02-09-19 10:20 Mike Powell wrote to ROB SWINDELL about Using Audacity with XP   
   Howdy! Mike,   
      
   I haven't checked Rob's Amazon link yet, but thanks for the comments.   
      
      
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    > The line input on most sound cards is *not* well suited for analog music   
    > digitization/preservation. Even if/when you get it working, the results   
    > probably won't be very good. I recommend using one of these instead (or   
    > something similar):   
    > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KW2YEI   
      
    > I've use one of these to digitize many audio casettes using Audacity. Works   
    > great.   
      
    MP> I did not check the link but, if it is the same unit you   
    MP> recommended to me about a month ago, it does indeed work well.   
    MP> A couple of other things you have to be careful of is that the   
    MP> volume on the input device is not set too high... both on the   
    MP> actual device and on the "input volume" in your Windows   
    MP> settings.   
      
    MP> Mike   
      
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