How to Copy Music Cassettes to PC Using Audacity

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  1. sorta_guy

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    Hello All,

    I know this topic must be discussed in here. But, please bear with me as I am new to this.

    I want to copy my old music cassettes [Hint : the plastic ones that one used to put into boomboxes before CDs & mp3 players were around.. ;-) ]
    to my pc using Audacity.

    I have Windows Vista on my pc (destination) and also have connected the audio cable from my pc to a boombox (source for cassettes). This audio cable has one pin at source and red/white split audio for left/right speakers at destination, it goes into the pc's audio card.

    In Audacity, I press the "Record" button a RED dot on the tool and start the boombox. The horizontal bar starts going to right over the seconds but when I stop and playback nothing gets recorded.

    Please help.

    Thanks,
    Sean.
     
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    Hello,

    I am using Audacity version 1.3.9(Beta).

    "Choose “Line In” as the input source on the Audacity toolbar, or in the Audio I/O tab of Preferences (Vista) or Apple Audio-MIDI Setup (OS X)."

    Where are these options in the tool? I searched through the drop-down menus, didn't find them.

    Thx,
    Sean.
     
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    You line in might not work that is a common problem. I answered one of those today. This migh make 2.
     
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    It also mentions that with Vista (which I don't have) it is in the Preferences menu.
     
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    With my Vista lappy, there is no 'Line In' option menu..B/C there's no line in connection..So had to set up using 'Stereo Mix'..In Control Panel>Sound> Recording> Stereo Mix....
     
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    Here's what I have in Control Panel>Sound> Recording>

    Microphone (available) (this one's tick marked).
    Line-In (Currently Unavailable)
    S/PIF-In (Currently Unavailable)
    I see there's a Line-In 'hole' (blue) on my soundcard. So, why does it say Line-In unvailable in the Recordings under Control Panel?

    Thx,
    Sean.
     
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    B/C nothing is plugged in the Line-In(blue) connection..
     
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    I have connected the audio cable to the Line-In. The Audacity gives the following error when I press the record button.

    "Error while opening sound device.Please check input device settings and the project sample rate" - how do I do that.?

    Sean.
     
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    In Audacity, Edit-> Preferences
     
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    "Eurika!" It works now, it's copying, but can't hear it on the pc speakers. Are there any selections to be made so I can hear it when the cassette ends??
     
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    Did you hear it while it was recording?..
     
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    k00ka (Junior Member) 18. November 2009 @ 09:43
    Did you hear it while it was recording?..

    Nopes.
     
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