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Contents
Installation & Setup
Installation FAQ 3 Installing from CD 3 Audials Tunebite USB Version 4 Updating
Audials Tunebite to the latest version 6 Transferring user data from one installation to
another 7
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13
Television
16
17
Converter
Converting media files 28
Tunebite CD Writer 30
26
Converting an iTunes audio book 29
Copy DVD
Copying a DVD 31
31
Media center
Media center Basics 32 Anywhere: Connecting to own and external media
collections 34 Copying and burning files 35 Burning a CD or DVD 36 Creating
ringtones 36
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38
41
Editing recordings
Tag your media collection 44 Turning off tagging of recorded files 45 The Audio
Cutter 45 Cutting a song 46 Cutting individual songs from a continuous recording 48
44
50
Troubleshooting
General troubleshooting steps 52
52
Audials Tunebite crashes 52
55
56
License Information
Retrieving a lost license key and the corresponding product version 57
57
Installation FAQ
Answers to the most frequently asked questions relating to installing Audials Tunebite.
Installing from CD
A CD installation is required if you acquired Audials Tunebite as a product box with an
installation CD.
Before you start installing:
Please ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
Disable your firewall and anti-virus programs during the installation.
Only by doing so can the installation be completed, as the installation assistant automatically
downloads the latest version of the software.
1. Insert the installation CD.
The installation starts automatically.
2. Follow the instructions through the installation procedure.
Note: To install the product, you must enter the activation key. The activation key is
printed on the case of the installation CD.
As soon as the installation is complete, Audials Tunebite starts up and can be used
immediately.
Important: Please save the installation CD and activation key in a secure location. If you
should have to reinstall, you will require both.
Restriction: Do not disconnect the USB device during installation and execution of the
USB version.
How to uninstall
Uninstall Audials Tunebite from USB device To remove Audials Tunebite USB from a
USB device, simply delete all the files from
the device using e.g. Windows File Explorer.
Remove all traces and information left on a
computer after using Audials Tunebite USB
Where does Audials Tunebite USB store my new music and videos?
All content which is recorded or converted with Audials Tunebite is saved to the USB
device.
Can I run the USB version on the USB device (e.g. my mobile phone) itsself, without
connecting the device to a computer?
No, that is not possible.
Audials Tunebite USB runs very slow. What gives?
The performance of the USB version strongly depends on the speed of your USB connection
and USB device. It is recommended to use USB 1.1 or later. If Audials Tunebite takes long
to start or reacts slowly, also try working with a different USB cable or device.
How should I best format my USB stick?
We recommend to format the device with the FAT32 file system.
Version History
Note: If both numbers are equal, you don't need to update. You are already running the
latest version.
To update Audials Tunebite to the latest available version, if both numbers are not equal
3. Exit Audials Tunebite.
6. Select Standard installation, then click Install. Follow the instructions through the
installation procedure. This may take a few minutes. Please wait.
You are now running the latest version of Audials Tunebite.
Installation on same PC
Installation on different PC
automatically
semi-automatically (via
Audials account)
User playlists
automatically
semi-automatically (via
Audials account)
automatically
semi-automatically (via
Audials account)
Anywhere devices
automatically
semi-automatically (via
Audials account)
Installation on same PC
Installation on different PC
Media collection
automatically
Automatic playlists
(including Last 1000)
automatically
Reviewed state of
recordings
automatically
Wishlists
8. Import all data marked as manually (export, import) in Table 1: Diverse user data and its
corresponding ways to transfer on page 7.
All available user data is now transferred to Audials 11.
Navigation
Audials Tunebite is organized in views. Each view offers you special features. Switch views
and get to know the different functions of Audials Tunebite.
Feature view
Each view provides information for and control over specific tasks.
Playlist
All recorded files appear here. Here, you can listen to and watch your media files, create
playlists, export media files or edit your songs.
Status line
The status line provides information about the current state of the ongoing recording and
processing activities.
In process
Click to see a detailed processing list. The processing list always shows the state of all files
currently being processed. Click
Format
Click to open the Output format dialog and select wether you want your files to be converted
automatically, or not.
Filtered
Click to open the Filter for Radio and Music wishes dialog. The filter always shows the
number of files that have been filtered due current filter settings.
Storage
Click to set target folder for your recordings. All recordings will be saved to the selected
storage.
Description
Meaning
Plus sign
Minus
Hand
Arrow
File folder
Symbol
Description
Meaning
Figurine
Note
CD
Text "Hit"
Tag
Filter
Gear wheel
Description
Meaning
List
Description
Meaning
Padlock
Red exclamation
point
Description
Meaning
Photo
Yellow Anywhere
display
Green Anywhere
display
Description
Meaning
Broken scissors
Check mark
Pencil
Dollar
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Television
Find, watch and record the latest episodes of your favorite TV show.
Restriction: The Television view is only available in the German version of Audials
Tunebite.
Many TV stations give you the possibility to watch current episodes of TV shows, news or
documentaries for free. Audials Tunebite lists free episodes of popular german TV stations, so
that you easily can find, watch and record available episodes.
Step-by-step
Video recording
Step-by-step
Continuous sound
recording
Detailed step-by-step instructions for recording specific websites and portals are available
on our website.
Legal information about Audials Software
If there is no recommendation for the web site or program you want to record from: Try
to record with Direct Recording into tracks.
Note: If you have troubles recording with Direct Recording into tracks or Sound
Recording into tracks try to record the desired audio stream with Continuous sound
recording.
4. Optional: Click Save automatically
and check all offered options to have all your Save
music recordings Save music recordings automatically.
Follow the corresponding step-by-step instructions for
>
Save.
The song will be saved on your computer and appears in the Player after a while.
Do you have troubles recording with this recording tool? Try to record the desired music with
Sound recording into tracks on page 19.
1. Prepare the program you want to record from (for example Spotify):
Set volume to 100%.
If the program offers options for gapless playback or crossfading, make sure to
deactivate both options.
Usually, you can find these options in the settings of your playback software. For
example: Edit > Preferences... > Playback
2. To avoid recording sound from other programs, exit these programs (for example
messenger programs, other media players, ...).
1. Switch to the Save music view in the navigation pane, located on the left side of the
Audials Tunebite window.
2. Optional: Set the output format to Universal, videos for iTunes, Xbox, PS3 (MP3/MP4)
and click OK.
...for editing tags
3. Click
Audio/ Music recording
A dialog opens.
>
>
3. Click OK.
Audials Tunebite starts the continuous sound recording.
4. Play back the music you want to record.
Everything you hear will be recorded.
5. Click
The track will be saved on your computer and appears in the Player after a while.
You can now Cutting individual songs from a continuous recording.
Description
Social radios
Sound recordings
When all options are not checked, items will only be preloaded and shown in the list, ready
to be recorded and saved, individually.
Select from several choices
Pick Videos
Activate this feature while you are surfing to get a list of all detected videos. Pick videos and
save them by recording or downloading them.
1. Switch to the Save video view in the navigation pane, located on the left side of the
Audials Tunebite window.
2. Optional: If you want to export your recorded videos: Set the outputformat to:
for iPhones: iPad/iPhone/iPod (AAC/MP4)
for other devices: Universal, videos for iTunes, Xbox, PS3 (MP3/MP4)
...for smartphones
3. Click
Video recording > Pick videos.
A small window appears in the upper right corner of your screen.
4. Start surfing with your preferred browser.
The currently detected video will be shown in the small window in the upper right corner
of your screen. All detected videos will be listed in the Save video view.
5. If you want to record the currently detected video, click Record Now.
Audials Tunebite starts recording the desired video. As soon as the download is completed
the video disappears from the recording window.
6. Optional: Switch back to the Save video view to see a list of all your video recordings.
The video will be saved on your computer and appears in the Player after a while.
If you have troubles recording with this recording tool? Try to record the desired video with
Record from Screen on page 24.
3. Click
Video recording > Save all videos.
A small window appears in the upper right corner of your screen.
4. Start playing videos in your browser.
Audials Tunebite starts recording all detected videos.
5. Optional: Switch back to the Save video view to see a list of all your video recordings.
The videos will be saved on your computer and appear in the Player after a while.
Do you have troubles recording with this recording tool? Try to record the desired video with
Record from Screen on page 24.
5. Click .
Audials Tunebite starts downloading the video.
The video will be saved on your computer and appears in the Player after a while.
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Converter
Convert media files to any other file format. This makes your media collection playable on all
your devices.
Convert your media files:
Convert media files to a format compatible with a special playback device, for example an
MP3 player.
Convert media files to unrestricted file formats like MP3, WMA AAC and others...
How can I find out which output formats are supported by my playback
devices?
External devices use preferred formats for playing back media files (e.g. AAC/M4A used by
the iPod).
To find out which output formats are supported by your playback devices, or which formats
work with those devices best, check the manufacturer's information.
Audials Tunebite offers Conversion Presets which work well for the most popular devices.
Set a conversion profile and control the recording and converting process in the Controlling
the recording and converting process.
Description
Meaning
Plus sign
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Symbol
Description
Meaning
media files from the player. Deleting files means they
will be deleted from your computer irretrievably.
Minus
Hand
Arrow
File folder
Figurine
Note
CD
Text "Hit"
Tag
Filter
Gear wheel
Description
Meaning
Padlock
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Symbol
Description
Meaning
only be possible on this computer, or only possible with
a valid music service subscription.
Red exclamation
point
Files > Add files... or drag and drop files from a playlist.
Important: For files marked with a red padlock symbol , you need to be able to play
them back in order to have Audials Tunebite convert them by re-recording.
For all files marked with a padlock symbol, please make sure that you have sufficient
rights to play the files with your playback software before you continue. Remember to
check your music service subscriptions, too.
6. On the bottom of the Audials Tunebite window, click Format: (see Figure 6: Setting a
target format on page 28) and select a conversion profile or set custom setting.
7. Click OK.
8. Click
Note: For best results, do not perform other tasks which would cause processor
workload during the conversion.
All files that finished converting move from the input list to the Player.
Tip: The original file is not modified by the conversion. This guarantees you cannot
destroy any file. If a conversion result does not meet your expectations, simply convert the
original file once more, using different settings.
Click here to set a target format by choosing a conversion profile or setting custom settings.
Figure 6: Setting a target format
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Audials Tunebite
CD-R
Preferred speed
Maximum possible
Disc format
Audio CD
Include CD text
yes
During the virtual burning process, Audials Tunebite converts all files from the playlist to the
format you have selected.
All files that finished converting appear in the Player.
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| Copy DVD | 31
Copy DVD
Record any DVD to save it to your computer.
Notice: The Copy DVD view is not a burning tool. For instructions on how to burn media
files see: Burning a CD or DVD on page 36.
Copying a DVD
With the Copy DVD view, you can save a DVD to your computer to watch it to burn it or to
export it to an external device.
1. Switch to the Copy DVD view in the navigation pane, located on the left side of the
Audials Tunebite window.
2. Optional: Select the conversion profile Optimized for burning to a DVD (MP3/AVI) to
set this as output format and click OK.
...for burning to a DVD
3. Insert the DVD to be recorded into your DVD drive.
When the DVD has been read in, the Next button becomes available.
4. Click Next.
5. Optional: Select language and title to be recorded.
6. Click
Start copying or
Record.
Note: In some cases Audials Tunebite needs to re-record the DVD. Re-recording
means the DVD is played back in full length and recorded from your screen's output. In
this case your screen will be blocked during the recording process to avoid disturbance.
Please wait while copying is in progress.
As soon as the copying process is finished, the output file will appear in the Player.
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Media center
The Media center displays and sorts your whole media collection.
Figure 7: The Media Center view: Your music collection is sorted by Genre, Artist and Album.
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Description
Meaning
Broken scissors
Check mark
Pencil
Dollar
Description
Meaning
Photo
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Symbol
Description
Meaning
Yellow Anywhere
display
Green Anywhere
display
What is Audials-Anywhere?
You may use Anywhere to:
Make your media collection available to all your devices so that you have the possibility to
access your media collection on-the-go (e.g. with your smartphone).
Description
Meaning
Green Anywhere
display
Yellow Anywhere
display
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Burning a CD or DVD
Burn your media files on CDs or DVDs and create audio or data CDs (for example MP3
CDs).
1. In the Player open the Export storage: dropdown menu and select CD Burner.
2. Select the files you want to burn from the current playlist.
3. Click Copy
to burn the selected files.
The burning assistant opens. It will guide you through the burning process.
4. Follow the instructions given by the burning assistant.
New.
4. Browse your collection and add all media files you would like burn the new empty playlist.
Note: You don't need to mind the order of the files on the playlist. The order of the files
on the CD can be set during the burning process.
5. In the playlist, click one file and press Ctrl+A to select all files on the playlist.
6. Click Copy
to burn the selected files.
The burning assistant opens. It will guide you through the burning process.
7. Follow the instructions given by the burning assistant.
Creating ringtones
Create ringtones from MP3 songs for your mobile phone.
Your mobile phone must support one of the following formats: WAV, MP3, WMA, WMV,
OGG
The maximum length for a ringtone is 30 seconds.
1. Above the Player, from the Export storage menu, select Ringtone creator.
2. Select a song from the current playlist, and click Copy .
Audials Tunebite processes the song. The marked area indicates the ringtone.
3. Drag the marked area to adjust its position.
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The Player
All recorded and converted files are then displayed in the Player. As you will first listen
to your recorded media here, Player provides you with options for inspecting and editing
quality.
What you can do with the Player.
to export the selected files to an external device (for example the CD Burner).
Description
Meaning
Broken scissors
Check mark
Pencil
Dollar
Creating a playlist
Create individual or generated playlists to burn them or simply listen to them.
1. In the Player, above the playlist, open the Playlist menu and click
The Player now displays an empty playlist.
New.
2. Switch to any Media center view in the navigation pane, located on the left side of the
Audials Tunebite window.
3. Drag and drop one or more files from the Media center view on the left side to the empty
playlist in the Player on the right side. Repeat this step to add as many files as you want.
4. Optional: To give your playlist a name: Open the Playlist menu and click Rename....
Type in a playlist name and click OK to rename the playlist.
You created a new playlist. You can add media files to your new playlist. All changes will be
saved automatically. You can manage all your playlists in the Playlist view.
Conversion profile
Edit tags
Burn to a DVD
The selected conversion profile will be displayed in the status line below.
All recordings will be converted automatically according to the chosen conversion profile
before they are saved.
...for smartphones
If you plan to export files to your smartphone you can activate a convenient conversion
profile.
1. Click
Custom settings
Customize a conversion profile to create an output format according to your needs.
1. Click
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Editing recordings
3. Edit the properties of the selected files with additional information in the area to the upper
right.
4. Click
You can edit as many songs as you like. All changed files and the
in orange until you save the tags.
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Note: If you would like to prevent incomplete songs from being recorded click
Filtered to edit your filter settings. What should I choose?
Note
Complete recording
Complete recording
None
Cutting a song
If you are not satisfied with the current song recording, you can use the cutting editor to edit
the recording, the fade-in or fade-out.
Restriction: It is only possible to edit MP3 files. If the button is being shown, your file
is not an MP3 file. See Restrictions for the editing function on page 46.
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Figure 12: Recording editor for individual songs. This figure depicts the most important
functions in the recording editor.
Description
Playback marker
Click any spot in the audio track to set the playback position.
Scissors
Fade-in/Fade-out
marker
Play
Click to play back the audio track, starting from the playback
marker.
Play beginning/end
4. Click
5. Move
6. Click
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. Audials Tunebite now shows the first half of the song. Click
Figure 13: Recording editor for continuous audio recordings. This figure depicts the most
important functions.
Description
White area
Position
indicator
Test
Play
Is a button unavailable?
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Name
Description
Is a button unavailable?
Zoom
Fade-in
(increasing
volume)
Fade-out
(decreasing
volume)
Delete fadein/-out
1. Before you start: Please refer to the figure and explanations above to use the cutting editor.
2. Select the continuous recording in the Player you would like to edit.
3. Right-click the selected file and click Cut continuous recording....
The recording editor will open.
4. Edit as many songs from a continuous recording as you would like.
Each song will be saved individually and will then appear in the playback list.
5. Close the cutting editor when you are done editing.
The continuous recording remains unaffected.
Status line
The status line is located at the bottom of each view. The status line shows:
information about how many files are currently recorded and processed (summed-up for all
views together)
information about the current conversion setting
information about the amount of filtered files
information showing where output files are saved
In process
The processing list lists all files that are currently recorded, converted or queued for
processing. The processing list allows you to see and control the processing of individual
media files (for example start and stop recording, clean up the list, etc.).
Click
Click
Format
You can set an output format for your recordings. If you do so, Audials Tunebite will convert
all your recordings automatically.
Click
Format to set an overall output format for your recordings. Setting an output format
via conversion profile
Filtered
Audials Tunebite will filter incomplete recordings and recordings with low sound quality,
depending on the current filter settings.
Click
Storage
You can set a custom standard storage. All recordings will be saved on the selected storage
automatically.
Note: Button unavailable? You can only change the standard storage when no recordings
are currently running. Stop all recording processes and try again.
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Troubleshooting
When you encounter problems with Audials Tunebite, please follow the instructions below.
| Troubleshooting | 53
5. Open the support contact form at http://audials.com/contact/en and fill in the requested
information. Amongst other things:
a) Enter your Your personal Audials account username and password.
The contact form now displays your account email address. Verify that it is the same
address you used when sending the crash report in step 3 on page 52. If the address
used in the crash report differs, enter information about it in the description textfield
(e.g. "Address I used for crash report: username@example.com").
b) Enter a summary of your problem and description on how to make the problem occur.
Also add a short note telling when you send the report (e.g. "a few minutes ago", or
"yesterday").
6. Submit the contact form.
You will receive a confirmation email within a few minutes. The support team usually
answers your request within 72 hours.
The support team will guide you through the necessary procedures to fix your issue.
| Troubleshooting | 54
Figure 17: Crash reporter windows after a crash occured. Gathering information (left), and
form to submit the report (right).
| License Information | 57
License Information
This page describes how to handle license information and procuct activation.
Note: Please keep your license information in a safe place. We strongly suggest to print it
out, and file it with other important documents.
License Key
After ordering your product through our website, you will receive an e-mail with your serial
number and your license key. The license key is 65 characters long.
You need your license key to activate Audials Tunebite.
Activation Key
If you bought your product in a store, your product box contains a product CD and an
activation key printed on the CD envelope. The activation key is 13 digits long.
You have to provide the activation key during installing Audials Tunebite from CD.