Audio Cleaning Lab 11 [OLD VERSION]

by Magix Entertainment

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000G1F83M
• Item model number: 639191131066
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,565 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #50 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Cleaning & Repair > Disc Cleaners

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MP3 Issue Resolved, July 9, 2006

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L. Brooks "[e-mail]" (Phoenix, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audio Cleaning Lab 11 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

The main reason for negative reviews in the past was the extra charge for the MP3 encoder. With this version, the MP3 encoder is included. Magix has been pretty clever in designing an interface that can used quickly yet has several more advanced features you can use as you become more proficient. These include a full featured waveform editor and a very powerful sonagram (spectral) editor. Also, somewhat hidden is the ability to record 78rpm records on a 33 1/3 turntable. If you use the full set of features almost any record can be made totally free of pops and clicks. I have two very minor negatives; the amplitude scale on the track display is somewhat truncated, the declicker has so few artifacts that I recommend always using it at the maximum setting (as opposed to the wizard and manual recommendations.) As far as PC requirements, I believe any program that does a lot of number crunching needs a fairly up-to-date processor. This one particularly so because it leaves the original audio files intact. I don't believe this is a negative as in some prior reviews. In short, I have been totally satisfied with this program's ability to make clean transfers of both 78rpm and 33 1/3 rpm records.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Keep Coming Back, July 24, 2006

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J. Swearingen (Rolling Meadows, Il) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audio Cleaning Lab 11 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I came across Magix Audio Cleaning Lab about 4 years ago. Once I got the hang of it, I really liked it. However, I kept wondering if there were better programs out there. I mean, really, how good can it be for $39, right? I recently paid $75 for Sony's famed Sound Forge Studio (which is the Sound Forge program minus various some features). I spent a lot of time with Sound Forge Studio, working to perfect my transfer of some private music recordings from cassette to CD. I was happy with what I was able to accomplish with Sound Forge. At least I thought I was happy. I compared my work in Sound Forge Studio to the same cassette transfer I did with Magix Audio Cleaning Lab 10 (the previous iteration of this software). Guess what? I liked the Magix work much better. So, I immediately purchased Audio Cleaning Lab 11 and unintalled Sony's Sound Forge Studeio from my computer. Magix could charge $150 for this software and I would buy it in a second. Your going to have to take the time to carefully read through the full manual to get the most out of this software - but it is worth the effort.

This program does the work of software costing 3 times as much.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LP to CD - First Software Purchased, January 9, 2007

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Robert M. Shimizu (Petaluma, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Audio Cleaning Lab 11 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I first heard about this product in a bad review of a different software product for converting LPs to CDs. After a little research, I decided to try this product of the many that are out there. This software is not expensive and for me, it does what I expected it to do. It is easy to set up and use, and I am using it with an Audio-Technica PL120 turntable. The first LP I converted was Stevie Wonder's Innervisions, and with this album in particular, the songs run together, i.e. there is no separation between the tracks. This software allowed me to create fairly accurate tracks so I could access individual songs. I also cleaned up some background noise with the "one click" noise reduction, and the music from this old album sounds great. This is my first software for this purpose so unfortunately I cannot compare it to others. What I can tell you is that it is inexpensive, easy to use, and it does what it says it will do.