newb recording question

Posted on Oct 03, 2004 11:42 pm
nookie
Member Since: Oct 03, 2004

im a newb :D

i simply have my micro-system hooked up to my pc thru AUX and i wanted to know how i could record from the radio on that micro-system

basicly so far ive just been using my system as my pc speakers but i wanted to record some old cassette to my pc

thx a lot for your help, id really like ot be able to record those old mix i have on nasty casette

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flame
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Since: Jul 01, 2002

Oct 04, 2004 06:52 am

ok. firstly we'll need some help...

got a soundcard? if so, which one? nextly, got any way of plugging the stereo into the soundcard?
then, have you got any recording type applications on your pc to record the sound once its flowing? what pc is it? which operating system? the more info the better

feel free to fill out your gear profile if youre intending to stay around here (which hopefully you will) and welcome to HRC!

nookie
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Since: Oct 03, 2004

Oct 04, 2004 11:42 am

damn, thanks man, gald to join :)

sorry about the lack of information here

my pc is strong enough, 3600XP, soundblaster 128 only tho

i do have cable already to plug my system onto my pc, ive been using my system to play sound from my pc for over 5 years already

im running winxp sp1, i know all about pc im a programmer and a tech but know nothing about sound besides installing a sound card and its drivers :o

so...basicly im currently using RCA cables ging from the system to my pc in THA GREEN input...i got a crappy mic too that was given to me if thats any relevent for you to know

no software yet but i was hoping you could refer me to some good ones at the same time

stay around here, well i obviously cant help other cuz i dont know enough but ill for sure be here to learn as long as i can :D

flame
...bringing sexy back
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Since: Jul 01, 2002

Oct 04, 2004 11:51 am

well, you got a card, its plugged in right by the sounds (gedit?) of it, so you oughta just need an app

audacity.sourceforge.net/ is free and will let ya record single tracks and eidt them pretty easily...

flame
...bringing sexy back
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Since: Jul 01, 2002

Oct 04, 2004 11:52 am

actually, theres a bunch of free stuff, but this is what im using right now, and i like it...

nookie
Member
Since: Oct 03, 2004

Oct 04, 2004 10:46 pm

gedit = ?
in the back on my sound card it currently goes into the green input, which is the one ot play sound from my pc of course

is that where it needs to be?
ive tried recording already with sndrec32 from my casette and it didnt work, is that where it should be plugged to record? thanks

btw ive d/l and installed that forge s/w u recommended, thx, i havent tried using it yet tho

coolo
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Since: Jan 28, 2003

Oct 05, 2004 12:31 am

See, it sounds like you got it hooked up cool, to send sound from your pc to your stereo. That's all good, but now you need to send the sound from your stereo to your pc. Do you have any outputs on your stereo that send sound to other devices (maybe a dvd player or a different receiver or something)? If so, you will need to hook that output to the line in on your soundcard. Then you can record to the program flame pointed you toward.

dbmasters
Administrator
Since: Apr 03, 2002

Oct 05, 2004 04:33 am

Well, "the green input" isn't really much help...however, one thing to check that is actually quite a common oversight is to open the little Windows mixer and make sure the inputs are not muted. Mic inputs are often muted by default. If you have some aux outs going to the PCI128 card they should not be going into the mic ins, they should be going to the line ins.

nookie
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Since: Oct 03, 2004

Oct 05, 2004 09:31 pm

ok well ill try and see what i can do

but the ouput in the back on my soundcard arent labeled which is why im using the color :)

ill try to plug my system into the aux or line in and try to record, make sure nothing in muted and ill give u news