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by aud409
Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:10 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: recording vinyl through audacity
Replies: 4
Views: 152

Re: recording vinyl through audacity

i only wish to record the 3 or 4 albums i cant find digitally.
The UCA202 has a direct/USB monitor switch instead of a line-phono switch and it has an S/PDIF optical digital output.
so the UFO202 would only be good for the vinyl specific then?
by aud409
Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:20 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: recording vinyl through audacity
Replies: 4
Views: 152

recording vinyl through audacity

hello i have a few albums that are obscure and have not been commercially digitized. i have done some research and see the behringer UFO202 seems to be the device of choice for this as it has a pre-amp integrated and grounding for the turntable. my preference would be the behringer UCA202 as its wel...
by aud409
Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:00 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: recording in stereo vs mono for non music files
Replies: 3
Views: 100

Re: recording in stereo vs mono for non music files

all original recordings were from a stereo tape deck linked to the tv/vcr and recorded with levels being set independently for each channel. im thinking if that were the case i should stick to stereo for my digitizing as you stated? just curious assuming if during original recording of the cassette ...
by aud409
Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:26 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: recording in stereo vs mono for non music files
Replies: 3
Views: 100

recording in stereo vs mono for non music files

hello
i am in the process of transferring all my old cassette tapes to digital with audacity.
all of my tapes in question are dialog from movies and TV shows and contain nothing musical.

will i be better off recording in mono for this?

thanks
by aud409
Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:29 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: setting recording levels
Replies: 1
Views: 86

Re: setting recording levels

my mistake....

i had the rec device selected as stereo mix by accident
changed to line in
problem resolved
by aud409
Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:23 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: setting recording levels
Replies: 1
Views: 86

setting recording levels

hello
running windows 7 with audacity latest version
tape deck line in to desktop for recording

when recording i notice the levels can be set and are influenced by both the volume slider and the recording level slider.
is this normal?

thanks
by aud409
Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:01 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: WMA to wav or mp3
Replies: 4
Views: 656

Re: WMA to wav or mp3

thanks for the info i followed the steps just want to confirm its correct and i am not missing something i noticed that the .exe file does not execute as a normal .exe file (it did not run?) i had to extract the zip file and browse to the avformat-55.dll" using the Libraries Preferences as noted als...
by aud409
Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:24 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: WMA to wav or mp3
Replies: 4
Views: 656

WMA to wav or mp3

hello i know this has been addressed before and i have found some information but need a bit more clarity please. i have many windows WMA files but but i see audacity cannot work with these. can these be converted to wav or mp3 for working within audacity? i see something about a plug in but its not...
by aud409
Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:20 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: behringer UCA202 alternatives
Replies: 9
Views: 1016

Re: behringer UCA202 alternatives

yes have that cable and its connected to the line in of my desktop (see my other post) was hoping to get the uca202/222 to use in my newer dell desktop which has the less than desirable "combo" port. every place i check has them on back order i did buy he star-tech USB adapter you referenced for the...
by aud409
Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:04 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: behringer UCA202 alternatives
Replies: 9
Views: 1016

Re: behringer UCA202 alternatives

saw a vendor with the new uca222 on ebay but the price would be about $78 with shipping
way too much