How to record from TV to CD?

[Brett]

I'd like to connect to my TV audio out and into my sound card in/mic
jack. I want to record about 30 minutes of TV audio. I know which
cable I'll need but how to I start the recording in Windows XP?

I'll first record to the hard drive then burn to a CD.

Thanks,
Brett

 

[John McGaw]

I'd like to connect to my TV audio out and into my sound card in/mic
jack. I want to record about 30 minutes of TV audio. I know which
cable I'll need but how to I start the recording in Windows XP?

I'll first record to the hard drive then burn to a CD.

Thanks,
Brett

Since we don't know anything about your TV it is impossible to make a
reasonable guess about what sort of cable would do the job. One thing is
almost certain: you won't want to use the MIC input -- use the line input
instead as that will match the "normal" output from most AV equipment. If
your TV has RCA audio connectors you should be able to find a suitable cable
to go between the audio card and the TV at your local Radio Shack (or
equivalent) store.

As for recording, you'll almost certainly want to install a real sound
recording application. I normally use the little recorder applet that came
with my old Creative Sound Blaster card since it does the job and is easy to
work with but almost any sound piece of sound editing software will include
a way to record audio too. A good example is Audacity available for free at
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about.php . You will probably need an
editing application anyway to clean up your work and this is a good one
since it does both jobs very well.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

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[David H. Lipman]

Obtain "Sound Forge."

Dave




| I'd like to connect to my TV audio out and into my sound card in/mic
| jack. I want to record about 30 minutes of TV audio. I know which
| cable I'll need but how to I start the recording in Windows XP?
|
| I'll first record to the hard drive then burn to a CD.
|
| Thanks,
| Brett

 

[John McGaw]

Obtain "Sound Forge."

Dave

| I'd like to connect to my TV audio out and into my sound card in/mic
| jack. I want to record about 30 minutes of TV audio. I know which
| cable I'll need but how to I start the recording in Windows XP?
|
| I'll first record to the hard drive then burn to a CD.
|
| Thanks,
| Brett

That sounds like a massive overkill. Why would a newbie who asks such a
simple question need an expensive complex commecial sound package to do a
simple record & cleanup job? There is certainly nothing wrong with Sound
Forge but it will certainly be a long time before he needs its capabilities
(if ever).
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

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reply in group or through my website:
http://johnmcgaw.com

 

[Brett]

Since we don't know anything about your TV it is impossible to make a
reasonable guess about what sort of cable would do the job. One thing is
almost certain: you won't want to use the MIC input -- use the line input
instead as that will match the "normal" output from most AV equipment. If
your TV has RCA audio connectors you should be able to find a suitable cable
to go between the audio card and the TV at your local Radio Shack (or
equivalent) store.

As for recording, you'll almost certainly want to install a real sound
recording application. I normally use the little recorder applet that came
with my old Creative Sound Blaster card since it does the job and is easy to
work with but almost any sound piece of sound editing software will include
a way to record audio too. A good example is Audacity available for free at
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about.php . You will probably need an
editing application anyway to clean up your work and this is a good one
since it does both jobs very well.

John,

It is RCA (phono) coming out of the TV. The plugs are in front of the
TV for easy access. How does Audacity compare to Sound Forge?

I probably won't do any cleaning up on sound quality. The program
recorded will probably only be Jeopardy to begin with. I just want
something to put on CD and listen to as I walk to/from work. I want
to spend as little time as possible actually involved with the
recording process. Is there a way to automate it if I know what time
the program will start/end each day and that doesn't change? Maybe
scheduling a macro to run or something better?

Thanks,
Brett

 

[Eric McG]

Just a comment:

Usually the connections on the front of a TV are for INPUT not OUTPUT. They are
intended for easy access of camcorders for playback.

If there are OUTPUT connections, they are usually on the back of the TV and will
be clearly labeled as such.

YMMV.

Good luck.

 

[William W. Plummer]

Just a comment:

Usually the connections on the front of a TV are for INPUT not OUTPUT. They are
intended for easy access of camcorders for playback.

If there are OUTPUT connections, they are usually on the back of the TV and will
be clearly labeled as such.

You can probably get a cable from Radio Shack that has a computer 1/8"
pin plug on one end and alligator clips on the other. Clip on to the
speaker terminals in the TV. Use the LINE IN jack on the sound card.

You will need some software to select the Line In as the source and to
save away the .wav file. If you want to use less disk space, try some
thing that will compress into .mp3 or .wma format files. I believe
MusicMatch and several other programs can do this. There are a few that
are free, but look out for viruses in them.

 

[John McGaw]

"John McGaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message

John,

It is RCA (phono) coming out of the TV. The plugs are in front of the
TV for easy access. How does Audacity compare to Sound Forge?

I probably won't do any cleaning up on sound quality. The program
recorded will probably only be Jeopardy to begin with. I just want
something to put on CD and listen to as I walk to/from work. I want
to spend as little time as possible actually involved with the
recording process. Is there a way to automate it if I know what time
the program will start/end each day and that doesn't change? Maybe
scheduling a macro to run or something better?

Thanks,
Brett

I've never run across a sound recording application that works on a schedule
although there are AV programs that to that. As for cleaning up the
recording I was referring to trimming unwanted material from the beginning
and ending but if you don't need that you'll save some time messing with it.
As for comparing Audacity to Sound Forge they are similar except for a price
difference of hundreds of $$$$. For your stated purposes it seems a waste to
spend a cent on heavy-duty software which you will use to maybe 1% of its
capabilities.

I spend more time that I'd care to admit recording MP3 files of books to
keep my mind occupied through the six-day-a-week 90-minute walks I take for
exercise. Books that originate on tape get recorded from my old Pioneer
cassette changer using the Creative sound recorder into WAV files on a
computer in the basement. Then they are transferred over the network to my
main machine upstairs where I use the sound editor that comes with NERO 6 to
split the massive file resulting from playing back multiple cassettes into
smaller parts. Then I use LAME encoder to convert the small files into MP3
format. Then I use a bulk renaming program to fix all of the names. Then I
use MP3Tag to set up ID3 tags on each MP3. Books that originate on audio
CDs save the steps up to the tagging operation since they can be ripped
directly into MP3 format. Then I burn 1 or 2 or 3 books onto a data CD which
can then be played back on my portable player (or in the trunk-mounted
changer in the Miata if it comes to that). It sounds like a lot of work to
describe it but it is surprisingly easy now that it has become routine. And
having a good book to listen to is the only way I can keep walking.

Good luck.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

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[David H. Lipman]

He asked, and that's my answer. It will record the time period and he can digitally modify
the quality.

Dave




| | > Obtain "Sound Forge."
| >
| > Dave
| >
| > | > | I'd like to connect to my TV audio out and into my sound card in/mic
| > | jack. I want to record about 30 minutes of TV audio. I know which
| > | cable I'll need but how to I start the recording in Windows XP?
| > |
| > | I'll first record to the hard drive then burn to a CD.
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | Brett
| >
| That sounds like a massive overkill. Why would a newbie who asks such a
| simple question need an expensive complex commecial sound package to do a
| simple record & cleanup job? There is certainly nothing wrong with Sound
| Forge but it will certainly be a long time before he needs its capabilities
| (if ever).
| --
| John McGaw
| [Knoxville, TN, USA]
|
| Return address will not work. Please
| reply in group or through my website:
| http://johnmcgaw.com
|
|