WinFast TV2000 XP Card - Sound Problems?

[BuckMaster]

Can anyone tell me why Im not getting any sound? I hooked up the S-Video and Audio on my VCR. I get the Video but so sound through my speakers. What Im trying to do is copy a VHS tape to my PC then Im going to convert it to a DVD. But cant get any sound yet to even record to my H/D. From the VCR I have the audio going to the BLUE connector then back out of the card with the GREEN connector to the built in sound on the M/B board input BLUE. Then back connector to Green for the speakers. I can play songs and hear sound with in windows but nothing when viewing a tape from the VHS tape using WINFAstPVR?!

I dont know if I have it wired up in correctly or maybe in the configuration is setup wrong?

I would think I have it wired up correctly because I get sound from the TV when playing it.

I just bought a new VCR JVC. Note I tried hooking up the the to the front input RCA jack and Video no picture. Then I hooked it up to the RCA jack in the back of the VCR and I got the picture. Thing is shouldnt of the front jack worked? Making me think something is wrong with the VCR?

On the Audio side of things I bought a cable with the small mini jack running it from the BLUE connector on the card and have both a single RCA end going stright to mono on the VCR Audio jack. Would it make more since to get a splitter and use a Y-connector to plug into both R and L audio on the VCR for better sound?

Thanks!

[Solum]

hum, i know what i`m gonna ask u there`s nothing to do with this, but is this card capture ok? are u content with it?
I`m thinking about buying it

Thx, and sorry I can`t help ya.

[gavmiester]

your setup is probably incorrect...still have this card somewhere and tried the same thing ... and it does work, just not very well. You will need a splitter cable. Also, the connectors at the front of your vcr may be line2 in, hence no signal.

Sorry Im not being of more help....another tip, when using this card, if capturing tv or video, drop the volume down to zero in the software, otherwise it distorts like you wont believe on playback. Also, expect to have audio sync problems, unless "you have skills" (t-hardaway)

My thoughts are this card was ok for the cash, but its now sitting in a antistatic bag and Im using the old advc100 for this kind of work now.

Good luck

no flaming please, its too early, and im not bagging the card (although maybe I should)

[bolta]

Hello there . . .

Hope these suggestions help

I can play songs and hear sound with in windows but nothing when viewing a tape from the VHS tape using WINFAstPVR?!

It sounds like the connectors are plugged in ok - have you opened up the Windows volume control (start / run / sndvol32) and checked to see that the "Recording" option is set to "Line In" ? By default, Windows will play sound files and cd's etc using the WAV output, whereas recording from an external source is done via the "Line In" control - make sure your software has selected "Line In" as the audio source for recording.

I just bought a new VCR JVC. Note I tried hooking up the the to the front input RCA jack and Video no picture. Then I hooked it up to the RCA jack in the back of the VCR and I got the picture. Thing is shouldnt of the front jack worked? Making me think something is wrong with the VCR?

It sounds like you may have hooked up to "input only"ports - most VCRs that have two or more sets of RCA-type connections typically have them set up in this way . . .

* - RCA connections on the rear of a VCR are normally for both the input and output of a video/audio signal
* - RCA connections on the front of a VCR are normally for the input ONLY of an external source (such as a video camera) - they are on the front of the vcr purely for convenience

On the Audio side of things I bought a cable with the small mini jack running it from the BLUE connector on the card and have both a single RCA end going stright to mono on the VCR Audio jack. Would it make more since to get a splitter and use a Y-connector to plug into both R and L audio on the VCR for better sound?

You shouldn't necessarily need a y-connector - the audio output of a typical stereo vcr requires both left and right channels, BUT the left channel only is designed to supply a standard mono signal - if you plug the left channel ONLY to your sound card, then you'll have a standard mono signal.

Hope this helps - I've drawn these answers from my own experiences with VCRs etc here in Australia - hopefully they'll translate across to you

Regards,

B.

[BuckMaster]

Solum,
Sorry cant help much just started working with it. Seems to be pretty nice so far.

gavmiester,

My thoughts are this card was ok for the cash, but its now sitting in a antistatic bag and Im using the old advc100 for this kind of work now.

It was only a few buck so I thought I would give it a try. If I get more into it I may buy a much better one but for now its more of a learning expernise.

bolta,

Thanks for you help I got my sound working! I just started messing with some of the audio controls till I got it working. I think it had something to do with the LINE IN source.

Now to figure out the next step what format to save to the H/D at what Capture size. Then to DVD. I'll mess with it awhile and see what happens.

Thanks everyone!!!