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sirius

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Not being funny, but perhaps theres a special setting for the AUX channel on your system (??) or youve not selected the AUX channel as the 'Source'.....You get it REALLY faint when its connected to the sockets but not selected as the source of the sound like 'radio' or 'tape'. your leads are in AUX sockets, but you can still hear it faint sometimes if your on a different selection...

I know you want to record it to tape, but as you prolly know, most systems record whatever the source is on (eg radio) so you should be on AUX for recording.

Only guessing. Hope I havent insulted youre intelligence on this one, but I cant see the system setup :).


See ya

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Bugger. i think Ive mixed up what youre doing. Youre ripping to PC are you, not tape?. If so, whay are you going through your hifi?

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Hmmn. I not 'seeing' it in my head...

It should be like the followiing:

Recordplayer > Amp unit (via phono/aux leads) > HiFi (via the amp output by AUX/Phono leads).

Your hifi set to AUX should play the record at the same loudness as tape/radio....
What you could try (if your gear supports it) is plugging the amp into the 'tape in' sockets instead.......

I run my decks through a pioneer amp. I have another little studio type mixer inbetween. Over the years the AUX sockets have got a bit flakey, so I just swapped them into the tape input instead......I dont know if you have that option though.


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k ill try to best describe how its set up......

turntable , which is with an amp , and is powered by it connected to my hifi via red/white phono leads in the aux connection

red/white phono leads from line out of hi-fi into line in on soundcard

the only other free slots are a output on amp(with turntable)

surround sound and mini disk on my hi-fi ......

does that make sense ???

Neil

(i have a really big headache now :( ....ill never get these chuffing records ripped ! )
 
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Why cant you bypass the HI FI?. If Im understanding this correctly (!?) you have either a 'pre-amped' turntable and a hi fi unit or a non amped turntable and the pre amp is in your 'Phono' sockets on your hifi...

Do you use a dj mixer or is it just a hifi type turntable. The Dj mixer on my setup pre amps the signal.......


sirius.


Im not helping much here am I? lol.
 
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the turntable (with amp) is my mates ......my midi hi-fi doesnt have a turntable , thus why im trying to go thru the hi-fi....

the amp connected to the turntable that powers it only has an output connection on the back so i cant bypass the hi-fi ??

did i make any sense at all there ??

i really appreciate you trying to help m8


Neil
 
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Can you plug headphones into the amp?. If so, is it the right volume?.

If you had a phono lead (what I term 'castle' leads cos the outer bit often looks like a castle tower top! lol) to little headphone jack adapter you could prolly go straight to your pc. Or is your soundcard more fancy than mine and has proper AUX sockets!. Wait a minute, my SBLIVE has some AUX on the front pannel! Bugger Me!.


Is your hifi quiet or the signal your trying to record on your computer?


Sirius.
 
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Have you got an AUX (red and white) to single headphone jack adaptor? If so, put the lead from the 'output' of your amp to the soundcards 'line in'......
 
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If you havent, perhaps were barking up the wrong tree and your hifi should be using PHONO as input and 'source' not AUX as this may not be pre amped.

You may not even need your sepaerate amp at all. Your PHONO socket/selection should do this for you - thats what its there for (if you have PHONO and a 'ground'/earth screw on your hi fi for your decks).

If you have PHONO on yer hi fi try that without the amp unit, perhaps there cancelling each other out or something?

Sirius.
 
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Is it just me, it sounds like you're missing a phone stage. As Sirius has suggested unless your record deck has a built in amp, you won't get much volume if any without using one.
 
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sirius

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Or as daft as it sounds try swapping leads around IN/OUT etc, cos some hifis are opposite to what you think!. You could be recieving the signal from your turntable/amp via the OUTput sockets on your hifi instead although it may be worded topsyturvey. this gives the effect you mention too......
 


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