Comments on: Will plugging in a stereo to a computer’s MIC jack damage the microphone?

By: Arthur

Arthur — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:24:16 +0000

I have an interface coming from my stereo and it has a USB output. I have attempted to record from the stereo through Audacity, but I get no signal to Audacity. I do have signal to the interface which I can hear with an earphone plugged into the interface. Are there settings I need to change for the signal to reach Audacity?

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:36:35 +0000

I have a similar question. I tried plugging in my digital tv receiver’s audio outputs through a mini stereo plug into my laptop’s microphone jack. I wanted to be able to hear the audio only through my computer. I had the coaxial cable hooked at the same time to my tv to be sure I was on a channel that was coming in through my attenna. Is it even possible to do this? Do I have to have special software to play the sound on? I thought it might just play from the computer’s speaker. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also I already checked all the different volume levels. Thanks.

By: abkaiser

abkaiser — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:03:38 +0000

Nadiyah,

Yes. The instructions will be the same whether you are using a stereo cassette player or a portable boom box. With a boom box, you would use the earphone jack to plug into your computer’s audio input.

By: Nadiyah

Nadiyah — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:29:46 +0000

Hello. I have a question in reference to the question that someone previously asked titled -”Can you tell me if I can get effective [and non-damaging] stereo recordings using the microphone port?” I have a desk top and a laptop, but do not a stereo cassette player. I do have a portable “boom box type” cassette player that has a microphone jack. Can I convert tapes to CD (following your instructions) using a portable player?

Thanks Much
Nadiyah J.