by richjoh on 27 Apr 2008, 22:18
First let me say I don't use Sound Forge. Most software has an input level control you can adjust. You need to lower the recording level. When recording, no sound should go over 0.0 dbm DIGITAL level. I don't use the uk46..bla bla, so its converting your phono level to line, if you can adjust it, this will do the trick also.
If you want a really pristine transfer from vinyl to digital you really need to record at twice (2X) the sampling rate your going to save the file in. There are also 2 steps that should be done to get this correct after recording. When saving you need to down-convert the sampling rate (e.g. 96kHz to 48kHz or 88Khz to 44kHz) and normalize (raise play level to 0.0 dbm) the song. (Although I think the uk46 does 44kHz and no higher you'll still be OK). Like I said if you want the best tranfer from vinyl this is the way to go.
If you vinyl is scratching, you may want to set the level somewhat high (no normalizing) so that audio does not exceed the brick 0.0 dbm wall, cus normalizing with software won't do it properly
My recording software (like Traction) also remove any dead silence at the beginning or end if I choose. Hopefully SoundForge can noramlize and remove any silence at the end.
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