All sound recorder XP: Recording from videotape provides highest possible performance by adjusting volume

Recording from Videotape

1. Connect the left and right audio-out terminals on the VCR to the line-in or microphone terminal on the sound card.
2. Open All Sound Recorder XP.
3. On the right side of the Audio Editor Pro display area, below the Record list, click Line-in or Mic in the Volume dropdown list.
4. Adjust the recording volume for the highest possible performance. To do this, adjust the slider bars beneath the Volume dropdown list.
   • You can set options for Audio Editor Pro when you click the Tools > Options.
5. Click Play on the VCR.
6. Click the Record button. You should see a wave pattern display of the audio as it is playing.
   • If the settings are too low, you see only very small variations in the wave pattern in the display area of the All Sound Recorder XP window.
   • If the sound is clipped because the volume is too high, move the line-in or microphone volume setting down until most of the volume range is displayed without clipping. If the sound is too low, increase the volume setting.
   • Depending on your sound card and the volume of the audio source, you might not get enough volume using the line-in input. In this case, try the microphone input, as the volume sensitivity through the microphone input is generally greater than with the line-in input.
7. If you are satisfied with the recording effect, then stop the recording test by clicking Stop button.
8. Rewind the tape and start the playback from the point you want to record.
9. In All Sound Recorder XP, click the Record button and stand by.
10. When you want to stop recording, click the Stop button.
11. Click File > Save or Save As. This saves the videotape data as an MP3 or WAV file.