Transferring audio through video to USB converter [SOLVED]

[Gale Andrews]

I've connected the turntable (RCA connectors) to my amp and the output
from the amp to a RCA-USB converter. I get the following error:

I have an HP Pavillion dv5 1500 running Windows 7 Ultimate.
I was successful transferring to the computer from the amplifier using the pre-amp and the amp output to the microphone input, but the quality is unacceptable.

Ed,

I don't know if you saw it, but I gave you more suggestions:

Please try for example, changing the Audacity project rate bottom left of the screen to 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz.

Try another USB cable.

Try right-click over the speaker icon by the system clock > Recording Devices. Right-click over the USB device > Properties. Click the "Advanced" tab. Try setting "Default format" to "2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 Hz" or "2 channel, 16 bit, 48000 Hz", but choose the Hz so that it is the same rate as the Audacity project rate.

Also try clicking both "Exclusive Mode" boxes in "Advanced" then choose "Windows DirectSound" for "Host" in the Audacity Devices Preferences (instead of MME). Again, make sure the Hz is the same in the "Advanced" tab and Audacity. Make sure the "Advanced" tab sets a "2 channel" choice if you are setting two recording channels
in Audacity Preferences.

Also test if it works with any other audio recording programs, such as Windows Sound Recorder.

Have you tried all that?

I don't believe anyone will be able to help you unless you give the make and model number of the USB converter? Can you not do that?

Did you try looking if the computer has a line-in (or method to change the mic port to line-in), like I suggested)?


Gale

[EduardoJ]

I responded to your email, Gale. Nothing worked. Also posted in English.

[EduardoJ]

My computer does not have audio audio inputs, only USB2. Mike input is 16-bit, 2 channel @48 K-hertz. I have tried both the 48,000 and the 44,100 Hz rate on Audacity settings. But I am not using the mike input anyway. I tried both USB2 and the MS Sound Mapper Input

[Gale Andrews]

I responded to your email, Gale. Nothing worked. Also posted in English.

I disapproved that, Ed, let's keep one thread, please.

I've noted the extra information you added there:

***Diamond VC-500 RCA-USB2 video/audio converter***
( http://www.diamondmm.com/VC500.php )

Technics turntable connected to USB converter via Kenwood multi-stage amplifier (have tried pre-amp and full amp outputs)

As I said in my very first reply, and my second, Audacity ***will not capture from combined audio and video signals***. I can't be sure, but from the description of the product, I suspect this is the problem. I suggest you ask at http://www.dmmsupport.com/index.php if your product is suitable for sending audio only to the computer.

You could also see if the software included with the product will allow you to capture the audio as a video file. If so, then add FFmpeg to your computer, then open the video file in Audacity and it should be able to extract the audio.

If not, try these instead for audio capture.
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Recom ... Interfaces .

Let us know how you get on.



Gale

[EduardoJ]

I had already installed FFMPEG. Thank you for your recommendations for USB interfaces. Diamond's software is not useful and their documentation is nil. I will return this product and get something more applicable.

[Gale Andrews]

I had already installed FFMPEG. Thank you for your recommendations for USB interfaces. Diamond's software is not useful and their documentation is nil. I will return this product and get something more applicable.

Thanks, Ed. I've moved to the English 1.3 Beta board and marked this [SOLVED].

Note that the device "may" be useful if you have any reason to transfer video to your computer, for example from old VHS tapes.


Gale