Audacity Forum

job.. i am trying to convert old cassette audio tapes to digital before they deteriorate, and while i have a working cassette deck.. :lol: i tried with my newer dell laptop but as you guys mentioned (and i experienced) the combo mic/headphone input is not working properly when i try to connect the c...

thank you currently on windows 7 my record selection is set to "line in" when i record audio direct from the computer (you tube lectures for example) i use sound recorder with "stereo mix" works no problem, however i did not know stereo mix would be an option being that i am using "line in" with the...

as per positive recommendations i attempted to buy the BEHRINGER UCA202 i conducted a through search but there is no availability with all retailers stating its on back order. i did see a UCA222 on ebay but the price was well over the $30 avg retail (i assume its available as those are also scarce) ...

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currently using an old stand alone cassette deck
rca out to 3.5mm in/line in on desktop
adjusting record levels with the slider in audacity, rec level knob on deck has no effect.

thanks for the input

so i am concluding its probably a better practice to save the original .aup as master and make any changes going forward from the master
correct?

once i record and save as .aup i usually export to both .wav and mp3.
if i need to edit something after should i be using the original .aup file or the exported .wav/.mp3
does it matter of is it basically all the same?

thank you

hello i am recording old cassette tapes to my desk top with the line in jack. i have been reading, asking questions and watching tutorials so i have a basic understanding. what are the most basic/fundamental things i should be focusing on in order to get the most reasonable quality. most of my recor...

thanks koz for all the details
trying to make productive use of this time and i consider this my "continuing education" of sorts

i have the olympus tp8 device also
to be certain before i buy - will i be able to use that or any other basic mic with the StarTech adaptor you reference?

hello as per recommendations and research for connecting an external tape deck to my windows 10 laptop i see the behringer UCA202 is a very well recommended device. as far as i can tell the UFO202 also supports a turntable but there is not nearly as much review information on it. am i correct in ass...

Also forgot to ask will I need any kind of a preamp for this or should the tape deck be OK playing own