Solve : attaching external music system to WindowsXP?

1.	Solve : attaching external music system to WindowsXP?
Answer» I have purchased a new (old) music system consisting of amp, tape deck, CD player, and tuner. All work great together, but I can't tie the system into my SB Live! 1024 Sound card on Windows XP. I have attached my cable to the "Tape (Rec Out)" plug on the amp (as suggested by the "windowsmedia/knowledge center" web site), but all I get is a hum from by computer speakers. Maybe my sound card is bad. I have used it before with this method. Any suggestions? Thanks.Which port on the sound card are you using?I have four ports color coded yellow, blue, pink and green. The pink is for microphone and my speakers are in the green. I am using the blue and I don't have the faintest what the yellow is for. Maybe I should try it?Quote my speakers are in the green If you mean your PC speakers then that I am assuming is your line out - the source you'd want to USE for an external music system if you want to drive that with sound from puter. That would then feed line in on your external amp, and so you'd no longer use your current PC speakers. if you want to run sound into your puter from all the external stuff then feed from a headphone source on extl amp to line in on puter - only take a low power signal. I hate this color deal on puters now as I forget what is what and yellow - no sure at all. Main choices involve line in - line out - and mic of course. I am thinking your blue is a line in - you say you are using it but not what for.Yes, I assume that the blue is "line in" which is where I want to be and what I used in the past for an earlier music system. But this time it won't do the job and I can't figure why.verify the volume settings for Line In...Indeed yes - open volume control and check for both level and any mute setting on that channel. I'll assume too the socket is for a 3.5mm STEREO jack - and so stereo jack needed to go in - which I am sure you have. Check the cable you want to use for integrity - both on the sound channels and ground - just a basic continuity check on all three conductors.Thanks to all of you for your good thoughts and advice!!! After verifying that my signal was good coming from the amp I looked more closely at my sound card and found that I have a bad socket on the card. By playing with the input jack I could make a good connection, but it won't hold. SOOO unless I can jury-rig the thing it looks like a new sound card for me. Oh well, anything I can do to help the economy. Thanks again. Jaywalk9If you want any advice or recommendations for a new sound card, we'll be here Also - if you can wield a soldering iron safely (and self grounded pre any work) - chances are you could well replace the faulty socket. Also inspect the socket and make sure the spring-like effect - the thing that ungrounds the socket when jack inserted - is strong enough tension - sometimes those can be tweaked a bit. Pity to have to replace card just for this.

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I have purchased a new (old) music system consisting of amp, tape deck, CD player, and tuner. All work great together, but I can't tie the system into my SB Live! 1024 Sound card on Windows XP. I have attached my cable to the "Tape (Rec Out)" plug on the amp (as suggested by the "windowsmedia/knowledge center" web site), but all I get is a hum from by computer speakers. Maybe my sound card is bad. I have used it before with this method. Any suggestions? Thanks.Which port on the sound card are you using?I have four ports color coded yellow, blue, pink and green. The pink is for microphone and my speakers are in the green. I am using the blue and I don't have the faintest what the yellow is for. Maybe I should try it?Quote

my speakers are in the green

If you mean your PC speakers then that I am assuming is your line out - the source you'd want to USE for an external music system if you want to drive that with sound from puter. That would then feed line in on your external amp, and so you'd no longer use your current PC speakers.

if you want to run sound into your puter from all the external stuff then feed from a headphone source on extl amp to line in on puter - only take a low power signal.

I hate this color deal on puters now as I forget what is what and yellow - no sure at all. Main choices involve line in - line out - and mic of course. I am thinking your blue is a line in - you say you are using it but not what for.Yes, I assume that the blue is "line in" which is where I want to be and what I used in the past for an earlier music system. But this time it won't do the job and I can't figure why.verify the volume settings for Line In...Indeed yes - open volume control and check for both level and any mute setting on that channel.

I'll assume too the socket is for a 3.5mm STEREO jack - and so stereo jack needed to go in - which I am sure you have. Check the cable you want to use for integrity - both on the sound channels and ground - just a basic continuity check on all three conductors.Thanks to all of you for your good thoughts and advice!!! After verifying that my signal was good coming from the amp I looked more closely at my sound card and found that I have a bad socket on the card. By playing with the input jack I could make a good connection, but it won't hold. SOOO unless I can jury-rig the thing it looks like a new sound card for me. Oh well, anything I can do to help the economy. Thanks again.

Jaywalk9If you want any advice or recommendations for a new sound card, we'll be here Also - if you can wield a soldering iron safely (and self grounded pre any work) - chances are you could well replace the faulty socket. Also inspect the socket and make sure the spring-like effect - the thing that ungrounds the socket when jack inserted - is strong enough tension - sometimes those can be tweaked a bit.

Pity to have to replace card just for this.

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