[olug] Getting sound into Audacity

[Eric P]

Paul H. Lewis wrote:
> I just put Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on my Dell Dimension 4400 Desktop.
> Everything so far is working great with the OS.  Got my network printer
> working this morning in CUPS (I'm ecstatic!).  So now I'm working on the
> sound system portion and am having trouble.  When I used Windows XP I
> had Audacity running and was able to convert some of my old LPs to CD.
> I've got many more to convert, but I can't get the audio into Audacity!
> I know that the line-in from the stereo is working because I put an
> album on the turntable and the sound came out of the PC speakers.
> That's a good sign!  But then when I executed Audacity from the
> Applications drop down the line meters are still.  I pressed record and
> I get flat line!  I went to the Audacity FAQ put their troubleshooting
> methodology is Greek to me, since I'm really new to using Linux as a
> primary OS.  Can anyone help troubleshoot this?  TIA
> 
> Paul
> 

Check ubuntuforum.org and search on Audacity.  It's a known problem and has something to do with the sound system
Audacity uses.  It is fixable as I have Audacity playing/recording on 8.04.  Unfortunately, I don't recall the magical
nugget of advice that fixed it.


Eric P