Audacity not recognizing line in from RCA plugs into USB port
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and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Audacity 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.
Audacity not recognizing line in from RCA plugs into USB port
I am ready to start recording from cassette player line out to USB port in computer but the only option in the device drop down is built in microphone. Can anyone offer help or suggestions.
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kozikowski
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Re: Audacity not recognizing line in from RCA plugs into USB port
There's another piece of this. Those two don't plug into each other.line out to USB port in
Could this be as simple as plugging the tape machine in first and then start or restart Audacity? Audacity should be last.
Koz
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billw58
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Re: Audacity not recognizing line in from RCA plugs into USB port
Have a look at this page on the wiki.
Is this one of those $40 cassette-to-USB devices? If it shows up as "PnP USB Audio Device" in System Sound Preferences you may have trouble getting it to work reliably.
-- Bill
Is this one of those $40 cassette-to-USB devices? If it shows up as "PnP USB Audio Device" in System Sound Preferences you may have trouble getting it to work reliably.
-- Bill