DigitalLife USB Audio Capture Grabber From Stereo R/L / 3.5mm Music Interface - Win & Mac
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I got good results from mine when I was copying an audio cassette from a small tape recorder on an iMac running OSX Yosemite.
Hi there, as long as your Chromebook has a USB port, you're good to go. If you have a USB converter and a C input, the Audio Capture Card Device should work for standard audio conversions (such as from a cassette deck). However, there is no phono converter on the USB Audio Capture Card Device. This may work if your turntable has a standard RCA stereo cable output and converts the vinyl signal to analog audio. For the conversion of vinyl records to digital audio files, I use a separate USB converter. Best of luck!
I'm guessing you meant "stereo output" rather than "input." " I don't use Audacity because I've been using Sound Studio for a long time. The separate stereo signals are displayed in Sound Studio. I'm sure Audacity would as well. The cable's sole purpose is to convert RCA plugs to USB.
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In the 1980s, I had a small collection of audio cassettes. I wanted to make sure I could convert them to a digital audio format because technology is constantly changing. This USB Audio Grabber worked flawlessly with my Apple MacBook Pro, especially considering the low cost. I simply connected this device to my old Yamaha cassette deck via AudioQuest RCA cables, then used Apple Quicktime's "New Audio Recording" option in the toolbar to convert my old cassette tapes to digital. Although sound quality varies depending on the source, I was pleased with the overall quality of the USB Audio Grabber transfer.
Simply plug it in and go. There was a lot of fiddling with Windows, which is to be expected. While Windows may detect the device, it may be necessary to navigate to the sound settings and instruct Windows to use what it detects. If you can get the current version of Audacity by searching "Audacity download" on the internet, don't bother with the included Audacity disk. br>I've ripped a couple of LPs and a half-dozen cassettes so far, and I'm happy with the results. It's great to have some of those old songs available on the server. The audio is of very high quality. br>A few notes on using Audacity to rip music: br>Once it's ripped, you might want to experiment with a few "Effect" filters - 1) Increase the volume - If the audio on the ripped tracks appears to be too low, gain will be applied. It is highly recommended. 2) Press the - button. Does a decent job with LP clicks and pops. It can be used selectively only where it's needed, or it can be used all over the rip if necessary. It's not a panacea, but it's a good starting point. br>Splitting the track into two parts: br>I haven't been able to find an easy way to do that in Audacity, despite the fact that you'd think there would be a tool for it. Rather, I "File" "Export" the entire rip as a single file, then use NCH's freeware Wavepad to split it up. br>As a result, this tool has impressed me.
This is exactly what I've been looking for for the past six months. Stereo recordings converted from analog to digital. The resulting file is a crystal-clear, accurate stereo rendition of what was entered.
The hardest part is telling Audacity (the free but FABULOUS and user friendly/intuitive software included) which recording input to use when transferring analog signals to digital from a cassette deck, turntable, reel to reel, and so on. Following that, this device, which costs less than $20, performs admirably. Seven years ago, I paid ten times that amount for an iRecord device. When I tried to use it, it was no longer functional. br>br>I am extremely happy with my purchase - Don't buy any of the others on Amazon that look exactly the same as this one - THIS ONE SHOULD BE PURCHASED!.
The USB Audio Capture device is incredibly simple to operate. Its existing RCA connectors make it simple to connect to a turntable. Simply plug the USB connector into your computer after connecting the cord from the turntable to the unit's color-coded cable. Two RCA male to RCA male cables are included with the unit and can be used to connect to other devices like a cassette deck. There's a built-in three. A 5 mm connector is included for connecting an mp3 player or other device, as well as a CD containing Audacity, the recording editing software.
Instead of writing letters, my parents made cassette tapes. When my old cassette player died, I was afraid I'd lose the ability to hear their voices. The cassettes were easily converted to using the USB Capture Card. wav files that I can share with my siblings and that my children and their children will have access to. Simple to work with.
1 without a hitch, and Audacity captures audio reasonably well. In Audacity, I've had a few reported "Drop outs," but they're not audible in the final output. br>br>There appears to be a loss of sound quality when playing through Audacity, as well as a slight loss of sound quality when playing back through Audacity, but the resulting audio quality is better than I expected once the audio files are converted to FLAC.
This was the exact line input adapter I needed. I needed software to convert old reel-to-reel tape recordings to digital files on my notebook computer. br>Easy to set up and use on Windows 10!.
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