Audio Cassette - Recording

[steve]

SoundMax HD Audio: Microphone

That one is wrong - The recording input should be "SoundMax HD Audio: Line In" (as in your screenshot).

[eager to learn]

Steve,

I had it set to SoundMax HD Audio: Line In but the sound never registered with Audacity.

The L/R sound level bars just sat there.

Thanks.

[steve]

Check in the Windows mixer that the "line in" is enabled for recording, not muted, and the recording level is turned up.
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Mixer ... ssues#xpcp

[eager to learn]

Steve,

This is what I see (2 attached screen shots in jpg)

[steve]

Could you post a picture of the recording settings.
Click on the "Volume" button in the "Sound Recording" section of your second picture. It will look something like this:

[eager to learn]

Looking in the Advanced Volume I noticed Line In was not checked so I placed a check mark next it and it removed the check mark next to Microphone.

I then hit play on my cassette deck and clicked the Microphone icon in Audacity and hit the purple button to record and then stopped it after about 30 seconds.

I then clicked File > Export and chose WAV (uncompressed).

I then visited where I saved that file on the hard drive and clicked to play it using Winamp and with the speakers turned up I heard nothing.

Hmmm....

[Gale Andrews]

Looking in the Advanced Volume I noticed Line In was not checked so I placed a check mark next it and it removed the check mark next to Microphone.

That is a good sign, selecting one input disables the other.

I then hit play on my cassette deck and clicked the Microphone icon in Audacity and hit the purple button to record and then stopped it after about 30 seconds.

I then clicked File > Export and chose WAV (uncompressed).

I then visited where I saved that file on the hard drive and clicked to play it using Winamp and with the speakers turned up I heard nothing.

DId you record a flat line or a blue waveform with peaks and troughs like this:



Gale

[eager to learn]

Hi Gale,

It seemed to record with a flat blue line and there was a thin red vertical line as well.

I get the distinct impression I will need to adjust something?

Thank you for your help.

[Gale Andrews]

If you set Device Toolbar as you had it before:


then Audacity should record, if you also have the right-hand (input) slider on Mixer Toolbar turned up:



Gale

[eager to learn]

Gale,

You are so awesome.

Worked perfectly.

Thank you so much!