Basic ?s re: Recording Audio

[edx15plextor]

Roxio Creator 9 Suite

 

Windows XP Pro SP2 with all critical updates

WMP 11

Installed on 80 GB IDE HDD, 1 partition

 

2nd 80 GB HDD

 

ASUS M2N - E motherboard with onboard audio

 

MD AM2 4600+

 

2 x 1024 MB ram

 

I am trying to record music from my tapes, which play nicely through my stereo system.

I have connected an RCA red / white from my tape out on the receiver to my sound chip's "line in".

 

In "Sound Editor":

Capture From: SoundMax HD Audio

Input: Line In

 

Recording level is set to "auto". I have also tried it at the maximum [ far right ].

 

I know that some audio is recorded, because I can hear it when I play it back, using Windows Media Player 11, through speakers which are connected to the "speaker out" on the sound chip.

 

1. How can I increase the volume of that which I am trying to record?

 

2. I would like to record the music as individual songs / tracks. Presently, a single audio.wav file is created.

 

3. Is it possible to listen to the music while it is being recorded? If so, what do I need to do?

 

I have a strong knowledge of general computing, but this project is unfamiliar territory for me.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

edx15

[tbrewst]

1) See if there is a control for the volume out on the tape deck.If not try not using auto and adjusting the recording manually.Take care not to get the sound into clipping constantly.

 

2) You can take the wav file and add it into Sound Editor and make track breaks and output as individual tracks.In Easy Audio Capture you can also try to add Track Seperators.

 

3)Try going to the playback properties in your sound cards mixer or in Windows and make sure line in isn't muted.If it is unmute it.

[edx15plextor]

tbrwest:

Thanks for your prompt reply.

 

OOPS!

1. I was using LP / Tape Assistant

 

2. I switched from "tape out" on my receiver to the main out, to the power amp.

Now, I can hear that which I am recording

and

The volume of that which is recorded is much louder!

 

3. How do I separate the album into individual songs / tracks?

 

 

edx15

 

 

1) See if there is a control for the volume out on the tape deck.If not try not using auto and adjusting the recording manually.Take care not to get the sound into clipping constantly.

 

2) You can take the wav file and add it into Sound Editor and make track breaks and output as individual tracks.In Easy Audio Capture you can also try to add Track Seperators.

 

3)Try going to the playback properties in your sound cards mixer or in Windows and make sure line in isn't muted.If it is unmute it.

[tbrewst]

You can take your captured file,put it into Sound Editor and see if it will detect and seperate the tracks automatically and correctly.If not you can always put the file into Sound Editor and manually export the tracks once you manually seperate them.Take a look at the help files for some hints.