I have been recording LP's using Groove Mechanic software via the mike jack and recently read where I should use Line 1 for better quality. I switched to Line 1 and now can't hear the music through the speakers. I've tried all of the suggestions on this web site with no success. Is there something I should be doing to activate line 1 on my computer? One of the suggestions per this site suggests to "add a device", but I was not successful in doing this either. Any other advice? I' ve been recording LP's using Groove Mechanic software via the mike jack and recently read where I should use Line 1 for better quality. I switched to Line 1 and now can't hear the music through

Turn on the line input by double clicking on the speaker icon at the bottom right(system tray), then choose options, properties, recording. Make sure that the line in is checked then OK. You should be looking at the volume sliders for line in, make sure you select line in as your active input and start recording. A seperate problem could arise when using line in. The volume of old records is lower than cd, tape and other modern audio signals. you may be able to boost the volume enough with software but a better solution is to add a pre-amp to your turntable. hth bob

Its not the volume of the source media that is the problem, it the output level of the equipment. If your turntable has a magnetic pickup which most Hi-Fi turntable do, then you will certainly need a pre-amp. Cheaper turntable have a crystal pick-up which has a higher output level and can be plugged directly into a line-in socket. The best solution is to plug the turntable into the turntable input of a stereo amplifies, then plug the line-out from the amplifier to the line-in on the sound card. That way the sound card will get the right signal without distortion and you get to use the pre-amp in the stereo amplifier. Stuart

I confirmed that the volume controls were selected for "line", still no sound. What puzzles me is, why does it work ok with the "microphone" jack and not the "line" jack? Rather than getting into the "pre-amp" stuff, I think I'll go back to plugging into the mike jack. Thanks for your advice. I' ve been recording LP's using Groove Mechanic software via the mike jack and recently read where I should use Line 1 for better quality. I switched to Line 1 and now can't hear the music through

That will be because the output from the record deck is to low. Line input expects a level of around 1v. A magnetic cartridge produces an output of a few mVs. Hence the need for a pre-amp. Stuart