Just an average run-of-the-mill sound card is all you need, plus a program such as Gold Wave, Sound Forge, or a few others that are popular. You would, in short, connect the line out of your tape machine into the line in of your computer, set the volume properly (which is where I'm getting hung up here, it works just fine for me at home), and use your sound editor to record, clean up, and save the files. To go into any more detail than that would require a tutorial, which I'm sure exists somewhere.
Bruce -- Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 NIV Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Live Journal: http://coke_drinker.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, frank deweese wrote: > Bruce: Could you explain to me how I can copy my old casets to my computer? > Do I need a duel sound card? How involved is it? > > thanks for any assistance. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:47 PM > Subject: Re: Recording from Line-In > > >> If I check another recording source, it no longer records from line in; if >> I mute the playback volume for line, it has no effect at all. >> >> Bruce >> >> -- >> Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he >> gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 NIV >> >> Bruce Toews >> E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Live Journal: http://coke_drinker.livejournal.com >> Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net >> Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net >> Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com >> >> On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Gary King wrote: >> >>> Bruce, >>> >>> You said that changing the volume slider on the line-in source doesn't >>> change the resulting recording. If you use the checkbox associated with >>> the >>> slider to mute the source, does it result in silence? >>> >>> Gary King >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:50 PM >>> Subject: Re: Recording from Line-In >>> >>> >>>> No, I've definitely got line-in selected. I tried setting the line-in >>>> volume to zero, and it's still overdriven. >>>> >>>> Bruce >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he >>>> gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 NIV >>>> >>>> Bruce Toews >>>> E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Live Journal: http://coke_drinker.livejournal.com >>>> Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net >>>> Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net >>>> Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com >>>> >>>> On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Bobcat wrote: >>>> >>>>> Strange that setting the line in level in record properties isn't >>>>> working. >>>>> You do have line in selected? Is it possible you have "what you hear" >>>>> or >>>>> mono or stereo mix selected as your recording source instead? >>>>> >>>>> I have a Creative Audigy and notice I have to set my line in level very >>>>> low, >>>>> about 20% or less but at least it works. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:21 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Recording from Line-In >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> It is an APH desktop tape recorder, and I am recording from the >>>>>> line-out >>>>>> jack. If I have the line-in recording source checked, the volume can >>>>>> be >>>>>> 1 >>>>>> or 100 and the actual volume of the recording is the same. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bruce >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he >>>>>> gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 NIV >>>>>> >>>>>> Bruce Toews >>>>>> E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> Live Journal: http://coke_drinker.livejournal.com >>>>>> Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net >>>>>> Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): >>>>>> http://www.ogts.net >>>>>> Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Doc wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> May I ask what source you are recording from? Is it an amplified >>>>>>> source? >>>>>>> ****************************** >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it >>>>>>> robert Doc Wright >>>>>>> http://www.wrightplaceinc.net >>>>>>> msn >>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 7:12 AM >>>>>>> Subject: Recording from Line-In >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm trying to record from a line-in jack on a computer. I've got the >>>>>>> patch >>>>>>> cord plugged into the right jack. Adjusting the playback volume works >>>>>>> as >>>>>>> one would expect. But no matter where I adjust the line-in volume in >>>>>>> record properties, it's too loud and distorts. I even set it to 1%, >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> the save overdriven result. What would I be doing wrong here? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bruce >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists >>>>>> we >>>>>> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>>>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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