Audacity Forum

I'm trying to record onto Audacity from a DAT player, using the CD player input, with a USM brand analog to digital cable. I get a signal but it's very high top to bottom, and it doesn't look like mic-input waveforms. I'm wondering if the digital signal is not compatible with Audacity. Should I just...

Can you record onto Audacity from a DAT player? I have a USB cable that should work. If you CAN do this, what setting do you use (mic, line in, CD player, etc.) I'm thinking a CD player and a DAT player should have the same levels and impedence in the output, but I'm too chicken to try it. Anybody k...