Documentation

The documentation lives in the vinyl-check repository and is synced into this website. It is written in English; the interface of vinyl-check itself is available in English and German.

Get started

Install vinyl-check, set up the turntable chain, and work through a first record.

Installation and configuration

Install vinyl-check from source, run it as a headless Raspberry Pi station or as a desktop app, and configure it.

Setup guide

Turntable chains from a USB deck to high end, alignment basics, level calibration and a checklist for every session.

User guide

The workflow in the interface: records, recording a side, reports, grades, cleaning comparison, master comparison and alignment runs.

Reference

How every figure is measured, how the station is built, and the rules of its interface.

How vinyl-check measures

How vinyl-check captures, detects clicks, segments a side, grades it, compares recordings and measures a turntable with a test record.

Architecture: stations and Vinyl-Mind

How a station is built today, and how stations will learn together through Vinyl-Mind without sharing audio.

Design system

The rules behind the interface: principles, information architecture, tokens, icons, components and a measurable design QA.

Project

Releases, code signing, translations and how to contribute.

Code signing

Signing status of the desktop apps, the first start on macOS and Windows, and how to check a download.

Translating vinyl-check

How the interface, API messages and PDF reports are translated, and how to add a language.

Contributing to vinyl-check

Bug reports, measurements, translations and code: development setup, tests, building the apps and code style.

Changelog

Release history of vinyl-check.