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To: Invincibly Ignorant
Hey does anybody know what kind of adapter I need to import television sound into a cakewalk program on my computer?

Presumably your taking the sound from a RCA jack (from your cable box or VCR?) and converting it to a Mic in. Radio Shack sells a pair of adapters that convert RCA to 1/4" audio and 1/4" to headphone jack. The other issue is your sound card input - It may allow stereo input (in which case it probably takes two RCA jacks anyway) or you may need to buy a 2-1 RCA adapter so that you get both channels (unless your source is mono anyway).

There are lots of other possibilities (there's a dual RCA to stereo headphone jack converter if your soundcard takes that). What plugs do you have on the back of the sound card? And what is your source?

And do I really need to go to lunch thinking I'm a pompous ass?

30,861 posted on 02/28/2002 7:52:14 AM PST by IMRight
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To: IMRight
Presumably your taking the sound from a RCA jack (from your cable box or VCR?) and converting it to a Mic in. Radio Shack sells a pair of adapters that convert RCA to 1/4" audio and 1/4" to headphone jack. The other issue is your sound card input - It may allow stereo input (in which case it probably takes two RCA jacks anyway) or you may need to buy a 2-1 RCA adapter so that you get both channels (unless your source is mono anyway).

Oh ok. I think I got it then. I've got RCA's to quarter inch. And my sound card is a Dman 24 bit with a breakout box that has 4 quarter inch ins and 4 quarter inch outs.

And do I really need to go to lunch thinking I'm a pompous ass?

You've redeemed yourself quite nicely. I take back every mean thing I've ever said about you. Thank you.

30,868 posted on 02/28/2002 7:57:35 AM PST by Invincibly Ignorant
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To: IMRight
Presumably your taking the sound from a RCA jack (from your cable box or VCR?)

By the way I'm having to go thru all these heebie jeebies because I'm taking some guitar instructional videos and importing them into cakewalk so I can slow them down without the pitch changing.

30,871 posted on 02/28/2002 8:04:18 AM PST by Invincibly Ignorant
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