MP3 & DVD

From UK, 17 posts

Ah! Thats your problem, reading thick books. Try reading intelligent ones



The lead needs to go to "line in" on soundcard (modern ones coded blue). Often uses symbol of arrow pointing IN to a circle or semi-circles (sorry, best way I can describe it)



It will be a 3.5mm stereo jack on computer end. The other end of the lead will depend on your equipment LINE OUT. Look at the back of your cassette player/record player for output device.



It may be standard rca/phono in red and white (or some red and black) like this



Such leads are cheap, £2.99 in Maplins but you need to find out whats on your own kit.



Then, you will need to check the input is set on your soundcard. Start - settings - control panel - sounds and multimedia - recording - volume - see line in device



Hope this helps

From East Sussex, 19 posts

Hi again, thanks for your reply and advice, especially about the intelligent books, I now know where I've been going wrong. I have bought my leads, but am rather confused as my computer has two fittings with a circle and an arrow pointing into it. One is black and on it's own and the other is between two labelled L & R (l assume that is left and right) and are red and white and also has another with video to s video with like a serial port fitting. I don't wish to unpack the leads in case they are wrong and I need to exchange them, they always put them in packaging that you virtually have to use dynamite on these days.

From UK, 17 posts

Hmmm, you couldn't post a pic of this somewhere could you?



It sounds like you could be looking at the video card, not the sound card. Or maybe they are integrated on the Mainboard.



If this confuses you, don't panic

This may begin to sound more complex from here on in, but its not so bad, honest!



So, step-by-step, I assume the lead you chose is compatible with whatever source you are using? And is it this a line level output or an audio out?



If the red and white sockets are definitely inputs you could use them, but it is a bit unusual for a computer to have phono inputs as standard.

From East Sussex, 19 posts

Hi, thanks for your reply, I can take a photo, but not sure how I show it to you, I could email some photos to you if that would be any use, or if I can download one somewhere I will do that. What do you suggest I would like to use my portable cd player but it only has one port, I have photographed it, but don't think it will be of any use, so it means using a music centre, which I will have to move to get near my computer, unless the one I have bought has these on the back of it, but it hasn't arrived yet.

From UK, 17 posts

twinkleeyes

The saga continues . . . c'mon, admit it, this is more fun than watching soaps on TV any day.



Now, you can use a free picture hosting service such as Photobucket. Just register for free and upload your pics, then post a link to them in here.





I'm absolutely certain you can use your portable CD player if that's what you wanted to do, so don't be concerned about that.



A "line" out is preferred because it is set at a fixed level. But even if you only have an earphone socket that will do. However, because it has a variable output you must set the volume fairly low or excessive pre-amplification of the signal may give rise to distortion when it comes to recording it.



But I'm confused now. I thought the purpose of this part of the exercise was to help you to transfer some music from vinyl or cassettes. If you already have it on CD there are much better/easier ways of doing it without all this rigmarole.

From UK, 17 posts

Damn, it didn't save my last changes - sorry about the typos, I know it isn't double 'e', but there's no post edit facility here.

From UK, 17 posts

To the mods



Why was my post of 6 Jan 2006 4:12 PM edited?



It didn't contain anything naughty and complied fully with the forum rules.

From UK, 19 posts

Originally posted by analyst100 on 11 Jan 2006 12:00 PM
To the mods



Why was my post of 6 Jan 2006 4:12 PM edited?



It didn't contain anything naughty and complied fully with the forum rules.



Hi Analyst,



Sorry I don't recall the post in question (as you can see it gets a tad busy here) if you entered an email addy that didn't match the one you registered with or you had your telephone number in that could be a reason for it being edited. If you want to resubmit I can have another look I could have been feeling over zealous that day . Sue

From East Sussex, 19 posts

Hallo again, I don't know if this is going to work, but on my 5th attempt at doing a reply with a link it appears to be in here, if I don't lose my repy to you yet again and have to start all over. I have to admit that I do find this sooooo much more interesting than watching Celebrity Big Brother. Apologies for confusing you, let me see if I can straighten it out. I have a cd/cassette player, at the moment I am listening to audio books on cassette or cd, but I now have an MP3 player, what I want to do is firstly convert the cassettes into MP3 format, [I find that I can easily convert cd's, although I haven't tried audio book ones yet only music ones) so I can listen to them on my MP3 player. Secondly, I have bought several MP3 discs, [not sure if they are cd's or dvd's but they look the same], from Ebay with audio books on, and I would like to be able to play them on a player that is a. portable-ish (not too important) as I do have a personal MP3 player.

b. that I can hear without earphones (very important as I cannot wear earphones in the shower), also my computer is too far away from my shower to play them on that.

So in summing up - I need to convert cassettes into MP3

Play the MP3 discs I have bought on a player without earphones but just by using the disc and not downloading it onto an MP3 player and then using speakers to hear it.

I'm not at all sure this is possible, but having looked at several audio players, they seem to have put MP3 capability into them, although I am also not sure what that means exactly, but the infomation given says cd/mp3 playable. Have I now totally confused you or are you still alive and well with the gun safely tucked away in a cabinet and locked up. This has it's benefits, - you will look back at this and wonder how you ever lived through it and be a stronger person.

Anyhow here are the links to my pics (3 in all) cassette/cd player, stereo sytem, and sideways view of my computer. Enjoy

From East Sussex, 19 posts

It didn't seem to work so I have tried again, fingers crossed.