Vinyl will never completely die. Despite being dethroned by cassette tapes, bludgeoned USB Turntable by CDs, and pummeled by MP3s, records are still out there and the people who love them are rabidly enthusiastic about the medium. Still, despite being the most public face of vinyl's livelihood, innumerable DJs def have divided feelings about its practicality. The allure of trading in a back-breaking crate of records for a palm-size hard drive loaded with digital audio is a convenience few DJs can resist.

Using Pyro 5 to record vinyl was a snap. You can record an entire side of an LP in only pass, then later go though and clean up the recording, separate tracks, and export them to WAV, MP3, or WMA files.