[Colin B.]

In rec.audio.tech Owain wrote:
Adrian wrote:
Can someone advise me please? I plan to copy some very old (38 years)
open reel tapes to CD. I have an aging Sony TC366 Open Reel Recorder
and a Dell Latitude D810 Notebook.
Somehow I thought this would be easy!! :-) However, at present the
notebook does not recognize an analogue signal at the line in.
Moreover, the only piece of software that seems to have an audio
record option is Windows Sound Recorder with a time limit of 60
seconds. I need to record several hours!
So, what hardware do I need? and, what software? Audio quality is
moderately important, given that the source material is not perfect.

(a) check your sound card manual, Control Panel, or start up Windows
Volume Control and make sure the right input device is selected

(b) google Audacity

....then run away screaming. :-)

I'd highly recommend not using Audacity. It's a well-designed program
plagued by bugs and bad coding. After spending weeks learning the ins
and outs of it, I finally gave up and resolved to buy Goldwave.

Colin