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sorta_guy
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16. November 2009 @ 12:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello All,

I know this topic must be discussed in here. But, please bear with me as I am new to this.

I want to copy my old music cassettes [Hint : the plastic ones that one used to put into boomboxes before CDs & mp3 players were around.. ;-) ]
to my pc using Audacity.

I have Windows Vista on my pc (destination) and also have connected the audio cable from my pc to a boombox (source for cassettes). This audio cable has one pin at source and red/white split audio for left/right speakers at destination, it goes into the pc's audio card.

In Audacity, I press the "Record" button a RED dot on the tool and start the boombox. The horizontal bar starts going to right over the seconds but when I stop and playback nothing gets recorded.

Please help.

Thanks,
Sean.
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16. November 2009 @ 13:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq...i=records-tapes

If the audio is being recorded, you should see the waveform in the window.

I have an old tape player from which I connect from the headphone jack to the 'line in' on the pc.
sorta_guy
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16. November 2009 @ 14:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello,

I am using Audacity version 1.3.9(Beta).

"Choose ?Line In? as the input source on the Audacity toolbar, or in the Audio I/O tab of Preferences (Vista) or Apple Audio-MIDI Setup (OS X)."

Where are these options in the tool? I searched through the drop-down menus, didn't find them.

Thx,
Sean.
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16. November 2009 @ 14:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   

Mez
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16. November 2009 @ 15:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You line in might not work that is a common problem. I answered one of those today. This migh make 2.
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16. November 2009 @ 17:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It also mentions that with Vista (which I don't have) it is in the Preferences menu.
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16. November 2009 @ 22:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
With my Vista lappy, there is no 'Line In' option menu..B/C there's no line in connection..So had to set up using 'Stereo Mix'..In Control Panel>Sound> Recording> Stereo Mix....
sorta_guy
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17. November 2009 @ 09:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Here's what I have in Control Panel>Sound> Recording>

Microphone (available) (this one's tick marked).
Line-In (Currently Unavailable)
S/PIF-In (Currently Unavailable)
I see there's a Line-In 'hole' (blue) on my soundcard. So, why does it say Line-In unvailable in the Recordings under Control Panel?

Thx,
Sean.
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17. November 2009 @ 09:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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So, why does it say Line-In unvailable in the Recordings under Control Panel?
B/C nothing is plugged in the Line-In(blue) connection..
sorta_guy
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17. November 2009 @ 10:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have connected the audio cable to the Line-In. The Audacity gives the following error when I press the record button.

"Error while opening sound device.Please check input device settings and the project sample rate" - how do I do that.?

Sean.
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17. November 2009 @ 10:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
In Audacity, Edit-> Preferences
sorta_guy
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17. November 2009 @ 11:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"Eurika!" It works now, it's copying, but can't hear it on the pc speakers. Are there any selections to be made so I can hear it when the cassette ends??
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18. November 2009 @ 09:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Did you hear it while it was recording?..
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18. November 2009 @ 11:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
k00ka (Junior Member) 18. November 2009 @ 09:43
Did you hear it while it was recording?..


Nopes.
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