I am attempting to connect my turntable to my PC. I have plugged the
RCA connections into an adapter that allows me to connect to my
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS line-in jack. From there, however, I
cannot figure out what to use to listen to the audio from the analog
source. Don't see anything that will enable me to tap into that source
from the Creative software, Windows Media Player, or WinAmp. Any
suggestions would be helpful.

Once I can get Windows (XP) to acknowledge the analog audio, I want to
record to a .wav file, using native Sound Recorder unless anyone has
any alternatives to suggest.

Thanks in advance.

Update: I just discovered the Creative Surround Mixer which allows the
user to control audio from an external source, but even after muting
all but the line-in source, I still get nothing.

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I am attempting to connect my turntable to my PC. I have plugged the
RCA connections into an adapter that allows me to connect to my
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS line-in jack. From there, however, I
cannot figure out what to use to listen to the audio from the analog
source. Don't see anything that will enable me to tap into that source
from the Creative software, Windows Media Player, or WinAmp. Any
suggestions would be helpful.

Once I can get Windows (XP) to acknowledge the analog audio, I want to
record to a .wav file, using native Sound Recorder unless anyone has
any alternatives to suggest.

Thanks in advance.


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See the Windows Audio Control Panel and get it's settings right.
Your problem is probably a badly installed or set up Windows.

Then if you here the music without using any Winamp or Media Player.. or other...
you will be able to record it with any other free or expensive audio
editor.

--
Allen Reny

My way of doing LP = CDR
http://www.a-reny.com/iexplorer/restauration.html

IMHO, the best way to interface your computer sound card to a stereo
system is by using an amplifier that has tape input and output, and
hooking up the sound card as if it were a tape recorder (i.e., using
the "tape in" and tape out" jacks). You still won't be able to monitor
your source, because when you flip the "monitor" switch on the pre-amp
you are connecting the sound card's input to its output, but you
probably could if you installed an isolation amp of some kind (perhaps
a cheap mixer) between the sound card's output and the "tape in" jack
on the pre-amp.

Have you more than one audio device in your system?

If so, maybe Sound Recorder is set to the otherdevice.

By the way, I believe Creative audio hardware comes with programs for
recording and editing sound files. You may need that to apply RIAA
equalisation (unless you've already got it in the aignal chain.)

Tim


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Update: I just discovered the Creative Surround Mixer which allows the
user to control audio from an external source, but even after muting
all but the line-in source, I still get nothing.

On 24 Apr 2005 20:00:44 -0700, "
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Update: I just discovered the Creative Surround Mixer which allows the
user to control audio from an external source, but even after muting
all but the line-in source, I still get nothing.

A turntable with a magnetic cartridge (typical) produces an audio output
of a few thousandths of a volt; a line-in input is designed for an signal
around 1 volt. You need a phono pre-amplifier between your turntable and
your sound card. This will not only boost the signal to the proper level,
but also provide the necessary RIAA equalization (without this, the sound
will be all treble and no bass).

Radio Shack has a $25 phono preamp that I've heard people say is good.
It's battery operated, which may also help prevent hum problems.




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On 24 Apr 2005 19:46:24 -0700, wrote:

Once I can get Windows (XP) to acknowledge the analog audio, I want to
record to a .wav file, using native Sound Recorder unless anyone has
any alternatives to suggest.

Try GoldWave. A lot of options for going beyond merely creating the WAV
file. The download is fully functional.

www.goldwave.com
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On 25 Apr 2005 11:37:55 -0700, wrote:

IMHO, the best way to interface your computer sound card to a stereo
system is by using an amplifier that has tape input and output, and
hooking up the sound card as if it were a tape recorder (i.e., using
the "tape in" and tape out" jacks). You still won't be able to monitor
your source, because when you flip the "monitor" switch on the pre-amp
you are connecting the sound card's input to its output, but you
probably could if you installed an isolation amp of some kind (perhaps
a cheap mixer) between the sound card's output and the "tape in" jack
on the pre-amp.

You can do that, but connecting the sound card's line in and out to the
receiver's tape in and out would be no different than connecting a tape
recorder that way, so you _could_ use the monitor switch if you wanted to.
The phono signal would still go to the sound card while the sound card's
output would go to whatever speakers or headphones are connected to the
amp. This would be useful to monitor whether some other process on the
computer makes a noise while you're trying to record, but wouldn't be
functionally any different than using a simple phono preamp between the
turntable and soundcard and listening via the computer's speakers.





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On 24 Apr 2005 20:00:44 -0700, "
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Update: I just discovered the Creative Surround Mixer which allows the
user to control audio from an external source, but even after muting
all but the line-in source, I still get nothing.


A turntable with a magnetic cartridge (typical) produces an audio output
of a few thousandths of a volt; a line-in input is designed for an signal
around 1 volt. You need a phono pre-amplifier between your turntable and
your sound card. This will not only boost the signal to the proper level,
but also provide the necessary RIAA equalization (without this, the sound
will be all treble and no bass).

Radio Shack has a $25 phono preamp that I've heard people say is good.
It's battery operated, which may also help prevent hum problems.




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That's all true once he get an actual connection, but the problem may be
more than that. Without the preamp, he should be hearing something, like
sound of insects playing his music, if everything is connected and
working properly WITHOUT the phono pre-amp.

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