Trying to setup Audacity to record from line-in

[keithgroben]

Hello everyone. I am trying to get Audacity to record from a line in. Seems like it should be a fairly easy setup. I discovered that Audacity needs PulseAudio. So I installed that, and don't know how to configure it.

I set the sound preferences >> Input to line in. I am using a desktop that has a line-in on the front and back, so I'm not sure which it will pick up, so I have been testing both.

I'm sort of stuck and am hoping that I can get this figured out.

[shantiq]

ok there keith the line-in is mute by default which is baffling but that is the way it is


i am doing this with alsa here which works fine too but i am sure pulse will work too (use pavucontrol if you want to stay with pulse instead of alsa-mixer but i suggest try with alsa first)



so first thing is to enable the line-in


to do this we can use kpoole advice


to install open terminal

sudo apt-get gnome alsa-mixer

or install it through synaptic or ubuntu software centre



then find it under applications/sound and video

unclick the relevant ones for you depending on your setup


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then go to audacity


and click on view/toolbars/devices


click on that then pick your device you want as a line-in



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or you can go to edit/ preferences/devices as another route


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you will then see a drop-down box on your audacity see attached picture pick mix0



PS: Also make sure when you go to system/ preferences/sound you have chosen the right input for the line -in you want in this case



you should be good to go

[shinobi9]

So simple I never though of checking, makes no sense... Also using alsa, been driving me crazy... lol

Thank You!!!

ok there keith the line-in is mute by default which is baffling but that is the way it is


i am doing this with alsa here which works fine too but i am sure pulse will work too (use pavucontrol if you want to stay with pulse instead of alsa-mixer but i suggest try with alsa first)



so first thing is to enable the line-in


to do this we can use kpoole advice


to install open terminal

sudo apt-get gnome alsa-mixer

or install it through synaptic or ubuntu software centre



then find it under applications/sound and video

unclick the relevant ones for you depending on your setup


=================================================


then go to audacity


and click on view/toolbars/devices


click on that then pick your device you want as a line-in



=================================================

or you can go to edit/ preferences/devices as another route


=================================================


you will then see a drop-down box on your audacity see attached picture pick mix0



PS: Also make sure when you go to system/ preferences/sound you have chosen the right input for the line -in you want in this case



you should be good to go