Recording from a Mono Microphone or Tape Recorder

[W. Watson]

I don't seem to be getting very far with either above the devices mentioned
in the subject line. Both devices are mono. I plug the mono mic into the red
(mic) connector on my sound record, and use the simple Win XP
(Start-Acc->Sound Rcd) menu to get the Sound Rcder. That's supposed to give
up to a 60- sec of recording, but I see no sound on the graph. I have a RShk
Optimus cassette recorder with a mic input and earphone output. If I use a
monoaural cable, I get nothing from the software recorder--no graph. In the
case of the recorder, I go from earphone to mic (computer).

I'm fairly confident that I have the mixer software is set up properly. Mute
buttons are not active. I use the output (volume) mixer with mic turned on.

I take it the mic connector on the computer is mono, and not stereo?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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[Guest]

Forget xp sound recorder its worthless...To record,download WM encoder
9 series,use capure audio/video to record.R.click the speaker by the clock,
select,open volume control,options,properties,set to record,chk the mic box.
Also,from a tape deck,use the headphone jack,purchase a male plug adapter
1/4 to 1/8,+ a 1/8 Y adapter,run youre 2 wires from Y to another 1/8 Y that
plugs into the pc mic or pc "in" port,this gets you stereo.....Radio shack or
even large grocery stores sell these...

 

[W. Watson]

Forget xp sound recorder its worthless...To record,download WM encoder 9
series,use capure audio/video to record.R.click the speaker by the clock,
select,open volume control,options,properties,set to record,chk the mic
box. Also,from a tape deck,use the headphone jack,purchase a male plug
adapter 1/4 to 1/8,+ a 1/8 Y adapter,run youre 2 wires from Y to another
1/8 Y that plugs into the pc mic or pc "in" port,this gets you
stereo.....Radio shack or even large grocery stores sell these...

:

Where do I get WM? Is that win media encoder? The RShk recorder has 1/8"
connectors, so I'm OK there. Stereo won't really be an issue here. The only
reason I brought it up is that it came up in a different context, which
started me puzzling about stereo microphones and how sophisticated my sound
card is--not very, but it's adequate for my purpose.



Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--

"I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail,
not to scorn human actions, but to understand them."
-—Baruch Spinoza

Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>