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AUDIO CAPTURE DEVICE
AC-1USB
AC-1USB AUDIO CAPTURE DEVICE
A great little gadget from Citronic, bridging the gap between analogue and digital. This high
quality USB soundcard is designed to connect your turntable, mixer or CD player and convert the
signal to digital, the USB connector plugs into your PC/MAC and allows you to record the audio
using the software provided. There is also an analogue output so it can be linked between an
existing system to record. Ideal for converting vinyl to MP3 and creating live mixes.
Product features:
NEW
RECORD
VINYL ON
YOUR PC
PC and MAC compatible
Supplied with recording software
Connect and capture the audio output
of any source
Record to your PC/Laptop or MAC
Plug and play device, no drivers
required
Power supplied via USB
2 analogue inputs/outputs, switchable
between line and phono
Includes ground connection for
turntables
The complete solution for connection
between the analogue & digital domain
Specifications:
Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Vdc
Frequency response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Hz - 20kHz
THD+N (A weighted): Phono . . . . < 0.08% @ 1kHz
THD+N (A weighted): Line . . . . . . < 0.05% @ 1kHz
S/N Ratio (A weighted): Phono. . . . . . . . . . . < -65dB
S/N Ratio (A weighted): Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < -75dB
Maximum input: Phono . . . . . . . . . . . . 19mV @ 1kHz
Maximum input: Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2V @ 1kHz
Channel separation: Phono. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < -65dB
Channel separation: Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < -75dB
Input Impedance . . . . . . . Phono : 47kΩ. Line : 4kΩ
USB Cable length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5m
Computer interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USB1.1
Sampling rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 44.1 and 48kHz
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 x 107 x 30mm
Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140g
Connects your turntable to your PC or Mac
USB
CONNECTION
Stock Code
Packed
128.515 Blister
RECORD VINYL ON TO YOUR PC OR MAC
CITRONIC AUDIO CAPTURE DEVICE
The Citronic AC-1USB is essentially an audio
capture device, allowing the conversion of
analogue audio, such as vinyl or tapes, to
be converted to high quality digital sound
files, thus enabling it to be used in the digital
world of iPods, MP3 players and computer
software.
Simplicity is the key, everything about it has
been designed to make it as easy as possible
to connect and start recording.
The AC-1USB is a high quality USB soundcard
with a built-in phono pre-amp housed in a
smart plastic housing, making it lightweight,
robust and compact.
It has stereo RCA inputs and outputs,
a phono/line selector switch, a ground
connection for use with turntables and a 1.5m
cable with a USB ‘A’ male connector.
The AC-1USB
provides a
switchable
phono/line-in
and a line-out
connection to
your PC
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30 CITRONIC PROFESSIONAL AUDIO
Included with the package is “Audacity”
software, one of the most easy to use
recording programs which allows you to
record & edit to various digital formats such
as .wav, or .mp3.
Audacity is available for Windows, Linux and
Mac OS X for more information visit:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
The AC-1USB can also be used with other
sound recording sortware.
Connection of the AC-1USB is simple - once
you have loaded the Audacity software,
connect your source device, such as a
turntable to the AC-1USB, select the correct
input phono, if a turntable is connected and
line for anything else.
Next connect the USB connector to
your computer.
The AC-1USB will work straight away
with the USB audio device drivers
built-in to Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP or
Mac OS.
Open the Audacity software, go to
“Preferences”, and set the playback and
recording device from the drop down menu
to "USB Audio Codec"
Choose channels (2 Stereo) and tick software
playthrough box. You’re done. For simple
recording press play on the source device and
record in the software, once done save the
file. There are more advanced options once
you get used to it, but to get you going its
that simple.
The AC-1USB is not just to record your vinyl,
it has other uses to record digitally. If you are
a live band you can connect it to the record
output of the main mixer and record your set.
If you are a DJ you can record your set,
speech, jingles, what ever you like through
your existing mixer straight to digital.