sound

[gaysgems]

I am trying to connect a cassette player to my Envy through the earphone jack to listen through the speakers and copy them to notebook Envy  but no sound comes out. The earphone jack works because I can hear music through the earphone.

[Huffer]

The earphone jack sends sound out and you are trying to put sound in so you need to use a microphone jack. On some laptops it is a dual purpose port which requires a special 4-ring jack that is both output and input. You see that kind of jack on headphones used by a customer service person where a headset has both earpiece and microphone. You are not going to be able to run the sound from the cassette deck and hear it on the speakers as it is played but if you use the right hardware you can probably capture the sound and then play it back. 

[gaysgems]

That is ok I have Audacity installed but I don't know where to get that kind of device and how the sound can go in with an earphone/microphone. Does it connect to both cassette plaer and notebook. By the way I have windows 10

[Huffer]

Yes you would run an audio cable from the speaker/headphone jack on the player on one end to the jack on the laptop on the other. If you give me your model number I can check and see if you have a dual purpose single jack or a separate headphone and microphone jack or maybe you can tell me how many little round jacks you see?

Never mind: found it:

(3) Audio-out (headphone)/Audio-in (microphone) jack Connects optional powered stereo speakers, headphones, earbuds, a headset, or a television audio cable. Also connects an optional headset microphone. This jack does not support optional microphone-only devices. WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury, adjust the volume before putting on headphones, earbuds, or a headset. For additional safety information, refer to the Regulatory, Safety, and Environmental Notices. NOTE: When a device is connected to the jack, the computer speakers are disabled. NOTE: Be sure that the device cable has a 4-conductor connector that supports both audio-out (headphone) and audioin (microphone).

Where are you located (country) and I can see if I can find you the right kind of cable? Like this:

https://www.amazon.com/iSEE-premium-Auxiliary-Headphone-Samsung/dp/B01JD1XHME/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid...

[gaysgems]

I live in NY I have these are they the right things because they didn't work. When I tried to copy with audacity only noise came out after the copy.

[gaysgems]

I ordered the ones you suggested

[gaysgems]

Do I have to set my envy to pick up the sound from the cassette player to the audacity or should it atomatically pick up the sound with the new cable?

[Huffer]

You have to launch a program set up to record audio coming in. Windows 3.1 and later had an "audio recorder" program that would make a .wav file from incoming audio through the microphone input. It has to be configured to receive audio from the jack. By default it will likely want to use on the the webcam microphone. Audacity will also be able to record incoming audio and turn it into .mp3 or something way easier to work with than .wav. Likely the captured sound is going to be mono, not stereo and not particularly high quality but you have to test it to find out for sure. 

[gaysgems]

Do I have to do anything special on Audacity to get the sound to go into envy from the cassette player?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Look...you are basically asking me to teach you how to use audacity. Yes, you have to configure the sound input to use the correct port. 

All kinds of support on youtube and audacity help sites.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_selecting_your_recording_device.html

I've shown you how to set up the hardware which is about all this Forum is set up to do. The rest is up to you and your ability to learn how to use the audacity software.