Hardware is a Mac Book pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Software :
Mac OS X 10.11.4
Audacity is 2.1.2
Soundflower
USBCodec (keeps disappearing)
Two questions/problems;
USB audio CODEC keeps disappearing. Where can I get a version of USB audio CODEC that works on OS X; Or is there a viable alternative.
I am trying to create a CD from a vinyl record. A CD that will show album name and track selection name when played of a CD player. So far I have copied the vinyl record to a digital file on the Macbook using audacity; Then I edit that file using
Tracks → add label at selection<;
File → export multiple> "
What next? — Is there a tutorial that covers that?
It’s more the other way around. Where can you get an OS that works…
If the USB audio codec keeps dropping out, it’s because El Capitan has decided it’s no longer of use and should be killed to preserve memory.
A utility I found on this forum (Was it Gale or was it Steve who pointed me to it?), could be of help. It is a simple shell script that “speaks” a space character every now and then to prevent OSX from killing the driver. It’s called “antipop”. I don’t know how it behaves on El Capitan, but it works fine on Mavericks and Yosemite.
And if you think a newer driver might help, you should add the hardware you’re using to your excellent list of software and hardware you’re using. That might light up something in my old brain.
I am trying to create a CD from a vinyl record. A CD that will show album name and track selection name when played of a CD player. So far I have copied the vinyl record to a digital file on the Macbook using audacity; Then I edit that file using
Tracks → add label at selection<;
File → export multiple> "
What next? — Is there a tutorial that covers that?
That’s seems not very well explained in the manual if you google it. There’s a bit more here if you scroll down a bit:
Are you connecting the USB turntable before launching Audacity? Audacity cannot automatically update its device list if you add a new device after Audacity is running. If you do that, use Transport > Rescan Audio Devices in the Audacity menu bar.
But when you burn the CD you will not see the album and track information in the CD player unless you burn to CD with an application that supports CD-Text. If you burn with iTunes, ensure you set the option to “Include CD Text”.
When I composed this post, the intention - before I finished it - was to save a draft BEFORE it was posted. I gave the post that title, because the software demanded a subject before it would “save draft”, therefore the subject shown.
I clicked “save draft” not “submit”; why did it submit the post rather than saving it as a draft?
Sorry about that Steve, thank you for telling me that
I guess I will just have to keep flying blind or reading more carefully.
Comments about some of the replies that I have had
one reply suggested that I should look for an OS that works; I thought El Capitan worked.
Gale Andrews asked if the turntable was connected Before starting Audicity — YES It was
Gale also pointed me to a tutorial that I had read - most of it, anyway; But I failed
to read all of it closely enough — Thank you Gale
Cyrano It’s more the other way around. Where can you get an OS that works… The software I am using is OS X
and Audacity
STEVE
Since I cannot delete or revise MY posts, Would you please just delete them for me?
Then I will go away.
Not really I serious reply imo. El Capitan is not my favourite OS, and all OSs have their quirks, but I’d certainly say “it works”. There is however a serious point in this that some OSs (and probably El Capitan, but I’ve not checked) will put USB devices to sleep when they appear to not be being used. This can be fatal when using recording software because audio software (including Audacity) expects the device to be present immediately when needed. IF El Capitan is putting the USB device to sleep, then you will need to look at the power saving options and change them so that the USB device stays awake.
Perhaps that sounded like stating the obvious, but it’s an important point about how Audacity accesses audio devices. Audacity scans for audio devices when it first starts, and does not look again unless you tell it to (from “Transport menu > Rescan audio devices”). Probably the most common cause of USB audio devices apparently not working (though not in your case) is simply that Audacity was started before the device was attached, so Audacity does not know that the device is there - easily fixed by “Transport menu > Rescan audio devices”.
Is the problem resolved? If not, then I hope that you will stick with us for a while. It’s difficult to guess someone’s mood in a text only conversation, but the vast majority on this forum genuinely want to help their fellow Audacity users, and usually succeed If the problem is resolved, then it may help others in the future if you could briefly describe what fixed the problem.
I’m sorry if that came out the wrong way. I should have added a smiley.
EC is more or less perfect for most users. It’s not so perfect for some. Especially when using external audio interfaces (like your USB turntable) it fails sometimes. That’s why I thought about the fix I proposed. That fix doesn’t work for every audio problem, but it helps for some. And it seems to have no disadvantage, as I’ve tested it for months now.
FWIW, I’ve been a Mac user since 1989. I also support audio engineers and their hardware. OSX has always been my favorite, but since Apple started releasing a new OS every year, things haven’t been running smoothly. Some problems seem to have no fix anymore. And the only reason is time, imho.
If the problem is resolved, then it may help others in the future if you could briefly describe what fixed the problem.