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Absolute newbie question
I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio
tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden |
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Absolute newbie question
"Peter Ledden" writes:
I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Likely the line input of your sound card it muted. Use the input that your TV card is going into. That should be the line IN instead of the mic in. The mic in will be too sensitive for that line level signal. Then, play around with the optionsproperties in the Windows volume control to show all the sliders for all the inputs for both playback and for recording. I bet the playback for your lineinput is both a) currently hidden in that volume control and/or b) muted. For recording to work, make sure the level for recording is non-zero. Best Regards, -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H \ / | http://www.toddh.net/ X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/ / \ http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice." |
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Absolute newbie question
"Peter Ledden" writes:
I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Likely the line input of your sound card it muted. Use the input that your TV card is going into. That should be the line IN instead of the mic in. The mic in will be too sensitive for that line level signal. Then, play around with the optionsproperties in the Windows volume control to show all the sliders for all the inputs for both playback and for recording. I bet the playback for your lineinput is both a) currently hidden in that volume control and/or b) muted. For recording to work, make sure the level for recording is non-zero. Best Regards, -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H \ / | http://www.toddh.net/ X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/ / \ http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice." |
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Absolute newbie question
"Peter Ledden" writes:
I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Likely the line input of your sound card it muted. Use the input that your TV card is going into. That should be the line IN instead of the mic in. The mic in will be too sensitive for that line level signal. Then, play around with the optionsproperties in the Windows volume control to show all the sliders for all the inputs for both playback and for recording. I bet the playback for your lineinput is both a) currently hidden in that volume control and/or b) muted. For recording to work, make sure the level for recording is non-zero. Best Regards, -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H \ / | http://www.toddh.net/ X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/ / \ http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice." |
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Absolute newbie question
"Peter Ledden" writes:
I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Likely the line input of your sound card it muted. Use the input that your TV card is going into. That should be the line IN instead of the mic in. The mic in will be too sensitive for that line level signal. Then, play around with the optionsproperties in the Windows volume control to show all the sliders for all the inputs for both playback and for recording. I bet the playback for your lineinput is both a) currently hidden in that volume control and/or b) muted. For recording to work, make sure the level for recording is non-zero. Best Regards, -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H \ / | http://www.toddh.net/ X Promoting good netiquette | http://triplethreatband.com/ / \ http://www.toddh.net/netiquette/ | "4 lines suffice." |
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Absolute newbie question
"Peter Ledden" wrote in message
... I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden The Mic/Mixing jack is probably an input. The headphone jack is output, but it is amplified and impedance matched for a headphone, and is not "line level". But since you have no other choice with that equipment, try hooking the headphone jack to the line-input of SoundBlaster card (in a PCI slot on the back of the computer). If you care about the quality of the sound, buy a used cassette deck with line level outputs. You will need a recorder program. SoundBlaster cards usually come with Creative Recorder or you can download it from the Creative web site. You can also download the SoundBlaster instructions for your sound card if you can't identify the line-put jack. When you select line input in the recorder program, you should see the VU meters moving when the tape is playing. It would have helped if you had identified which exact sound card you have on your computer. |
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Absolute newbie question
"Peter Ledden" wrote in message
... I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden The Mic/Mixing jack is probably an input. The headphone jack is output, but it is amplified and impedance matched for a headphone, and is not "line level". But since you have no other choice with that equipment, try hooking the headphone jack to the line-input of SoundBlaster card (in a PCI slot on the back of the computer). If you care about the quality of the sound, buy a used cassette deck with line level outputs. You will need a recorder program. SoundBlaster cards usually come with Creative Recorder or you can download it from the Creative web site. You can also download the SoundBlaster instructions for your sound card if you can't identify the line-put jack. When you select line input in the recorder program, you should see the VU meters moving when the tape is playing. It would have helped if you had identified which exact sound card you have on your computer. |
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Absolute newbie question
"Peter Ledden" wrote in message
... I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden The Mic/Mixing jack is probably an input. The headphone jack is output, but it is amplified and impedance matched for a headphone, and is not "line level". But since you have no other choice with that equipment, try hooking the headphone jack to the line-input of SoundBlaster card (in a PCI slot on the back of the computer). If you care about the quality of the sound, buy a used cassette deck with line level outputs. You will need a recorder program. SoundBlaster cards usually come with Creative Recorder or you can download it from the Creative web site. You can also download the SoundBlaster instructions for your sound card if you can't identify the line-put jack. When you select line input in the recorder program, you should see the VU meters moving when the tape is playing. It would have helped if you had identified which exact sound card you have on your computer. |
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Absolute newbie question
"Peter Ledden" wrote in message
... I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden The Mic/Mixing jack is probably an input. The headphone jack is output, but it is amplified and impedance matched for a headphone, and is not "line level". But since you have no other choice with that equipment, try hooking the headphone jack to the line-input of SoundBlaster card (in a PCI slot on the back of the computer). If you care about the quality of the sound, buy a used cassette deck with line level outputs. You will need a recorder program. SoundBlaster cards usually come with Creative Recorder or you can download it from the Creative web site. You can also download the SoundBlaster instructions for your sound card if you can't identify the line-put jack. When you select line input in the recorder program, you should see the VU meters moving when the tape is playing. It would have helped if you had identified which exact sound card you have on your computer. |
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Absolute newbie question
Thank you both for your help. I found that the 'line in' was muted and I had
to unplug the TV card input into the Creative Sound Blaster PCI and replace with the lead from my player and it all worked. I appreciate you both taking the time to assist. Regards, Peter Ledden "Mark A" wrote in message ... "Peter Ledden" wrote in message ... I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden The Mic/Mixing jack is probably an input. The headphone jack is output, but it is amplified and impedance matched for a headphone, and is not "line level". But since you have no other choice with that equipment, try hooking the headphone jack to the line-input of SoundBlaster card (in a PCI slot on the back of the computer). If you care about the quality of the sound, buy a used cassette deck with line level outputs. You will need a recorder program. SoundBlaster cards usually come with Creative Recorder or you can download it from the Creative web site. You can also download the SoundBlaster instructions for your sound card if you can't identify the line-put jack. When you select line input in the recorder program, you should see the VU meters moving when the tape is playing. It would have helped if you had identified which exact sound card you have on your computer. |
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Absolute newbie question
Thank you both for your help. I found that the 'line in' was muted and I had
to unplug the TV card input into the Creative Sound Blaster PCI and replace with the lead from my player and it all worked. I appreciate you both taking the time to assist. Regards, Peter Ledden "Mark A" wrote in message ... "Peter Ledden" wrote in message ... I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden The Mic/Mixing jack is probably an input. The headphone jack is output, but it is amplified and impedance matched for a headphone, and is not "line level". But since you have no other choice with that equipment, try hooking the headphone jack to the line-input of SoundBlaster card (in a PCI slot on the back of the computer). If you care about the quality of the sound, buy a used cassette deck with line level outputs. You will need a recorder program. SoundBlaster cards usually come with Creative Recorder or you can download it from the Creative web site. You can also download the SoundBlaster instructions for your sound card if you can't identify the line-put jack. When you select line input in the recorder program, you should see the VU meters moving when the tape is playing. It would have helped if you had identified which exact sound card you have on your computer. |
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Absolute newbie question
Thank you both for your help. I found that the 'line in' was muted and I had
to unplug the TV card input into the Creative Sound Blaster PCI and replace with the lead from my player and it all worked. I appreciate you both taking the time to assist. Regards, Peter Ledden "Mark A" wrote in message ... "Peter Ledden" wrote in message ... I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden The Mic/Mixing jack is probably an input. The headphone jack is output, but it is amplified and impedance matched for a headphone, and is not "line level". But since you have no other choice with that equipment, try hooking the headphone jack to the line-input of SoundBlaster card (in a PCI slot on the back of the computer). If you care about the quality of the sound, buy a used cassette deck with line level outputs. You will need a recorder program. SoundBlaster cards usually come with Creative Recorder or you can download it from the Creative web site. You can also download the SoundBlaster instructions for your sound card if you can't identify the line-put jack. When you select line input in the recorder program, you should see the VU meters moving when the tape is playing. It would have helped if you had identified which exact sound card you have on your computer. |
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Absolute newbie question
Thank you both for your help. I found that the 'line in' was muted and I had
to unplug the TV card input into the Creative Sound Blaster PCI and replace with the lead from my player and it all worked. I appreciate you both taking the time to assist. Regards, Peter Ledden "Mark A" wrote in message ... "Peter Ledden" wrote in message ... I have an el cheapo portable CD/Tape/Radio player. I wish to record an audio tape onto my PC and burn to CD. There are only two jacks on my portable player:Headphones and Mic/Mixing tape, into which do I plug my lead and where on the computer do I plug in? My PC is further complicated by having a TV card where that lead goes from the TV card to the Sound Blaster card. I have tried various combinations but can get no sound to play through my speakes so that I know that the PC is receiving the input. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Peter Ledden The Mic/Mixing jack is probably an input. The headphone jack is output, but it is amplified and impedance matched for a headphone, and is not "line level". But since you have no other choice with that equipment, try hooking the headphone jack to the line-input of SoundBlaster card (in a PCI slot on the back of the computer). If you care about the quality of the sound, buy a used cassette deck with line level outputs. You will need a recorder program. SoundBlaster cards usually come with Creative Recorder or you can download it from the Creative web site. You can also download the SoundBlaster instructions for your sound card if you can't identify the line-put jack. When you select line input in the recorder program, you should see the VU meters moving when the tape is playing. It would have helped if you had identified which exact sound card you have on your computer. |
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