Computer/Scanner question

[southhaysfireman]

I wnet to radioshack today to get a cable for the headphone jack to record on my computer and when i asked them how to do it they could not give me a good awnser that would help me I was wondering if anyone here could help me. I want to download all the convo from my scanner into an mp3 file does anyone know how to do this?

 

[n0zed]

I wnet to radioshack today to get a cable for the headphone jack to record on my computer and when i asked them how to do it they could not give me a good awnser that would help me I was wondering if anyone here could help me. I want to download all the convo from my scanner into an mp3 file does anyone know how to do this?

Scanner Recorder Home Page www.davee.com/scanrec/
worksthru sound card.... free
ghk

 

[ham612]

If you are wanting to record what is coming in on your scanner via computer, connect your headphone jack (or line out if so equipped) on your scanner and the line-in jack on your computer’s soundcard with a cable with a 1/8” male plug on either end (stereo or mono depending on your exact application, in my case I‘m using mono on the scanner end and stereo on the computer end)

Then using any one of a number of soundcard recording programs you are ready to roll. Most programs that I’ve run into save the recording as a .wav file so for mp3’s you will have to run it through a conversion program (dBpoweramp music converter is a good one)

As far as recording programs go most will record only when there is audio present so the long silences between transmissions are eliminated. You can get a whole nights worth of scanning listened to in in 20 minutes or so depending on traffic volume. So far, I have had the best luck with Xcorder
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/x-Download-7210.html
It has a feature that automatically starts a new recording each hour which helps in limiting file size. (It’s also free) RecAll, VoxRecorder, and ScanRec are also all good.
Hope this helps,
MS

 

[brucewarming]

I have used both recorders listed with the short cuts to download. They take a little expermenting to learn, I like the looks and how Xcorder works. I will put the scanner on manual and stay on one frequency (town police) I record over night (8) hours and the recording ends up being about 45-60 minutes long. So I can have coffee in the morning and listen to a whole nights action.
Be sure you have the recorder set to ONLY record when the scanners active, if not you will end up with one heck of a big file.
This is a great way to check on a frequency that you don't know if it's getting used for under cover or what ever.

 

[southhaysfireman]

im not looking for vox I wanted everything even the silence. But i tried it anyways and I cant seem to get anything. I downloaded "scanner recorder" and I bought a cable that goes from the headphone jack to the mic jack on the comp it records but it does not record anything I cant seem to find the problem.

 

[brucewarming]

What have you tried?
1. Are you usings a stereo cable in a mono scanner jack?
2. in sound control is your mic unmuted?
3. Did you even open a file and set options?
4. Is the squelch set low enough? on scanner?
5. is the squelch set low enough on the recorder?
6. is the recorder set to mono or stereo?
7. 8, 16 bit?
Why would you want to record all of the non- voice signals? The higher quality recording the bigger the file.

 

[southhaysfireman]

Sound effects to add to a game mod that I am trying to help with.

 

[flyingwolf]

Open up and Use Scanner Recorder.

READ the website on setting it up if your haivng trouble.

It will record every thing on your scanner.

You can set the VOX so it will only record the sounds/tomes/audio and non of the useless silence.

And then your good to go.

 

[Al42]

If it's a Radio Shack scanner, you have to use a mono cable or a stereo cable with a mono-to-stereo adapter at the scanner end - mono side to the scanner. Using a plain stereo cable will give you low audio and hum. (It's the way they have the earphone jack wired.)

 

[southhaysfireman]

If it's a Radio Shack scanner, you have to use a mono cable or a stereo cable with a mono-to-stereo adapter at the scanner end - mono side to the scanner. Using a plain stereo cable will give you low audio and hum. (It's the way they have the earphone jack wired.)

That sounds like what it is doing because one time i was trying it out I heard a very faint "baker 5" so i will try that