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EZ Vinyl converter to I Tunes problem

Hello, I am converting my old LPs to MP3 using an ION turntable and EZ Vinyl converter software. The turntable combined with the software records the music fine, when I click to finish, the software automatically transfers to Itunes....so far so good. But when the Itunes program is opened a box comes up indicating that EZ Vinyl Converter is "UNABLE TO EXPORT TO I TUNES.PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CLOSE ANY ACTIVE WINDOWS IN I TUNES"

What happens next is that certain tracks are exported to I tunes, but some are missing and most of the ones that are exported are duplicated. Any ideas anyone ?

Many thanks.

generic, Windows Vista, 64 bit Vista OS

Posted on May 20, 2009 2:53 AM

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May 26, 2009 8:04 PM in response to steenyisaacsfromtwycross

I've been having the same problems with it. It used to work fine; this started a couple of months ago. I downloaded the new version (2.1) thinking this would solve the problem; not. I have yet to find a reason, but if you keep hitting reexport (or whatever it says) it will eventually work. It sometimes takes about 6 or 7 times. It's a pain in the *** because then you have to go and delete all the multiple files. I'm hoping someone (Itunes, help!) will figure out what's up and supply a patch or something. Good Luck.

May 27, 2009 2:39 AM in response to gkrman

Hello gkrman, thanks for your input. My supplier here in UK, ION turntables say they are working on a fix(whether it is them or the software suppliers,I dont know)and it should be out very soon.
They did suggest if I use the free editing software "Audacity" and export to ITunes manually this would not happen. I have done this and it does work, but to use this software I think you have to be a physics professor and just for example the "quickstart" guide is 35 pages long.
This is all too much for a middle aged man that wants to simply transfer his old vinyl collection to his IPod, I will soldier on though.
Many thanks

May 27, 2009 3:52 PM in response to steenyisaacsfromtwycross

steenyisaacsfromtwycross wrote:
Hello, I am converting my old LPs to MP3 using an ION turntable and EZ Vinyl converter software. The turntable combined with the software records the music fine


When you say "records the music just fine," has it created an identifiable file that you can isolate? If so, why not just add the file to iTunes manually using File > Add File to Library?

May 28, 2009 1:04 PM in response to ed2345

Thanks for your input ed2345. As I explained Audacity is complicated but you can record simply without having to wade through reams of instructions, the only thing is that LPs are recorded as one file or song, so when you transfer to ITunes it is treated as one song, so you cannot search for each individual track as you can if you load a CD to ITunes.

There is a ficility on Audacity to have a break between each song so you can then search each track individually, but then that means you have to learn the editing side of Audacity and here lies the problem for me. I have spent the last 4 nights in bed for at least 30 minutes each night reading the Audacity instructions and I am only 10% through them and to be honest I am no farther ahead.

On the EZ vinyl converter software that is so simple, there is a facility when recording the make a marker at the end of each track so then a new file or track is started.....the only thing is EZ Vinyl converter software has a problem at the moment !

Anyway, here I am with 100s of LPs and not able to listen to them yet.

Many thanks.

Jun 4, 2009 3:24 PM in response to ed2345

Thanks for your suggestion ed2345 and for the last 2 weeks I have been trying to work out Audacity. Your suggestion of importing EZ Vinyl converter sounds into Audacity will not work because EZVC automatically trys to export to Itunes when the recording stops with no option to save and export to another program(IE Audacity).

In view of the above, I have been trying to record in Audacity and Export to Itunes and in a limited way, after 2 weeks of trying to understand Audacity with its p**s poor instructions I have managed a small amount of recording.

I can record singles and transfer them,no problem, even though it is so slow and time consuming. The problem arises when I try to record albums and have each track as a single file so I can identify and search each track individually in Itunes.

When I record the whole album and then save each track individually and export individually, each track contains the whole LP.

Any Ideas ?

Many thanks.

Jun 4, 2009 4:37 PM in response to steenyisaacsfromtwycross

OK, when I suggested using Audacity to break up the long file I was hoping that there was an intermediate file that could be retrieved in the middle. Apparently that is not the case.

Doing raw audio recording in Audacity is not going to be fun with as many LPs as you have. You may want to check the user forums for EZVC to see if there is any advice to be gotten. You may also want to look into alternative programs.

Jun 5, 2009 10:03 AM in response to ed2345

Hello, after reading about Media Monkey, I cant see where I can convert my vinyl, just CDs and it looks as if the program is designed to replace I Tunes as a whole, I am not quite ready to do that....yet !

Does anyone out there know of a program that is designed to convert my vinyl and transfer to I Tunes "simply" without any complications, just like EZ Vinyl converter...but works ?

Many thanks

EZ Vinyl converter to I Tunes problem

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