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No Line-In Port. Alternatives?

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:14 pm
by RedBarchetta85
I have a 3DS capture card that works great, but I'll soon be using a laptop that doesn't have a Line-In port. Is there another way to record audio?

Re: No Line-In Port. Alternatives?

Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:27 pm
by triple_lei
You could get a "Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB Audio System with THX SB1095." I can verify it works with Windows 8, 64-bit.

Re: No Line-In Port. Alternatives?

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 4:53 am
by OrbitalMike
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023BYDHK - I'm currently using this along with a 3.5 male to rca cable.

It's pretty rad, not bad...rad.

Re: No Line-In Port. Alternatives?

Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:23 am
by RedBarchetta85
OrbitalMike wrote:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023BYDHK - I'm currently using this along with a 3.5 male to rca cable.

It's pretty rad, not bad...rad.
Thanks for that (and triple_lei too, but this one's cheaper). So you've had no trouble with it and your 3DS capture device? No syncing or sound issues at all? (I presume the 3DS capture software records the audio just as if it were using a built-in line-in?)

Re: No Line-In Port. Alternatives?

Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:19 am
by OrbitalMike
RedBarchetta85 wrote:
OrbitalMike wrote:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023BYDHK - I'm currently using this along with a 3.5 male to rca cable.

It's pretty rad, not bad...rad.
Thanks for that (and triple_lei too, but this one's cheaper). So you've had no trouble with it and your 3DS capture device? No syncing or sound issues at all? (I presume the 3DS capture software records the audio just as if it were using a built-in line-in?)
I've had it since late December and had no issues with it at all (windows 7 user here). I just plugged it in and it was good to go.

Here's one video I used it with - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3yaIP2D_cs

Keep in mind that I had the volume of the sound device at 60-64, and the 3DS volume slider just under max volume.