NCH Software Golden Records

I bought this through Amazon from another seller because they were cheaper. Probably a mistake if I want my money back. What I got for my ~$45 was a trial version that is good for burning only 2 CD's. You have to go to the NCH website to download the real software and register it. Also the only instructions were printed on a 7 inch by 9 inch piece of paper folded in half to make 4 pages. This so called Quick Start Guide has large print and 4 illustrations. It was not very useful. When I tried to go to the NCH website through IE, I got a warning that it was not a trusted site. I researched the company and found numerous complaints about them. Apparently they don't respond to complaints until the BBB writes them a letter. Then there standard excuse is that the customer must have had a strong SPAM filter that kept them from receiving NCH's response. Some people have reported deleting their software only to have it pop back up. This is an Australian company with a US office in Colorado. Apparently once you down load any of their software, you keep getting pop ups about their other products. Also if you want technical assistance you have to spend a fortune to get it. I have read some pretty good reviews on the Golden Records software and it shows promise. I converted a cassette to an mp3 file and then burned it to a CD. The CD only works on my computer-not in my car, boombox, or CD player. After what I have read about them, I am reluctant to download from this company. What kind of company sells you a worthless CD for fifty bucks and then tells you to go to their site if you want the real thing? You pay shipping charges for NOTHING! I am not impressed. The Golden Records software is exactly what I am looking for. The freeware from Audacity sounds more complicated then what I want. Wish I could buy similar software from a more reputable company but haven't found anything. At this point I have not decided what to do. I will add a later update.

Was easy to set up and is easy to use. The desktop that comes with it is easy to use and understand. If you want to convert your vinyl to DVDs or CDs, this is a good choice to use.

I don't know if the latest OS upgrade is to blame, but this software did not work properly with my Mac Book Pro, the recordings were faulty and not all the effects and plug is were working.I had to return it.

Arrived 2 weeks before date given installed on computer ok Vista took some time to get codes to use Excellent works well

anxious to try it

Setup: Win7 laptop with ancient Technics turntable with new belt and cartridge and Ion MixMeister USB interface between turntable and laptop. I had a hard time getting the software and the Windows settings happy with each other and could never explain how exactly I did it. It was one of those try, fail, try again, fail again, lather-rinse-repeat deals and finally I got the magic combination and immediately took my hands OFF the wheel! I still have some disturbing reverb effects coming out of the laptop speakers when monitoring a recording, but the recordings themselves are fine. I thought about dinging half a star for the trouble I had getting started but am really enjoying this.I've used the just-the-basics software that came bundled with the Ion MixMeister (which works great, BTW) without much success and eventually switched to Audacity, the freeware Swiss Army Knife of the genre. Had much better luck with Audacity in terms of actually getting the job done but found it tedious - so much so that making recordings became such a chore that I just put the whole project aside for months. This isn't Audacity's fault; all I really wanted was a go-kart and Audacity is a Mercedes S class.You can get as fancy as you like but my Golden Records technique is to record an entire album side, hit pause, then record the other side, then hit stop. This creates one big MP3 file. Then I play that file within Golden Records and everywhere I want to split the file I just click "add cursor point" at that point...between every track, or just at the beginning and end of tracks I want to keep. I don't have to listen to the whole LP in real time while doing this if I don't want to; there's a slider I can drag to speed things along forward or backward. After inserting all the breaks I want, I click "split file at cursor points in list" and the software produces as many MP3 files as I've marked start/end positions. Then I can rename the ones I want to keep (optional but you probably want to know the song's name vs. "Untitled 01.mp3") and delete the ones I don't want. The mp3 files are stored in a folder on your drive (you choose where).Golden Records supports auto-splitting files during silent parts (to make this work well you need to calibrate what constitutes silence, which can be different from LP to LP, which is why I don't bother with it) and has a number of other features I don't use. It has nothing like Audacity's feature set which is fine with me - to me, it was worth paying money for Golden Records to avoid navigating the complexity of all the features in Audacity, which costs nothing.I suggest you shop around a little. Take a look at the publisher's website to see what they're charging for a direct download and you may be surprised. They will charge Australian dollars so there will be a little exchange rate to deal with but not a huge issue. However, my credit card vendor's fraud department did call me up within an hour to ask if the charge from Australia was legit!

I purchased NCH CD converting software a few years ago and it works well. I decided to convert my vinyls so I purchased NCH Golden Records Software and again it works well. It's a little complicated to set up the first time as you have to navigate around a few menus. I have a computer science degree and it still took a while. One small issue (it doesn't bother me), the track splitting doesn't appear to work so I turned it off.

Having used EZ Vinyl software along with my USB powered pre-amp & turntable I was looking for something more professional. Having read the reviews of Golden Records I thought it looked a good prospect. Having received the package I was suprised to find that instructions lead me to immeadiately download the latest version so the enclosed CD was useless. Five different programs were installed and I must admit that I have not explored their capabilities yet. However the main reason for purchase was an improved and more professional program to copy my vinyl records to iTunes. After messing with the program for half a day I have gone back to EZ simply because of the ease of use. This one is just too fussy for me. Also connection is via the installed sound card and with mine being quite old, (3 years), it just couldn't cope. I much prefer the USB connection system. Destined for eBay real soon...

When comparing CD quality to Analogue many will say there's no real major difference. Well, I disagree.Playing an album, you can hear the dust, crinkles, crackles and fluff. You can even hear barefooted footsteps when walking by..So the software has a very difficult task: make something muffled in to a crystal clear gem.It doesn't quite do this but it does get you an accurate digital copy.It has a user friendly interface.But, and this is no fault of the software, the original material LPs, cassettes etc were pretty poor to start with.So if there is a remastered version of the album or track you need I'd recommend downloading them. However, if they are rare, unavailable tracks then I can recommend this as it does do the job as requested.

When I tried this at home with my half-decent turntable and amp, the results were as you would expect. I managed to get ten LPs onto CD with perfect results. I then tried converting cassettes with my parents' old tape deck and the resultant CD was a load of gibberish. I used the same amplifier on both occasions. I don't know what the problem was/is as both are analogue sources but the problem was there nonetheless.

To be honest this is a does what it says on the packet type of software that allows you to transfer Vinyl to the newer audio formats on your PC which allows some of those classic albums that have never been reissued to be enjoyed all over again. It's pretty simple and whilst the results are dependent upon the Record Player you use it does what you want and helps you remember quite a number of those old favourites with abandon.Add to this that the software comes with a cable to do the connections as well as pretty easy to use software and it was something that more than please my parents as they had their entire collection downloaded onto their Ipod. A firm favourite and something that pleased the people for whom its aimed. Great stuff.

This is a pretty good product for those who want to transfer vinyl to cd. Previously I've been using the ion Mixmeister-see previous review-however the substantial advantage to this software is its ability to distinguish the spaces between tracks. This does free you up to do something else while inputing the records (I haven't tried tapes)but beware, if you leave the record running, my deck doesn't shut off automatically, you will generate potentially endless useless files which are cumbersome to delete. You also have to register your software which presumably means for use on one computer only, a hassle this as it didn't like my old laptop and so has to be connected with my main one. It has a ridiculously short lead so effectively puts it up against record deck. Worst still, although it gives you the option to connect through amp(presumably this would allow you to hear the music properly while copying), I can't get it to work without being directly attached to computer. I've also had hassles with the disc burning function although this could be my computer which frequently has a ruck with windows exp, so I've been transferring MP3s to i-tunes and burning from there.All in all not quite the answer I've been looking for but bear in mind my phobic response to gizmos.