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Hi. I'm still waiting to hear from someone who could help me. I decided to post here in the hopes that it will give me a better chance.

I posted a couple of times about getting started from scratch. I keep getting answers telling me to download all this software stuff for editing. Here's my issue...I don't have the time or savvy to be doing a bunch of editing. I have a Karaoke system/DVD player hooked up to my TV. And to that system I have a nice set of Gemini microphones hooked up to. I have a ton of CD+G discs to play on this system.

What I want to know is, can't I just record from this system to my PC without having to do ripping, mixing, editing, etc.? Isn't there just a simple hookup I can do between my system and PC? I'm okay with running a line of some sort between the two if it's possible. I'm also okay with doing a simple file conversion and compression. If this isn't possible somehow, I'm afraid I won't be able to do any submitting.

Thanks in advance,
Lee Ann

First, could you please tell us what kind of sound card you have on your PC?
Is your PC currently connected to a home sound system?

I have a Sound Blaster Live! sound card. But, no my PC is not hooked up to a stereo system.

Hope that helped. Please feel free in asking me any other questions that will help you to help me.

-Lee Ann

If you have an extra (line 2 ) set of outputs from your player you can get a mini trs (for the computer side line input)to twin rca(to karaoke player) cable. and hook it up make sure you turn on the line in on the computer software.

you should be able to use your wave recorder on thecomputer to record, then convert it with a wave->mp3 conversion program.

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Awesome. That's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I will get on that in the near future. Thanks so much.

-Lee Ann

Great suggestion to start with, most people started this way! Make sure to calibrate your levels correctly, LINE IN level should be at 60% or the 0db mark, after just run the wave file in the software call Wavestudio that came with the SB Live card or just use Audacity (for free) and normalise the track, voila!!

I also use protracks, sound forge, and cakewalk. they all do a good job, but the hookup is the same. I havent tried a pair of "Y" cables, I'm not sure if you would have enought signal from it for the computer or not.

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