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    Line In plug and how it works on Vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jondevon, Apr 14, 2009.

  1. jondevon

    jondevon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone. I'm wondering if someone can help me out with the "Line In" plug on my laptop. I'm running Vista home premium. The line in works fine, except for one thing. I cannot hear whatever I'm piping into the jack. I can record what I'm feeding in, but I cannot hear it in real time. I've tried playing around with the audio settings, but nothing has worked. I find this quite strange. I would appreciate any advice from someone who knows what I'm talking about. Thanks in advance!

    -jon
     
    jondevon, Apr 14, 2009
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    What settings have you tried?

    What program are you using to record with? Audacity is a free (and quite powerful) recording and editing app. It has features, built in, that allow you to monitor what you are recording as you record.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 14, 2009
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    jondevon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have tried muting certain things, setting different levels and different enhancements. I have no problem recording something and playing it back after the recording has been stopped, but I can't hear what I'm recording in real time. I am in fact using Audacity. Thanks for the suggestion anyway!
     
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    If the first suggestion below doesn't work, then the trick is the "Software playthrough" setting.

    Quoted from FAQ of the online manual

    Gary
     
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can always enable "monitoring" or some option like that in audacity so audacity will route the audio in signal back through the audio out plug.
     
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    Thank you very much! That worked like a charm with Audacity! Woot!
     
    jondevon, Apr 15, 2009
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    Which one of the two methods I posted worked for you?

    Gary
     
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    The "software playthrough" option in Audacity. Thanks again!!!
     
    jondevon, Apr 16, 2009
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