Need to download music from cassette player into SF -Sound Forge - PC

Subject:Need to download music from cassette player into SF Posted by: JOECAUSIKTU Date:12/3/2001 10:41:51 AM I connected my cassette player's earphone jack out into my line-in into my computer. I hear the music playing out of my computer speakers. But I cannot record the music in Sound Forge. I need help fast!!!! Thanks
Subject:RE: Need to download music from cassette player into SF Reply by: Rednroll Date:12/3/2001 7:40:26 PM Right Click with your mouse onto your cassette player and select "Save As". This will open the download option. Select a location on your hard drive and begin your download. Download time will depend on your internet connection. You might want to make sure you have a cable connection, plugged into the audio outputs of your cassette player, because a typical phone line connection will take you forever to download an entire cassette. Plus your audio fidelity will be lost because of bandwidth, due to such a slow connection. Good luck, Look for further information on recording audio under the help menu.
Subject:RE: Need to download music from cassette player into SF Reply by: MiguelEttema Date:12/3/2001 9:57:38 PM First, check that under your software sound mixer (the speaker under the system tray) that the recording input is line-in: that is, under recording options, make sure your mixer is using the line-in as the recording source. Having the line-in just turned on under the sound mixer will not enable recording from that input. If you can hear the music from your pc speakers, I think you have the volume up high enough on the cassette deck, so that shouldn't be a worry. Also, if your line-in is selected under the recording options of your mixer, make sure the recording level is up and not sitting at zero. Set your slider/dial to half-way, then use the monitoring option under soundforge's recording panel to see whether your are getting a signal, and if you are, adjust the recording level until the monitor peaks at about -6 dB. Hope this helps, Miguel

Subject:Need to download music from cassette player into SF

Posted by: JOECAUSIKTU

Date:12/3/2001 10:41:51 AM

I connected my cassette player's earphone jack out into my line-in into my computer. I hear the music playing out of my computer speakers. But I cannot record the music in Sound Forge. I need help fast!!!!

Thanks

Subject:RE: Need to download music from cassette player into SF

Reply by: Rednroll

Date:12/3/2001 7:40:26 PM

Right Click with your mouse onto your cassette player and select "Save As". This will open the download option. Select a location on your hard drive and begin your download. Download time will depend on your internet connection. You might want to make sure you have a cable connection, plugged into the audio outputs of your cassette player, because a typical phone line connection will take you forever to download an entire cassette. Plus your audio fidelity will be lost because of bandwidth, due to such a slow connection.

Good luck,
Look for further information on recording audio under the help menu.

Subject:RE: Need to download music from cassette player into SF

Reply by: MiguelEttema

Date:12/3/2001 9:57:38 PM

First, check that under your software sound mixer (the speaker under the system tray) that the *recording* input is line-in: that is, under recording options, make sure your mixer is using the line-in as the recording source.

Having the line-in just turned on under the sound mixer will not enable recording from that input.

If you can hear the music from your pc speakers, I think you have the volume up high enough on the cassette deck, so that shouldn't be a worry.

Also, if your line-in is selected under the recording options of your mixer, make sure the recording level is up and not sitting at zero. Set your slider/dial to half-way, then use the monitoring option under soundforge's recording panel to see whether your are getting a signal, and if you are, adjust the recording level until the monitor peaks at about -6 dB.

Hope this helps,

Miguel