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1308020	2012-10-21 23:55:00	Hi All. I have decided that my next project is to transfer LPs to my computer. I have downloaded Audacity. I have connected my older type record player, Headphone output to Computer Line Input. But...This is where I get lost. I can hear the music thro' my comp speakers but the wave form does not show up on the Audacity screen. Why not? I hve done what the instructions say, but clearly not properly. PJ	Poppa John (284)
1308021	2012-10-22 01:11:00	What kind of stylus does it have. A ceramic one or a magnetic one. If a magnetic one the the record player needs to go through an amplifier with a turntable input then connect the amplifier up to your computer. :)	Trev (427)
1308022	2012-10-22 04:36:00	Have a look at your computer sound settings. Usually there are individual setting for PLAYBACK and RECORDING in your PC sound. You're hearing 'playback' but Audacity is looking for 'recording'. And have you found the input settings in Audacity? Individual settings for stereo sound / microphone. It's a while since I did transfers but I recall that by default I would not hear the sound but could see the waveform in Audacity. There's a setting somewhere for "playthrough" to allow you to hear what is being recorded.	coldot (6847)
1308023	2012-10-22 05:01:00	Have a look at your computer sound settings. Usually there are individual setting for PLAYBACK and RECORDING in your PC sound. You're hearing 'playback' but Audacity is looking for 'recording'. And have you found the input settings in Audacity? Individual settings for stereo sound / microphone. It's a while since I did transfers but I recall that by default I would not hear the sound but could see the waveform in Audacity. There's a setting somewhere for "playthrough" to allow you to hear what is being recorded. Ok...I wil check what you soy. As far as I can see, I have done everything correctly. But apparently not! PJ.	Poppa John (284)
1308024	2012-10-22 05:33:00	Might pay to check the "wav out mix" control in Control panel>Sound and Audio Devices>Audio>Sound Recording>Volume. You probably won't want the slider too far up the scale to be in the VU limits.	Whenu (9358)
1308025	2012-10-22 06:20:00	Have you selected line in (that you plugged your turntable into) as your default recording device both in Windows and in Audacity? The fact that you can hear the music through the PC speakers shows you have things plugged in correctly, but there must be a software setting wrong somewhere if it won't record the audio.	Agent_24 (57)
1308026	2012-10-22 06:53:00	Have you selected line in (that you plugged your turntable into) as your default recording device both in Windows and in Audacity? The fact that you can hear the music through the PC speakers shows you have things plugged in correctly, but there must be a software setting wrong somewhere if it won't record the audio. I agree. Will look at it again tomorrow. I am sure it is summat simple. PJ	Poppa John (284)
1308027	2012-10-22 20:30:00	What kind of stylus does it have. A ceramic one or a magnetic one. If a magnetic one the the record player needs to go through an amplifier with a turntable input then connect the amplifier up to your computer. :) Ideally yes, but not necessary when using the headphone output as per OP, that will already be fed through a cartridge pre-amp etc to feed the headphones. The only potentail issue is an impedance mismatch between the two which can alter the sound a bit and the levels on the output can be too high for a line in if set for high volume. It does work though and with a bit of experimenting can give good results. I was very surprised how well a couple of old tapes came out when I did the same thing with a cheapo walkman.	dugimodo (138)
1308028	2012-10-22 21:31:00	The input to Audacity can be a bit of a black art on some computer motherboards + operating system combos but here are my settings: (I use Audacity v1.3beta on Win7pro64, modern Gigabyte MB) Under Edit/Preferences/Devices Host: MME Recording Devices: Stereo Mix Also, be sure to click on the recording level monitor (in the blank space just under the X that closes the preferences window in my screenshot). You should see the amplitude bars in red, bouncing according to the amplitude of whatever's playing in Windows Media Player (in my case). I normally set the volume in WMP to peak the monitor at about -6dB (and later on normalise the track to 0dB) Edit: also, after making adjustments to the Edit/Preferences/devices you might need to close Audacity and reopen it. (because Audacity might only read the settings on launch)	BBCmicro (15761)
1308029	2012-10-22 22:07:00	Ok. I am going to have another go. Incidentally I am running XP Home SP3. PJ	Poppa John (284)
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