You should not need to install any software for this device. Plug it into the computer, connect the cables as described above, set your levels, and you're in business. Such adapters are readily available on sites like Amazon and eBay for just a few dollars: If you want to use a line-level input and your computer does not have such an input, you'll need a USB adapter that gives you a line-level input. You can use Peak Level Meter version 1.82, which is free, to help set your levels:Īs long as you keep the peaks out of the red, you should be OK.
If your computer has a line-level input jack, then all you need is a 1/8' stereo to 1/8' stereo patch cable connect one end to the scanner and one end to the line-in jack, set the volume level on the scanner and the input level on the computer to levels that sound best to you on playback, and you're on your way. One solution is to record from the headphone jack to a line-level jack on your computer. When it overloads, it sounds like buzzy, incomprehensible garbage(to my ears, anyway). Click to expand.The mic input doesn't have a great tolerance for a strong audio signal consequently, it's easy to overload the mic input.
