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Hi everyone, I am using Audacity 2.3.2 and have been trying to convert cassette recording to mp3. I have a Retround USB tape to MP3 player. I am using Mac OS X El Caption 10.11.6 What happens is, when I try ...

Using Mojave 10.4.6 and Audacity 2.3.2 I have a cassette player connected to the input of my Edirol UA-5. I have iShowU audio capture ... cassette playing and connected to the Edirol ( and Edirol connected to the USB on the Mac, on the Mac's sound preferences I can see the input levels moving ...

... Sierra Version 10.13.6 and Audacity 2.3.2. I'm trying to use a Super USB Cassette Capture device to record. Every time I try to record from my device, I get the error ...

That's one of those cheap USB-cassette things, right? Lots of people have trouble with them. No-one here has been able to come up with a solution, other than using something else to record cassettes.

-- Bill

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Can anyone help with this ?? I am using Mac OS Sierra. 10.12.6 . I can't it to record from a usb cassette tape player.

thanks !!!

Paul

... and play through and still no sound from the macbook How do I know the cassette is actually recording I have never done this before and would love ... connect the device before you launch Audacity. You should then see a USB device option in the Recording settings of the "Device Toolbar": https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/device_toolbar.html

... an iMac running 10.14.5. Audacity 2.3.2. I also use a Behringer UA202 usb sound card. I have transferred cassettes from a Yamaha cassette deck using the line in on the Behringer without an issue, ...

If you've already got a "normal" cassette player with either "Line out" or "Aux out", then you could use a USB sound card. One of the cheapest reliable ones that gets mentioned regularly on this forum is the Behringer UCA-202 (about $30).

Sigh. Is this one of those $30 cassette-to-USB devices? Does it show up in System Preferences > Sound as "PnP Audio Device"? Lots of people have trouble ...

I'll bet you're using one of those cassette-to-USB mini players that sell for about $30 on Amazon. Lots of people have trouble with them. They show up ...