Does anyone know how I can record from tape to audacity? I have the lead connected etc & it does work, the problem is the sound is too loud... im not sure if there's a setting I need to adjust to transfer from tape to mp3.
Audacity 2.0.5
Windows 8
Audacity Music Software ... little problem
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Re: Audacity Music Software ... little problem
My guess is that you have connected the tape to a microphone input on the computer.widlowy wrote:I have the lead connected etc & it does work, the problem is the sound is too loud...
Microphones produce a much smaller signal than a tape machine, so a tape machine will overload a microphone input. Also, mic inputs are usually mono.
You need to plug into a "line level" input.
See this article in the manual for more information: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/ho ... pment.html
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