Recording from Cassette tape

[Gale_Andrews]

@tltphd

I have Audacity version 2.0.6. I installed it earlier this year off the internet using exe installer. I am using AGPtek cassette player with USB port into an HP computer with Windows 7. Audacity just stops recording, the first time after about 34 minutes, the second time after about 20 minutes. In each case the cassette player continues to play the recording, which I can hear through the earphone. There is no flatline recording on Audacity. It just stops. I checked the Transport>Time Recorder and all settings are well over 1 hour.

Those settings only apply if you actually start recording by choosing Transport > Timer Record… .

@tltphd

Snap To and all other settings at bottom are off. The tape is a C 60 with 30 minutes on each side. I start recording about 15 minutes into the tape on side 1, as that is the conversation I want to capture. The tape player automatically switches to side 2 and continues without a break. Audacity recorded the first 15 minutes on side 1 and continued recording into side 2 and then stopped about 20 minutes during my first attempt, and then about 10 minutes in the second attempt.

Try rebooting the computer.

If the problem persists, try changing the USB cable. Make sure the cable is connected tightly both ends.

Make sure at Edit > Preferences…, Recording section, that Audio to Buffer is at least 100 milliseconds (which is the default value).


Gale