Bruce, go into the Audio options on the Control panel. Did you set, or did Audacity set a default to use it for specific kinds of inputs ?
Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id <[email protected]> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Bruce Portzer <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bruce Portzer <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT: audio device > To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 12:47 AM > Eric > > I have a similar Behringer unit called the UCA-202. > As near as I can tell, the difference it that mine only > operates at line level, whereas this one can handle both > line and mic level audio. The innards are probably the > same or similar. > > I've used mine for a couple of years to record my DX, make > MP3's of old tapes, record programs off the radio., > etc. The quality is excellent and I don't have any > problems with noise of any kind. I use it my primary > audio output as well, either for headphone listening or > playing back through an external amplifier, and it works > well in that regard too. > > The one complaint I have is I can't copy audio from one > program to another when the thing is plugged into the > laptop. For example, say I have a Spectravue recording > made with my SDR-IQ. If I want to make an MP3 of > something on the file, I can't get Audacity to record it > until after I disconnect the Behringer unit from the USB > port I've tried various settings in both programs and > in Vista, but so far I haven't had success. Maybe some > day I'll find a way to make it happen. In the > meantime, it's a minor inconvenience. > > Other than that, I think it's well worth having. > > Bruce > > > Eric Floden wrote: > > anyone have an opinion on this device? I tend to > put a lot of stock in most > > reviews I have found here: > > > > http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/004080.php > > > > Behringer USB Audio > > Interface<http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/004080.php> > > > > This digital audio converter is marketed as a > high-quality and inexpensive > > way to digitize old cassettes and LPs. I’m sure > it’s excellent for those > > tasks, too, but I’ve found it particularly useful > for making audio > > recordings on a laptop without a pro-tools budget. > > > > Basically, it's a less noisy way of taking sound from > a mic and recording it > > onto a computer. Recording on an 1/8-inch-line input > can be pretty noisy, > > especially on a laptop. This converter cuts out much > of the noise, and makes > > a usable recording. I recently recorded some narration > for a voiceover on a > > video I’m putting together, and it works pretty > well. It's also USB-powered, > > so no need for batteries or an AC power cord. There > are more expensive > > versions that do a slightly better job, but I find > this product does a great > > job for the money. > > _______________________________________________ > > IR > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are > those of the original contributors and do not necessarily > reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing > staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
