EZ Vinyl & Tape Converter Quickstart Guide
Introduction Welcome to EZ Vinyl & Tape Converter—the easiest way to transfer your recordings to your iPad™, iPhone™, or iPod touch™! This app lets you to create digital versions of your ® recordings right on your iOS device. From there, you can then transfer them to your iTunes library or any other media player. We designed the EZ Vinyl & Tape Converter app to be as simple, easy, and streamlined as possible. But if you're having trouble or want to learn more about its features, refer to this manual.
Get Started: Recording Step 1 IMPORTANT: Always make sure you connect your iOS device to your sound source before opening the EZ Vinyl & Tape Converter app! 1. Connect your iOS device to your sound source. 2. Open the app. 3. When the Home screen appears, tap RECORD to start the recording process. 4. Tap NEXT. Note: Whenever you see the BACK button at the top of the screen, you can tap it to return to the previous step.
Step 3 Check your levels before you begin recording. To do this, locate the loudest part of the music you would like to record, and play it (usually, this is somewhere in the middle of a song or later). As your music is playing, watch the volume level meter on the right side of the screen. To ensure the best possible sound quality, we recommend using ION's Vinyl Alive cleaning kit to clean your records before recording. Visit www.ionaudio.com/vinylalive to purchase it.
Additional features: • Automatically split recording into tracks: Set this switch to ON if you want the software to split tracks automatically when it detects an extended period of silence in the music. If you want to split the tracks manually, set the switch to OFF. Note: For best results, make sure your volume levels are adjusted properly, as described above.
Step 4 As your music records, the volume level meter will light up, and the time on the Recording Time clock will elapse. The Recording Track number indicates how many tracks have been recorded so far in this session. If you turned the Automatically split recording into tracks feature OFF (i.e., you wanted to split the tracks manually), tap NEW TRACK after each track is finished. When you're finished recording, tap DONE.
Listen to Your Music The app's music player allows you to preview and listen to the music recorded within the app. Before listening through the music player, disconnect your iOS device from your sound source. You'll then be able to hear the music from your iOS device's speaker or through headphones connected to it. • To play/pause the currently selected track, tap the f/ (Play/Pause) button. • To skip to the previous/next track, tap the / (Previous/Next) buttons.
Transfer Your Music Files You can transfer your recorded tracks' files to a computer in one of two ways: over a Wi-Fi network or through iTunes. Wi-Fi 1. Connect your iOS device to a Wi-Fi network. 2. In the app, tap SHARE WI-FI, and note the web address in red text (a series of numbers). 3. On another computer connected to the same Wi-Fi network, open your web browser, and go to that web address. 4. The page that appears contains a list of your recorded tracks, each as a link.
iTunes 1. On your computer, open iTunes. 2. Connect your iOS device to your computer. 3. In iTunes on your computer, select your iOS device in the left-hand column. 4. At the top of the iTunes window, click the Apps tab. 5. Scroll down to the File Sharing section of the page. 6. In the Apps section, click EZ Vinyl & Tape Converter. A list of all your recorded tracks that are stored in the app will appear in the Documents list on the right. 7. Select the tracks you want to move to your computer.
Troubleshooting Problem I don't hear any audio when I'm recording and I don't see the volume meter moving. Cause Solution iOS device or ION product is not powered on. Make sure your iOS device and ION product are both powered on. iOS device not connected your ION product. Make sure your iOS device is securely connected to your ION product. Also, try "power cycling" (turning off then on) your iOS device and ION product, or try disconnecting then reconnecting the device.
Problem I enabled headphone monitoring, but I hear only sounds from the room or no sound at all. I'm experiencing poor sound quality. I can't hear anything when I play music in the app's built-in music player. Cause Solution Your headphones may have a built-in microphone. Don't use headphones with a built-in microphone, like headphones used for phone conversations or the headphones typically included with an iOS device or other Apple products.
Problem Cause Solution The recording sounds loud and distorted. The volume level is too high. Record again at a higher volume: The recording is too quiet. The volume level is too low. • Adjust the volume slider in the app (next to the volume level meter). Note: The loudest part of the song should reach the orange part of the meter. I can't hear my recordings once I've transferred them and try to play them on my computer.
Problem The app crashed. Cause Solution View the available space on your iOS device, by opening the Settings app, selecting General on the left side of the screen, and viewing the number next to Available on the right side of the screen. If the amount of space is less than 1 GB, delete some files or apps from your device and try again. We recommend backing up your files and apps first. The app requires free storage space (we recommend 1 GB or more) on your iOS device to store your recordings.
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) What digital format are my tracks converted to? The tracks are converted to MP4 files at 128 kbps. What devices are compatible with the app? This app was designed to work with the following devices: • • • • • • iPad (3rd generation) iPad 2 iPad iPhone 4S iPhone 4 iPod touch (4th generation) Where are my tracks stored on my iOS device? Your recorded tracks are stored within the app as "documents.
The app crashed. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? EZ Vinyl & Tape Converter requires free storage space on the iOS device to store your recordings. We strongly recommend having at least 1 GB (preferably more) of free storage space available on your iOS device. To view the available space on your iOS device, follow these steps: 1. Open the Settings app. 2. On the left side of the screen that opens, select General. 3.
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