Advice on Equipment Needed for existing Magix 10/Query Soundcard?

weelassie wrote on 7/25/2012, 5:55 PM

I've had Magix Lab 10 on old laptop for several years and would like to use again but following a house move and long term storage, can't find or identify the bits apart from CD. Pretty sure I got all I needed when purchased but can't even remember what sound card looked like. Have cables which seem to connect laptop to stereo via both input/output and headphone socket and system installed on laptop is working but no sound going thru so assume I got a sound card originally? Reluctant to purchase again if this is all that's missing - if that's the case, what's cheapest card to buy? Only want to transfer a few LPs to CD for my elderly father so no big deal. With the system already installed, what's my cheapest option? Or is all included if I buy same package again (on low income so can't afford to upgrade to newer Magix). (Got old Dell Inspiron and currently using Acer with Vista)

Thanks for helping.

 

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nihon94 wrote on 7/26/2012, 12:17 AM

It seems you are getting confuse. Sound card is not something we buy separately(normally). It is an internal computer component which process audio. But some times we also buy equipment to enhance the computer sound like Audigy sound blaster or use an external audio interface to replace sound card because laptop sound cards are of low quality.

But your case is different. You can find out about your computer's sound card by following this PDF tutorial. 

The PDF tutorial I had made for Magix Music Maker but for sound card you can get an idea too.

http://www.magix.info/us/where-sound-card-is.online-training.407089.html

Also I do not think in laptop we can replace internal sound card but we can use external audio interface as a replacement as I am using Tascam in my Dell laptop to improve computer sound in recording.

When your sound card problem is solved then I think you can install your software even on Windows vista if you are lucky. Usually older version of software are for windows older versions but why not give a try some times it work.

 

weelassie wrote on 8/5/2012, 8:17 AM

Thank you very much for your response. Yes I was confused as I knew that laptops have an internal sound card but as I wasn't getting the music through either of mine, I thought I may be missing a pieice of equipment. I changed the cables connecting the stereo to the laptop - using the headphones socket as the turntable is connected through the only other input/output - and I now have a connection!

I don't have sound via the laptop while recording though - is that right? Perhaps the sound is only through the stereo and as I'm using the head phones socket, therefore no sound! I do have sound on playback. Have checked and all sound levels are set ok. Perhaps that's normal?


Thanks again - much appreciated.

P.S. Also works on laptop with Vista!

nihon94 wrote on 8/5/2012, 8:59 AM

 

Thank you very much for your response. Yes I was confused as I knew that laptops have an internal sound card but as I wasn't getting the music through either of mine, I thought I may be missing a pieice of equipment. I changed the cables connecting the stereo to the laptop - using the headphones socket as the turntable is connected through the only other input/output - and I now have a connection!

I don't have sound via the laptop while recording though - is that right? Perhaps the sound is only through the stereo and as I'm using the head phones socket, therefore no sound! I do have sound on playback. Have checked and all sound levels are set ok. Perhaps that's normal?


Thanks again - much appreciated.

P.S. Also works on laptop with Vista!

 

Plese also check this tutorial may be you will know about connections and it could help you.

http://www.magix.info/us/how-to-connect-microphone-for-recording.online-training.154378.html

Thank you