Magix Music Cleaning Lab

by **Igneon** Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:13 pm

I wanted to ask if any of you have experiënce with the programm "Music Cleaning Lab"

It.s purpouse is to remaster CD - Tape - Vinyl - LP records.
Thx,
Eric

by **bat** Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:22 pm

Me not - but it sounds interessting - anyone knows it??

by **Virago** Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:34 pm

yep me

I used it for a while and you can get quite good results with it. You can't get CD quality from a vinyl record but you can get some nice results. It takes a while to get the results you want but if you persevere you can get quite a good sound. It does depend on the condition of the vinyl you are recording from but the software does a reasonble job of cleaning the sound of crackles and hiss. If you don't expect a miracle transformation from noisy vinyl to CD quality then i think you will be quite pleased with what the software does. It's fairly easy to use and is self explanatory. You can get working with your uploaded track quite quickly.

I recently bought a USB record deck that comes with it's own software, mainly because it is easier to link up to the PC, but the results are more or less the same.

by Guest Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:21 pm

Does it just take background noise out like Dolby used to?

by **Virago** Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:45 am

Something similar, i guess, but you can also edit. So you can fade the tracks in and out of each other at the beginning and end, or take an excerpt out, for example. There are also special effects you can add.

I think that it only costs about £20-£30 so well worth buying if you have a collection of vinyl that you wish to re-explore. The version I got of it also came with the necessary cables to link your sound system to your PC.

However, If like me you have 100's of vinyl records, and you want to go down memory lane, for somewhere in the region of £79 to £129 you can buy a USB record deck, or a USB tape deck which includes software and instructions. I found it easier because it was not easy to link my sound system to my PC.

by Guest Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:51 am

Ahh Emison Lake & Palmer might live again Magix Music Cleaning Lab Icon_redface

by **Igneon** Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:10 am

Mezz,
And there is where my problem lies.
I hooked-up my stereo (aux tulip plugs) to my sound card (mini stereo jack), used every colered connection -(pink green purple)- to it using the cable that came with it.
But I hear no sound and the parameter to regulate the volume in the program indicates it as "to low".

Any suggestions?
believe me I read the whole instructions.
Eric

by **Virago** Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:45 am

I have a vague recollection that I had the same problem and instead of using the aux sockets with the tulip plugs I think I tried using an adaptor that allowed me to plug into the headphone socket of the sound system.

I can't quite remember why or how though.

by **Igneon** Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:41 pm

Ty,
I changed my Sony miniset to an other Tapedek.
Used the same cable and connection in/output.
Guess; it works, sound ok and I see the volume in the programm up so high from green yellow to red.
Now I wil try to record 2 square meters of tape Magix Music Cleaning Lab Drunken_smilie

by **Virago** Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:53 pm

Good luck hope it works well for you

by Guest Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:20 pm

Wow mez you have a great knowledge of IT in general, very impressive for an accountant lol.

by **Virago** Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:41 am

Thanks for the compliment Rob, but not really. Just things that I have had problems with in the past and had to research to solve my problem. Some of it sticks in your head.