Recording Produces Flat Blue Line

[Gale Andrews]

Do you actually see the USB Audio CODEC for the turntable in Audacity's Device Toolbar? If not, the USB connection isn't detected by Windows and won't work.

Does the Desktop have a blue Line-in separate from the microphone in? If so then you have options using the built-in computer sound card to convert to digital. You can connect either the RCA output or the headphones output of the unit to computer Line-In. RCA is preferred. Then set the Audacity recording device to Line-In.

Or record to CD and rip the CD to WAV to edit it.


Gale

[pberteau]

Yes, I tried that and successfully recorded a cd from an lp with the same unit. Running out of variables. Suggestions for next step(s)? Thanks!

[Gale Andrews]

Yes, I tried that and successfully recorded a cd from an lp with the same unit. Running out of variables. Suggestions for next step(s)? Thanks!

I have read that three times and have no idea what you are asking. What did you try, exactly? What variables are you referring to?

Note that you can press the QUOTE button to reply, then we can see what text you are replying to.


Gale

[pberteau]

Yes, I tried that and successfully recorded a cd from an lp with the same unit. Running out of variables. Suggestions for next step(s)? Thanks

Someone suggested that I try to record from lp to cd, using my USB turntable. This is what I tried and successfully recorded.

Does the Desktop have a blue Line-in separate from the microphone in? If so then you have options using the built-in computer sound card to convert to digital. You can connect either the RCA output or the headphones output of the unit to computer Line-In. RCA is preferred. Then set the Audacity recording device to Line-In.

I don't understand any of this. So, I guess that means I'm in over my head. Thanks for trying to help me. I guess I'll just buy a new USB turntable that uses different software.

[Gale Andrews]

Yes, I tried that and successfully recorded a cd from an lp with the same unit. Running out of variables. Suggestions for next step(s)? Thanks

Someone suggested that I try to record from lp to cd, using my USB turntable. This is what I tried and successfully recorded.

You asked for next steps, but what is the problem you are trying to resolve? If you need to get the audio off the CD, then you can use extraction software like Windows Media Player to "rip" the CD tracks to an audio file. If you want a small file and don't mind losing some quality, rip to MP3. If you want to edit the audio in Audacity, rip to WAV. See: Tutorial - How to import CDs.

Does the Desktop have a blue Line-in separate from the microphone in? If so then you have options using the built-in computer sound card to convert to digital. You can connect either the RCA output or the headphones output of the unit to computer Line-In. RCA is preferred. Then set the Audacity recording device to Line-In.

I don't understand any of this.

Examine the computer or look in the computer manual to see if it has an audio input with a blue ring round it. If it does, and if you can enable that input in Windows Sound, then you can record from the turntable without burning a CD. If you do this you must connect from the RCA output or the headphones output of the turntable to the blue ring input on the computer - in other words the USB cable is not involved. We are bypassing USB because it does not seem to be working.

If Windows doesn't see the turntable as a USB device, no software will record from it by that method.


Gale