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From: bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Goomee Goomee)
Subject: Re: Question about digitizing sound on SoundBlaster
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tchuang@leland.Stanford.EDU ( Chuang) writes:
>   I was wondering if anyone knew of an easy way to record
>sound directly from a source (eg. CD player, etc...) instead
>of recording it through a microphone.  I tried to do this once
>(ie. running a patch cord from the CD line out to the
>SoundBlaster's mic input) but the recorded sound was pretty
>muffled (maybe due to impedence matching problems or something).
>Any ideas?

The manual clearly states that there is no way to directly patch a stereo to
the soundblaster microphone inputs in the troubleshooting section.  This is
supposedly because of the impedence as you said.  Creative Labs tells you to
either use a special mixing board or record with a microphone.
HOWEVER, I have found that very good recordings can be made by using a patch
cable to the headphone jack on the stereo.  Make sure to set the volume at
a level approximately the same as you would if you were using headphones, and
the samples should come out great.
Hope this helps.

--
  Bruce White (bewhite@matt.ksu.ksu.edu)
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