Output a mix tape from your
computer
by running a Y cable from computer's sound card
Speaker output to stereo's CD audio input
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- Open your
MP3.
Open the MP3 mix file you've saved. (Read
how to make a mix file here.)
- Run Y-cable
from computer to stereo.
Plug
the single Y-cable end into your
computer's sound card's Speaker output
(it's light green), the double (red and
white) ends into stereo receiver's CD
Audio inputs.
- Set
computer for playing.
If you
haven't already, check computer's play
volume: Control Panel, Multimedia, Audio
tab, "Show volume control in
taskbar" applied, "Play"
and "Line-In" volumes set to
about 90%; check Audacity's volume,
Volume icon, volume set to about 90%.
Check power: make sure computer's power
scheme is set to "Always On."
- Set stereo
for recording.
Select
"CD" on stereo receiver. Set
tape deck's record input volume by
turning analog dial to about 60% (or
"1 o'clock"). Signal should
oscillate between +1 and +2 red bars on
the recording meter for a tape without
background hiss (the peril of input too
soft) or distortion (the peril of input
too loud).
- Record
away!
When
ready to record, press "record"
on the tape deck, and "play" on
the Audacity end to make a nice audio
tape recording, no skips, clicks or other
burned-CD errors.
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