Seperating audio channels

[tfrog]

I have a non copyrighted audio book that is on cassette tape that I am trying to transfer to cd before the tape wears out. The problem is it was made to play on tape decks that had a balance control. Is there any way to record it through the line in on my (sound blaster audigy 2 A000) sound card, and use audacity to seperate the channels. I have at my disposal a Behringer Eurorack 6-channel mixing board. I have tried using a stereo 1/8 in. jack cable to run from my radio to my comp but was still getting some bleed through from the other channel. I would appreciate your help as this book is no longer available and is from a author and company that no longer can be reached.

Thx for your help,
Tfrog

[steve]

The easiest way to split a stereo track into two mono tracks is to use Audacity 1.3.x
You can download the latest version of Audacity 1.3 from here: http://audacityteam.org/download/

To split the stereo track into two mono tracks, click on the name of the track, then from the drop down menu, select "Split to mono".

[tfrog]

Thx, I'll give that a try and see if it works.

Tfrog

[tfrog]

I'm still getting bleed through of the opposing channel. Is there any way to record only the left or right audio channel? Or do I need a plug-in? This wouldn't be a problem if they still put balance adjustments on tape players. If necessary I can send you a sound bite of the audio I'm working with so that you can see the problem.

tfrog

[steve]

I'm still getting bleed through of the opposing channel.

It's possible that the bleed-through may be on the tape. As tapes age the stereo separation tends to blur. Are you able to test one of the tapes on another tape player?

[tfrog]

No, I only have access to one tape player at this time. If this is the case is there any way of cleaning it up or boosting the volume of the channel I want, or am I just SOL on this project?

Thx,
Tfrog

[steve]

Could you post a short sample as a WAV file to the forum (less than 6 seconds of the 2 channel stereo track).