Never tried anything like this before.
The aim is to transfer about two hours of voice data from cassette to hard drive.
No music involved.
Grateful for any suggestions
Jocklad
Hi Jocklad
What about something like this ?
Graeme
Thanks Graeme.
This could be the answer just wondering if it would work with Peppermint 5. ?.
Or would it be possible to do a line out from cassette player to line in on the desktop and copy.
Again its a question of peppermint software for linking.
Jocklad
I can’t see why a simple cable from your stereo (preferably unamplified) to line in wouldn’t work … there is plenty of recording software for Ubuntu/Peppermint.
Including “Audio Recorder” from this PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~osmoma/+archive/ubuntu/audio-recorder
(which is about as easy as it gets to use)
Audio Recorder can record from ANY input seen by PulseAudio (including what would normally come out your speakers), and can save to multiplle formats (including mp3).
Thanks Mark.
Will have a go at this.
Jocklad 
Its copying ok to Audio Recorder but sound quality is terrible.
Need a re-think on this… : :
Jocklad
have you got the cable plugged into an amplified output on your stereo/cassette player ?
(if so, try turning the volume VERY low on the stereo/cassette player … and using PulseAudio Volume Control (or alsamixer) to adjust the recording volume)
have you tried adjusting the input channel volume in PulseAudio Volume Control (or alsamixer) ?
Thanks Mark will have another go at it in slow time.
Jocklad.
Well,
Job done in a round about sort of way.
Went with Graeme idea about the cassette capture machine and got one.
Problem was the installation software was for Windows or Mac no mention of Linux.
Copied the cassette on Windows 7 and transferred to a flash drive formatted to Fat 32.
Then burned to Disk on Peppermint 5 through K3b.
All working perfectly.
Would still like to be able to use the cassette capture player on Peppermint 5 though…?.
Jocklad
Problem was the installation software was for Windows or Mac no mention of Linux.I
That’s the norm I’m afraid we’re an ignored species
Did you try plugging in into your Peppermint PC to see if it detected it ?
Graeme
Is this a USB thing ?
Plug it in,then post the output from:
dmesg | tail -n 25
and
lsusb
ben@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $ dmesg | tail -n 25
[ 19.968416] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 19.968587] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
[ 20.574760] init: cups main process (700) killed by HUP signal
[ 20.574785] init: cups main process ended, respawning
[ 24.006485] audit_printk_skb: 42 callbacks suppressed
[ 24.006491] type=1400 audit(1409920931.456:26): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_load” profile=“unconfined” name=“/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm-guest-session” pid=814 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.006502] type=1400 audit(1409920931.456:27): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_load” profile=“unconfined” name=“chromium” pid=814 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.006796] type=1400 audit(1409920931.456:28): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_replace” profile=“unconfined” name=“chromium” pid=814 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.020886] type=1400 audit(1409920931.468:29): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_replace” profile=“unconfined” name=“/sbin/dhclient” pid=820 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.020902] type=1400 audit(1409920931.468:30): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_replace” profile=“unconfined” name=“/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action” pid=820 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.020911] type=1400 audit(1409920931.468:31): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_replace” profile=“unconfined” name=“/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script” pid=820 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.021389] type=1400 audit(1409920931.468:32): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_replace” profile=“unconfined” name=“/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action” pid=820 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.021397] type=1400 audit(1409920931.468:33): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_replace” profile=“unconfined” name=“/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script” pid=820 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.021613] type=1400 audit(1409920931.468:34): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_replace” profile=“unconfined” name=“/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script” pid=820 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.289282] type=1400 audit(1409920931.736:35): apparmor=“STATUS” operation=“profile_load” profile=“unconfined” name=“/usr/bin/evince” pid=822 comm=“apparmor_parser”
[ 24.709909] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 24.710946] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 30.977960] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
[ 625.612030] usb 4-2: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd
[ 625.786369] usb 4-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=0131
[ 625.786375] usb 4-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 625.786379] usb 4-2: Product: USB PnP Audio Device
[ 625.786382] usb 4-2: Manufacturer: C-Media Electronics Inc.
[ 625.933318] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio
[ 627.900319] usb 4-1: USB disconnect, device number 2
ben@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $
en@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 12d1:14db Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0d8c:0131 C-Media Electronics, Inc.
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0461:0010 Primax Electronics, Ltd HP Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c05b Logitech, Inc. M-U0004 810-001317 [B110 Optical USB Mouse]
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
ben@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $
OK, it finds the device and seems to load the driver (snd-usb-audio)
With it plugged in, what’s the output from:
aplay -l
and
arecord -l
ben@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC9200 Analog [STAC9200 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ben@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $ arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC9200 Analog [STAC9200 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
What’s the output from:
lsmod | grep snd
ben@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $ lsmod | grep snd
snd_usb_audio 153617 0
snd_usbmidi_lib 29215 1 snd_usb_audio
snd_hda_codec_idt 54645 1
snd_hda_intel 56451 3
snd_hda_codec 192906 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 13602 2 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 102099 3 snd_usb_audio,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 18710 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq_midi 13324 0
snd_seq_midi_event 14899 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 30144 2 snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 61560 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_device 14497 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 29482 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd 69322 18 snd_usb_audio,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
soundcore 12680 1 snd
When this device is plugged into Windows, how does it present itself ? … as a sound card, or as a mass storage device ?
[EDIT]
and what’s the output from:
cat /proc/asound/cards
Its just showing as a “Cassettemate” program Mark.
ben@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0xdff3c000 irq 42
ben@ben-Dell-DV051 ~ $
Not the program…
When you plug it into Windows … down by the clock (system tray) there’ll be a panel applet for disconnecting the USB device … is it listed in that as a “mass storage device” or as a “sound card” or similar ?