recording music onto the pc

[Monsterpop]

well folks,, all i want to do is record my old vinyl.
or mini discs onto the pc to make cds of them.
no matter what i do,wether i use Windows media Player,,
MMJB or whatever,,,its not happening for me.
just cant get it together with this line in recording thing.
and if it wasnt already shaved off,,id be puling my hair out!!

I have Audio Cleaning Lab 0.3 Deluxe installed and ready to go, but im stuck!
Do i need to get some kind of a wee powered mixer thing to play stuff through or what?
anyone.,,,,,,,,,,,,,?
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[bsr2002]

There is a small thread in the Newbie Forum called:

"I am a total newbie... " By Celeste that may help you.

Peace.

[kdgospel]

Monsterpop,
Assuming you already have everything hooked up to your pc (if not let me know and I will tell you), I've found the easiest way to do what you are talking about is using Goldwave. It has an easy interface that makes this process almost exactly like recording a CD to cassette on regular stereo equipment. It has meters where you can set your recording level before you actually record to make sure there is no clipping. It has a great help file that will walk you through the whole thing. You can get Goldwave here: www.goldwave.com

[Monsterpop]

Hi Kd
I tried with the mini stereo jack from the phones out of my mini disc player,,,,from the headphone out of my cd player,,,
into the line in on the pc,,,AND then the mic in.
nothin!
i dunno what its all about mate.
i will certainly look into that link you sent though mate,
thanks a lot.
JimmyD

[Monsterpop]

By the way Kd,,,,,
ive been trying this using MMJB,,,,Windows Media Player,,,,
and i recently got Audio Cleaning Lab 3.0 Deluxe too.
None of which even had sound coming through.
ive done all i can from the Windows help features etc regarding settings and stuff. so i will check that link now.
ta again

[Kramer]

1.In Musicmatch Jukebox you need to set the "source" to record from "line-in".It defaults to your computers CD Rom Drive.

2.Go into the Advanced windows mixer settings and put a check beside "line-in".What version of windows are you running?In windows 98 and ME you just click the speaker icon in your taskbar to bring up the mixer settings.

When the mixer is pulled up click on "Options/Properties/Recording

You'll see "Line-in" located in this section.Put a check beside it then click OK.

A new box will pop up with the Recording Properties levels and all.Put a check under "line-in" and push the volume fader up(located right above where you put a check in the box).

Thats it as far as recording from a line-in source goes.

[kdgospel]

Monsterpop,
What Kramer said is what you need to do. According to what OS you have you need to enable and turn up the line-in volume. I've used MMJB and media player and Goldwave is much easier.

[Monsterpop]

Hi Kramer/KD
i did those things u said Kramer,but to no avail. Still no sound seems to be gettin through!
I got Goldwave, but iv3 no idea what to do now! DOH!

[Kramer]

Originally posted by Monsterpop
Hi Kramer/KD
i did those things u said Kramer,but to no avail. Still no sound seems to be gettin through!
I got Goldwave, but iv3 no idea what to do now! DOH!

If you're still not getting any sound after going through those steps,it would seem that you need a new sound card......just a guess.

[Tubedriver]

if you are recording from vinyl you will need to ensure the turntable is plugged into a hi-fi amp and you take a send from the tape outs, as the output level direct from a turntable needs to be amplified enormously.

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[Monsterpop]

Hi Kramer
But wouldnt that mean that id get no sounds at all from my pc mate? Everything else is fine.

Hi Tubedriver
Ive been trying it using my mini disc player mate,so the sound level was good. Im stumped!

Originally posted by Kramer
If you're still not getting any sound after going through those steps,it would seem that you need a new sound card......just a guess.

[Kramer]

I was referring to the "Line-In" on your soundcard being bad,not the whole sound card.

[Monsterpop]

Hey Kramer
Ok mate,i see. Would MIC IN work?
Every time i say something i seem to sound dumber by the minute!
IS there any other way i can find out if that is what the problem is?

[kdgospel]

Plug into the line in like you are doing. Open up Goldwave. In the little box where the play, pause, record, etc. buttons are there should be something you click on that will open up and you can turn up line-in volume and enable monitoring of the line in signal. Do this and see if you are getting a signal. The meters will be moving.
Another thing is to right click on My computer and hit properties. Go to device manager and see if your soundcard is enabled, if the device is working properly, etc.