Recording analogue tapes to file using LINE-IN

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Richard - 22 Apr 2008 00:59 GMT

I'm trying to create music files from cassettes using an ACER 5920 lapton
(Vista Home Premium) and AUDACITY. I cannot seem to get a signal into
AUDACITY, although I han hear an output from the computer's speakers. I have
connected the cassette player's headphone output to the computer's LINE-IN
jack. I have set the device preferences in AUDACITY and have right-clicked
the speaker icon and set the recording device to LINE-IN but still no-go! Can
anyon suggest what I may be doing wrong? Thanks!

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John Inzer - 22 Apr 2008 03:16 GMT

> I'm trying to create music files from cassettes using an ACER 5920
> lapton (Vista Home Premium) and AUDACITY. I cannot seem to get a
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> set the recording device to LINE-IN but still no-go! Can anyon
> suggest what I may be doing wrong? Thanks!

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Not sure if the following article offers anything
you missed but it couldn't hurt to have a look:

How do I record from vinyl records, cassette tapes, or minidiscs?
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=recording&i=records-tapes

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Richard - 22 Apr 2008 09:43 GMT

Thanks for that, John but I think I've done everything that article suggests.
I'm assuming I must have a setting in Vista itself which is causing the
problem.

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> > I'm trying to create music files from cassettes using an ACER 5920
> > lapton (Vista Home Premium) and AUDACITY. I cannot seem to get a
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> How do I record from vinyl records, cassette tapes, or minidiscs?
> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=recording&i=records-tapes

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Clevo - 22 Apr 2008 13:12 GMT

Richard;690309 Wrote:

> I'm trying to create music files from cassettes using an ACER 5920
> lapton
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> --
> Richard

What Sound card are you using there?

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Richard - 22 Apr 2008 18:13 GMT

Realtek High Definition Audio

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Clevo - 22 Apr 2008 23:35 GMT

Richard;691038 Wrote:

> Realtek High Definition Audio

In control panel/Sound/

Do you have "line-in" enabled?

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Richard - 23 Apr 2008 01:34 GMT

Yes - Right-clicked the speaker icon, selected Recording devices and enabled
there.

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Edward - 22 Apr 2008 23:33 GMT

> I'm trying to create music files from cassettes using an ACER 5920 lapton
> (Vista Home Premium) and AUDACITY. I cannot seem to get a signal into
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Can
> anyon suggest what I may be doing wrong? Thanks!

Select sound from the control panel.
Select the recording tab.
Right click on the background of the tab and choose "show disabled
devices."
Right click on Wave Out Mix (Stereo Mix) and click enable.
Now it should work the same way as Wave Out Mix in Windows XP, allowing
you to record any sound your computer makes.

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Richard - 23 Apr 2008 01:49 GMT

1> Select sound from the control panel.
2> Select the recording tab.
3> Right click on the background of the tab and choose "show disabled

> devices."

4> Right click on Wave Out Mix (Stereo Mix) and click enable.

> Now it should work the same way as Wave Out Mix in Windows XP, allowing
> you to record any sound your computer makes.
>

Thanks, Edward

I've done 1,2 & 3 (on the "Recording" tab) but can only see "Stereo Mix" at
4. I've right-clicked and enabled that but can't find "Wave Out Mix" (I'm
using Vista Home Premium).

I've tried readjusting all the preferences in AUDACITY but, while I can
still hear output through the computer speakers, still can't get a signal to
register or record.

Everything is showing "working" as its status.

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Richard - 10 May 2008 19:19 GMT

PROBLEM SOLVED!!!

Anyone following this thread wohas experienced a similar problem will be
interested to know that the problem was solved as soon as I installed Vista
SP1.

Thanks to everyone who tried to help!

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> I'm trying to create music files from cassettes using an ACER 5920 lapton
> (Vista Home Premium) and AUDACITY. I cannot seem to get a signal into
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> the speaker icon and set the recording device to LINE-IN but still no-go! Can
> anyon suggest what I may be doing wrong? Thanks!

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