Device to capture audio from TV

[TangoJuliet]

A friend of mine asked if there was some sort of device out there to capture audio only from the output of a tv.

I had suggested him to use a notebook (audio in) and then use some software like audacity but he wants something compact and stand alone.

Is there such a device out there??

 

[Ross Ridge]

I had suggested him to use a notebook (audio in) and then use some software like audacity but he wants something compact and stand alone.

Maybe a digital voice recorder or whatever bootleggers are using instead of MiniDisc recorders these days? An old tape deck or not quite as old CD-R recorder deck?

I assume the TV has line level outputs.

 

[sdifox]

how much audio is he capturing?
a digital recorder coupled with a rca-minjack cable should do it.

 

[TangoJuliet]

how much audio is he capturing?
a digital recorder coupled with a rca-minjack cable should do it.

He wants to record a couple hours of audio at a time. Theres some sort of music channel that has a DJ remixing stuff that he likes. Its like one of those cable/satellite radio channels that our cable providers throw at us.

 

[TangoJuliet]

Any other suggestions?

 

[sdifox]

He wants to record a couple hours of audio at a time. Theres some sort of music channel that has a DJ remixing stuff that he likes. Its like one of those cable/satellite radio channels that our cable providers throw at us.

err, digital voice recorders can do that...some even have microsd card to expand capacity.

or just line-in to computer...it's not like it's high quality audio signal anyway.

 

[TangoJuliet]

err, digital voice recorders can do that...some even have mcirosd card to expand capacity.

or just line-in to computer...it's not like it's high quality audio signal anyway.

in what format is the audio captured to? do some have the options to convert to mp3 on the fly?

 

[sivart]

If he can "DVR" the program and get it to his computer, he could strip the audio track from the file. Might be a little more work, but could maintain 5.1 if it is so broadcast.

 

[sdifox]

in what format is the audio captured to? do some have the options to convert to mp3 on the fly?

they record to mp3 or wma...

 

[TangoJuliet]

If he can "DVR" the program and get it to his computer, he could strip the audio track from the file. Might be a little more work, but could maintain 5.1 if it is so broadcast.

I've already asked him about doing it that way and while he has a DVR he doesn't have a way to input the audio to his computer. I suggested using a notebook and apparently it does not have a audio in jack.

they record to mp3 or wma...

cool, I'll tell him. got a recommendation on a good one?