Audio device management

[Guest]

Hello,

I am trying to listen to my vinyl records on my computer speakers. I have
plugged the turntables into the 'line in' jack and I can't hear any sound
coming out of the speakers.

When I looked into the playback devices all I see are the speakers, I don't
have 'line in' as a playback device.

Another problem I have is that I have 2 microphones displayed as recording
devices but I don't have a 'wav mix out' or 'stereo mix' available as a
recording device. I need this option so that I can record streaming media.

Sorry if my problems weren't very well explained, but your help is really
appreciated.

 

[Ian R]

Hello,

I am trying to listen to my vinyl records on my computer speakers. I have
plugged the turntables into the 'line in' jack and I can't hear any sound
coming out of the speakers.

When I looked into the playback devices all I see are the speakers, I
don't
have 'line in' as a playback device.

Another problem I have is that I have 2 microphones displayed as recording
devices but I don't have a 'wav mix out' or 'stereo mix' available as a
recording device. I need this option so that I can record streaming media.

Sorry if my problems weren't very well explained, but your help is really
appreciated.

So is your turntable fitted with phono plugs?

If its a typical hifi turntable you would need to plug it into the phono
input of a pre-amp or integrated amp and then connect the tape or record
output from that to the line in on your PC.

The output from a magnetic or moving coil cartridge is millivolts and way
too low to be plugged straight into a line input.

You can also buy a dedicated separate phono pre-amp and take an output from
that.

Below is a link to a few examples (you can buy cheaper ones too from other
manufacturers...)

http://www.gspaudio.co.uk/preamps/analogue_audio_products.htm

Hope this helps

Ian

 

[Cal Bear '66]

"line in" is a RECORDING device. To record from a turntable (through a suitable
pre-amp -- not necessary for other devices such as tape players that have a
suitable line level output), you would set your "line in" as the default
recording device. "Stereo Mix" (Realtek) or "What-U-Hear" (Creative) are
default recording devices for recording sounds off the internet or from your
PC's CD or DVD player.

Did you right click in an empty area of the Recording and Playback windows and
select both "Show Disconnected Devices" and "Show Disabled Devices"?

In Control Panel (Classic view) > Device Manager > expand Sound, video and game
controllers, what is your audio adapter?

Have you downloaded and installed the latest Vista audio device adapter drivers?


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[R. McCarty]

A turntable needs an RIAA preamplifier to correct the response
curve used on vinyl recordings. Without the correct equalization
the sound from the turntable will have a significant lack of bass
tones.

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Duh!

"To record from a turntable (through a suitable pre-amp..."


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[Guest]

Sorry, I should have said, the turntable is going through a proper dj mixer -
which takes care of the amplifying. I have an RCA cable going from the mixer
to the back of the computer. This exact set up worked fine on my last machine
was on Windows ME - but for some reason not on this one.

I've been told to have a look at the audio drivers and see if the correct
jacks have been allocated to the correct outputs / inputs.

I'm still trying to figure out why I have two microphone icons as recording
devices...

Will this help?

Cheers

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Do you have a webcam with a built in microphone?

You really should look into updating your audio device driver and going through
all the Properties tabs to assure that nothing is muted and the levels are
adjusted properly.


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GO BEARS!

 

[snowman]

Sorry, I should have said, the turntable is going through a proper dj mixer -
which takes care of the amplifying. I have an RCA cable going from the mixer
to the back of the computer. This exact set up worked fine on my last machine
was on Windows ME - but for some reason not on this one.

I've been told to have a look at the audio drivers and see if the correct
jacks have been allocated to the correct outputs / inputs.

I'm still trying to figure out why I have two microphone icons as recording
devices...

Will this help?

Cheers