02-08-19 20:21 Rob Swindell wrote to Ed Vance about Using Audacity with XP   
   Howdy! Rob,   
      
   Thanks for the suggestion.   
   I will go look at what is on Amazon.   
      
      
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    RS>   Re: Using Audacity with XP   
    RS>   By: Ed Vance to All on Fri Feb 08 2019 09:47 pm   
      
    > Howdy!,   
    >   
    > I have seen mention of Audacity some time ago in this echo.   
    >   
    > I have been trying to read the Help pages for Audacity 2.0.5 to use it   
    > with the XP computer to connect the Headphone Output Jack of a Cassette   
    > Tape Recorder/Player into the XP computers Line Input and make a file   
    > that I could next use to burn the music to a CD-R disc.   
    >   
    > I haven't been able to figure it out.   
    >   
    > Anyone have suggestion(s) for me?   THANKS!   
      
    RS> The line input on most sound cards is *not* well suited for   
    RS> analog music digitization/preservation. Even if/when you get it   
    RS> working, the results probably won't be very good. I recommend   
    RS> using one of these instead (or something similar):   
    RS> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KW2YEI   
      
    RS> I've use one of these to digitize many audio casettes using   
    RS> Audacity. Works great.   
      
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