instructions in each assistant window.
5 When you reach the Select an Audio Input Device window, select the
device that uses Internal Microphone from the device list, if you are
using your Mac’s internal microphone. Select Line In if you are using
an external microphone.
6 When you reach the Record window, use the Record, Pause and Stop
buttons on CD Spin Doctor to begin and end your recording. (The
Record button becomes the Pause button after it is pressed.)
7 When you are finished, click OK.
Tip: As you become more familiar with CD Spin Doctor, you may
wish to set up your projects using Advanced Mode, where all settings
are available in a single window. Click the Advanced button in any of
the assistant windows to switch to Advanced Mode. See Advanced
Mode on page 26 to learn more.
Recording audio
Recording audio from a microphone
8 Your recording is displayed as a waveform in the CD Spin Doctor
project window.
Here you can split the recording into tracks, enhance the sound by
applying filters, add tags to better identify your tracks, and send your
recording to iTunes or Toast. Click one of the links below to learn
more:
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Using the waveform display on page 34
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Splitting recordings into tracks on page 31
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Editing tracks on page 35
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Enhancing your recordings with filters on page 38
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Adding track information on page 40
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Sending recordings to Toast on page 44
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Sending recordings to iTunes on page 44
9 Click File > Save to save your project. See Saving recordings and tracks
as audio files on page 46 to learn more.
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Advanced Mode
CD Spin Doctor offers two ways to set up your recording projects: a stepby-step Assistant Mode and Advanced Mode, where all project settings are
available in a single window. You can select the mode your prefer by
choosing CD Spin Doctor > Preferences and selecting or clearing the
Recording starts in Assistant Mode checkbox.
Tip: While working with the Recording Assistant, you can switch to
Advanced Mode by clicking the Advanced button.
Recording audio
Advanced Mode
The following settings are available on the Advanced Mode window:
General Settings
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Record/Stop/Pause controls.
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Automatically stop recording after: Select a time from the dropdown list.
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Play Input through speakers: Select this option to hear what you are
recording.
Input Settings
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Input Device
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Built-in Microphone: Choose this option if you are recording
with your Mac’s built-in microphone.
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Built-in Input: Choose this option if you are recording from an
audio device connected to your computer.
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CDSD System Audio Capture: Choose this option if you are
recording audio from the Internet or from an internal source
such as your computer’s CD or DVD player.
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Input source:
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Input Volume: Use the slider to manually adjust the volume, or click
Auto-Level to have CD Spin Doctor do it for you. When setting the
volume manually, watch the level indicators. Lower the volume if the
indicators extend into the red zone.
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Recording Quality — Choose one of the following:
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CD Quality: This standard 16-bit quality is acceptable for most
projects.
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DVD Quality: Use this setting if your audio will be incorporated
into a DVD-Video project.
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DVD High Quality: This is a high quality 24-bit setting.
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Custom Setting: Several are available in 16-bit, 20-bit, and 24-bit
formats.
Recording Info
This portion of the window provides information to help you monitor
the size of your projects and the available hard drive space.
Creating and
editing tracks
In this chapter
Using the CD Spin Doctor editor 30
Splitting recordings into tracks 31
Editing tracks 35
Playing a track 37
Deleting a track 37
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Playback
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Waveform
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Using the CD Spin Doctor editor
The heart of CD Spin Doctor is the editing window. It opens after you
create a recording or when you open a saved recording.
Use editing window to:
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Split your recording into tracks. See Splitting recordings into tracks on
page 31.
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Edit tracks. See Editing tracks on page 35 or Using the waveform display
on page 34.
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Apply filters to enhance your recording. See Enhancing your recordings
with filters on page 38.
Add song information. See Adding track information on page 40.
Export your tracks to iTunes or Toast. See Sending your recordings to
iTunes or Toast on page 44.
Creating and editing tracks
Auto define Delete
Splitting recordings into tracks
Splitting recordings into tracks
It’s often useful to divide recordings into smaller segments or tracks. A track
might be a single song from a concert, a chapter from an audio book, or a
key passage from a lecture. CD Spin Doctor can create tracks for you (by
searching for periods of silence in your recordings), or you can create tracks
yourself.
Creating tracks automatically
Use Auto Define to have CD Spin Doctor examine your recording and
create track breaks where periods of silence are detected. You can set
CD Spin Doctor to use Auto Define with every recording or only when you
choose. There are also settings that control the feature’s sensitivity. See
Preferences on page 12 to learn more.
To use Auto Define to create tracks:
1 Create a new recording or open a saved recording.
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2 Click Auto Define .
The results appear in the track list.
Tip: To delete a track, select it in the track list and click CD Spin
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Single click
Use this timeline to
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Creating tracks manually
Tracks are created manually using the lower of the two waveform displays.
Two creation methods are available: click-and-drag and single-click. Use
the Track Mode buttons to choose the method you prefer.
Click-and-Drag
When Click-and-Drag mode is selected, create a track by clicking outside of
an existing track on the lower waveform where you want the track to begin.
Drag to the right, and release the mouse button at the position where you
want the track to end. Your newly created track is displayed on the timeline
as a colored rectangle and appears in the track list just below the waveform.
You can adjust the track’s beginning or ending position by clicking the left
Creating and editing tracks
Splitting recordings into tracks
or right edge of the colored rectangle and dragging. See Editing tracks on
page 35 to learn more.
Single Click
When Single Click mode is selected, the first track will automatically start at
the beginning of the recording and end at the point where you click the
waveform. Click again (but not on an existing track) to set the end point of
your next track. It will be positioned next to the preceding track.
See also:
• Using the waveform display on page 34
• Keyboard shortcuts on page 15
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Zoom control
Fit checkbox
Timeline
Tr ac k s
The portion of
the overall
recording
displayed in the
track timeline.
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Using the waveform display
The waveform display is where you create and edit tracks. The upper
waveform always shows the entire recording. The lower waveform shows
your tracks and can be enlarged to show as much detail as you need.
The display includes an upper and lower timeline, a zoom control, a
playhead, and a Fit checkbox. When the Fit checkbox is selected, the
magnification of the lower waveform is adjusted to match the upper
waveform and the zoom control is disabled.
As you add tracks, they appear on the lower waveform as colored rectangles.
To play a track, double-click on it in the display.
The illustration below identifies the major features of the waveform display.
The display can be customized using the Waveform & Tracks preferences
panel. See Preferences on page 12 for more information.
See also:
• Splitting recordings into tracks on page 31
• Editing tracks on page 35
Creating and editing tracks
Editing tracks
Editing tracks
Once a track has been added to the timeline, it can be repositioned and
made shorter or longer. Before you begin, here are a couple of tips:
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Only Active tracks appear in the timeline. These are tracks that have
the Active checkbox selected in the Track List. Clear the checkbox for
all tracks except the track you wish to reposition or resize. Remember
to restore their active status when you are done.
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Use the zoom control to display the necessary level of detail in the
timeline. This will help you precisely edit a track. Maximum zoom is
only available when the Limit zoom range to improve performance
setting is cleared on the Preferences dialog. See Preferences on page 12
to learn more.
To reposition a track on the timeline without changing its length:
1 Click the track in the timeline. Drag the track left or right to the
desired position. (Depending on your Preference settings, you may
need to hold down the Option key as you drag.)
To change the length of a track using the timeline:
1 Click on the left edge of a track and drag it left or right to change the
start position.
2 Click the right edge of the track and drag it left or right to change the
end position.
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To change the length of a track using the Info panel:
1 Select a track in the timeline or on the track list.
2 Click the Info button to display the Info panel.
3 Click the Details button at the top of the Info panel.
4 Use the Track Time and Size controls to adjust the track.
See also:
• Adding track information on page 40
• Keyboard shortcuts on page 15
Creating and editing tracks
Playing a track
To play a track:
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Double-click the track’s colored rectangle in the lower timeline.
or
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Select the track in the track list and click Play.
Deleting a track
To delete a track:
1 Select the track in the lower timeline or in the track list.
2 Click Delete .
This only deletes the track definition, not the audio recording.
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Enhancing your recordings with filters
CD Spin Doctor lets you remove noise common to analog audio sources
such as records and tapes. You can also enhance your audio clip by
adjusting the equalization or bass, brightening the sound, or applying
“de-clicking” effects to clean up audio recorded from scratchy vinyl LPs.
To enhance a recording:
1 Capture a recording using the Recording Assistant or Advanced Mode.
2 If desired, create tracks using Auto Define or by manually creating
tracks on the timeline. See Splitting recordings into tracks on page 31
for more information.
3 Click the Filters button .
The Filters panel is displayed. You will see three categories of Filters:
Noise Reducer, Sound Enhancer, and EQ10.
4 Click one or more of the category checkboxes to activate the filters in
that category.
5 Click Play. This way you can hear the changes as each filter is applied.
6 Apply a filter by adjusting its slider.
Creating and editing tracks
Enhancing your recordings with filters
7 Filters can be applied to an entire recording, to one or more individual
tracks, or to all active tracks. Make a selection using the Apply To
drop-down list near the bottom of the Filters panel. (Make tracks
active or inactive by selecting or clearing the checkboxes in the Track
List.)
8 If you wish make a copy of your audio recording before filters are
applied, select the Create copy before applying checkbox.
9 Click Apply.
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Adding track information
Track information or tags such as album and artist names, genre, and year,
can be added by hand and, in some cases, automatically.
If you have an Internet connection, CD Spin Doctor is linked to an online
music identification service. If the song you have recorded matches one in
the song database, information about the song will be entered
automatically.
To add track information automatically:
1 Create a new recording or open a saved recording.
2 Create tracks using one of the methods described in Splitting
recordings into tracks on page 31.
3 Click Identify.
4 Choose Identify All Tracks.
Your tracks will be matched against an online song database. You will
be notified if multiple matches are found for a single song.
5 Click Info and then Tags. Select a track in the Track List to view
and the tags for that song will be displayed in the Tags panel.
6 For tracks with multiple matches, click identity result on the Tags
panel to select the correct match.
To add track information manually:
1 Select a track by clicking on it in the track list.
2 Click Info and then Tags.
Creating and editing tracks
Tags button
Enter track
information
here
Identity result
Info
Adding track information
3 Enter the track information into the spaces provided.
Tip: Here’s a way to save yourself some work if many of the tracks in a
recording will have the same tags. Create a track, and make sure it’s
active. Open the Tags panel and enter the tags your tracks will have in
common. Click Use as Defaults. The tags you entered will be added
automatically to each new track you create.
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saving tracks
In this chapter
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Saving recordings and tracks as audio files 46
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Sending your recordings to iTunes or Toast
CD Spin Doctor is designed to work seamlessly with both iTunes and Toast
Titanium, when either program is detected on your Mac. Recordings can be
easily sent to your iTunes music library or burned to a disc using Toast.
Sending recordings to iTunes
CD Spin Doctor makes it easy to transfer tracks to your iTunes music
library.
To send tracks to iTunes:
1 Create a new recording, or open a saved recording.
2 If desired, use Auto Define or the waveform display to create and
edit tracks. Make sure the tracks you want to send to iTunes are active.
A track is active if the Active checkbox next to its name is selected in
the track list.
3 Click the iTunes button .
4 In the dialog box that appears, select a file format from the drop-down
list.
5 Optional: If you have used Filters to enhance your tracks, the Apply
Filters to Tracks checkbox will be available. Select it to apply the Filter
settings to the tracks you are sending to iTunes.
6 Click OK.
The tracks are sent to an iTunes playlist titled CD Spin Doctor.
Sending recordings to Toast
CD Spin Doctor automatically knows if Toast 10 Titanium is installed on
your computer, which makes it simple to export your files to Toast and
burn them onto a disc.
Use the Toast menu in CD Spin Doctor to send an entire recording to Toast
or just the tracks you select. You can choose to have the tracks added to an
Audio CD project or a Music DVD project.
Exporting and saving tracks
Sending your recordings to iTunes or Toast
Here are some tips when using the Toast menu:
■
Track-specific menu items will be grayed out until individual tracks
have been created in CD Spin Doctor.
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If there are no tracks checked as Active in CD Spin Doctor, the menu
items specific to active tracks will be grayed out.
■
After sending recordings to Toast, the Toast application window may
be partially hidden behind the CD Spin Doctor application window.
To bring Toast forward, open the Toast menu in CD Spin Doctor and
choose Bring Toast to Front.
■
For more information about burning discs, open the Help menu in
Toast and choose Toast Titanium Help.
See also:
• Auto Music Capture on page 18
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Saving recordings and tracks as audio files
Entire recordings and individual tracks can be saved as audio files.
To save an entire recording as an audio file:
1 Record audio using the Recording Assistant or Advanced Mode. See
Recording audio on page 17 for more information.
2 Open the CD Spin Doctor editing window. See Using the
CD Spin Doctor editor on page 30 for more information.
3 Click the File menu and select Save.
4 Select a name, destination, file format and data format.
5 Click Save.
To save tracks as audio files:
1 Record audio using the Recording Assistant or Advanced Mode. See
Recording audio on page 17 for more information.
2 Open the CD Spin Doctor editing window. See Using the
CD Spin Doctor editor on page 30 for more information.
3 Create one or more tracks. See Splitting recordings into tracks on
page 31 for more information.
4 Optional: Add track information and apply audio filters if desired.
Tip: To exclude a track that you do not wish to save, clear the Active
checkbox next to the name of the track.
5 Click the File menu and select Save Active Tracks.
6 Select a destination for the files.
7 Click Save.
Note CD Spin Doctor does not save project files. This means the
work that you do to create tracks from a recording is not
preserved when the recording is saved as an audio file.
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A
AAC 11
adapters 9
advanced mode 26
AIFF 11
appearance
preferences 13
Apple Lossless 11
audio cables 9
audio capture
preferences
audio capture support 11
auto define 31
preferences 12, 14
Auto Music Capture
how to use it
sending recordings to iTunes 44
auto-level 28
12, 14
18
B
burning discs with Toast 44
C
capture support 11
CD Spin Doctor
defined 8
connecting audio equipment to a
Mac 9
D
deleting a track 37
E
editing tracks 35
EQ10 controls 38
F
filters 38
fit-in checkbox 34
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supported audio formats 11
I
identify button 40
info button 40
installing audio capture support
11
iTunes 44
K
keyboard shortcuts 15
L
line-out cables 9
LP and tape
recording audio from
LP and tape players
connecting to a Mac
20
9
M
O
options 12
P
playing a track 37
preferences 12
R
recording
preferences 12
recording audio
from a microphone 24
from the Internet 22
using advanced mode 26
using the Recording Assistant 20
with Auto Music Capture 18
recording quality
preferences
28
S
mini-jack adapters 9
MPEG4 11
N
noise reducer 38
sending recordings to iTunes 44
settings 12
shortcuts 15
song information 40
sound enhancer 38
streaming audio
how to record 22
T
tags 40
tape players
connecting to a Mac
timeline 34
Toast
sending projects to 44
track mode buttons 32
tracks
creating 31
creating tracks automatically 31
creating tracks manually 32
deleting 37
editing 35
information 40
playing 37
preferences 13
repositioning 35
setting start and end points 35
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WAV 11
waveform
preferences 13
waveform display 34
Z
zoom 34
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