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I am having the same problem- I am not getting any sound. I would try to plug directly into my sound card but I don't know where it is? Are you refferring to the plug on the back? I have a tower so would I have to take the whole thing apart?? stupid question but...any help would be appreciated-

 

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The MD is an input jack. You will have to use the Headphone jack on your Stereo receiver to the Line In on your computer. Here is the cord you need http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp...20cord&sr=1

 

And......THANK YOU!!!!!! whew....I was just about done with trying to get this to work!!! So using the right cord to the line-in port and I am finally hearing something :lol: ...

 

again, thanks so much for everyones help.....

 

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Okay, if you can "see" that it's recording, what happens if you play that recorded file back, do you hear anything then? If so, it may simply be a case that your audio chip/card doesn't support playback during record, not all do.

 

One other question, this compact CD/Cassette player, you say it has an "MD L/R" connection, what is that? Is there any chance that that is actually an input, not an output? Make and model number of this unit so we can look it up? You may need to take a signal from the headphone output (which will take a different cable than you're using now).

 

Let us know.

 

Okay here is what I have so far....

 

When I go to play the clip back, it looks as if something recorded, ie: I see the "waves" moving up and down, but no, I do not hear anything.

 

I am hooking up to a Sony compact disc deck recorder model#HCD-NE3. I do have the owners manual. Here is what it says under the "hooking up optional componets" section-

 

MD Jacks- use audio cords to connect an optional analog component (MD deck, etc.) to these jacks. You can then listen to the sound from the component.

 

Under specifications-

 

MD (phono jacks) sensitivity 450 mV impedance 47 kilohms

 

I sounds like it's kind of the reverse of what I'm trying to do- the illustration shows recording onto a tape/CD in the Sony component from another source.....

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I am connecting to a compact cd/cassette player- there is only one MD L/R connection so I have the "Y" going into those and the other end into the "line in" connection

I did set up everything as described with the inputs/outputs and checking the system tray settings

Everything else on the PC as far as audio goes works...speakers,headphones,IPOD, all other video and sounds etc...

 

During playback I "see" the wave of sound, but do not hear anything...

 

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Okay, if you can "see" that it's recording, what happens if you play that recorded file back, do you hear anything then? If so, it may simply be a case that your audio chip/card doesn't support playback during record, not all do.

 

One other question, this compact CD/Cassette player, you say it has an "MD L/R" connection, what is that? Is there any chance that that is actually an input, not an output? Make and model number of this unit so we can look it up? You may need to take a signal from the headphone output (which will take a different cable than you're using now).

 

Let us know.

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Windows XP and the card is SoundMax Digital Audio....I think that is/was the standard card included with Dell at the time....

 

SoundMAx Digital Audio is normally built into the motherboard, please check that, and if the case then i suggest, you download audio drivers from your motherboards website because drivers are customised by the motherboard manufacturers . i am using asus motherboard and my soumdmax audio driver versin is (6.10.1.6280) dated 29/08/2007. goodluk

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Well that's interesting- when I try to download the newest drivers I get the following error message:

"The audio driver files do not support your computer hardware" and it stops downloading. Do I have to install a less recent version first?

 

...and it appears now that after that attempt, I can't see the soundmax option- it's disappeared from my system :(

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Have you installed the latest SoundMax drivers? The latest version from I could find is 5.12.02.5280

 

Well that's interesting- when I try to download the newest drivers I get the following error message:

"The audio driver files do not support your computer hardware" and it stops downloading. Do I have to install a less recent version first?

 

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Check teh Control Panel, Sound / output. Most sounds cards have several options. Make sure WAVE is not muted. Mine is Realtek so your's may look different.

 

I have all the options un muted, and the recording control panel has "line in" checked- so thats' not it either......

 

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Well, the information I gave you, and most of what's on the page that's linked, should work for any PC that's been made in the last, oh, almost 10 years.

 

So, let's start with some more information.

 

What are you trying to connect to your PC to capture from?

 

Did you find the jacks on the back of your PC that have been described?

 

Do other sounds work on your PC? Can you play MP3 files okay? Do you get the "normal" Windows beeps and boops?

 

I am connecting to a compact cd/cassette player- there is only one MD L/R connection so I have the "Y" going into those and the other end into the "line in" connection

I did set up everything as described with the inputs/outputs and checking the system tray settings

Everything else on the PC as far as audio goes works...speakers,headphones,IPOD, all other video and sounds etc...

 

During playback I "see" the wave of sound, but do not hear anything...

 

Thanks

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Thanks for the info and the link to that page. Still not working for me, but perhaps it's because my pc is about 4 years old....

Well, the information I gave you, and most of what's on the page that's linked, should work for any PC that's been made in the last, oh, almost 10 years.

 

So, let's start with some more information.

 

What are you trying to connect to your PC to capture from?

 

Did you find the jacks on the back of your PC that have been described?

 

Do other sounds work on your PC? Can you play MP3 files okay? Do you get the "normal" Windows beeps and boops?

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I am having the same problem- I am not getting any sound. I would try to plug directly into my sound card but I don't know where it is? Are you refferring to the plug on the back? I have a tower so would I have to take the whole thing apart?? stupid question but...any help would be appreciated-

 

Thanks!

 

 

Have a look in here http://www.the-predator.com/dell/sec7-9.html for how to hook up (its got pictures).

 

 

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I am having the same problem- I am not getting any sound. I would try to plug directly into my sound card but I don't know where it is? Are you refferring to the plug on the back? I have a tower so would I have to take the whole thing apart?? stupid question but...any help would be appreciated-

 

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Look on the back of your tower where your speakers are plugged in. (I'm assuming you have speakers connected.) The typical color arrangement is a Green jack for the main speaker output, a Blue jack for the "line-in" jack, and a Red jack for the microphone-in jack. Hopefully that will help.

 

If you're still not hearing anything, then you need to make sure that the line-in input isn't muted in your mixer. If you're running XP, look for an icon that looks like a little speaker in your system tray and double click it. (Make sure you double-click to get the full application.) If you see a line-in control, make sure the check box for "mute" isn't checked. If you don't see a "line-in" control, you may have to make it visible, so click Options -> Properties, and look under "show the following volume controls" and check the "line-in" or maybe the "aux" input. Then, if you're having problems recording, do the same thing for the "Recording" controls. Again under Options -> Properties, this time click the "Recording" button at the top, and make sure your line-in control isn't muted in the Recording controls. Both the Playback and Recording controls look identical.

 

Hope that helps!

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