Sound Card - Line - in connection - not working

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Did you ensure that Line-in isn't set to Mute?
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Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"Paul Christiansen" <pj.chris@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:l2muk0p2a55p2saa52jpaqi3o64rdbh3sc@4ax.com...
>I am trying to record some old mono sound tapes to digital format. A
> mono cable is plugged into the ear speaker output jack on an old
> GE mono recorder. The tape plays fine through the main speaker
> and the ear speaker.
>
> I have this plugged into the line in port on the sound card via a
> single channel combiner to a stereo plug in the jack itself.
>
> I have the recorder set to use the line in source, set the record
> volume at about 25% to avoid distortion.
>
> Problem: I get no signal at all through the port.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. Is the line in port a stereo a mono jack?
>
> 2. Could it be that the output at the ear plug line is simply too low
> to be detected, even with the output volume on the tape player turned
> up pretty far?
>
> 3. Is there a simple test available to let me know if the line in
> jack works at all?
>
>
> I'm running Windows XP SP2. Using Goldwave to do the recording.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Paul Christiansen
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Problem solved.

I reinstalled the AudioMAX drivers for the Intel motherboard and the
line in jack started working. Thanks everyone for even thinking
about the problem.

Paul