Is there a cable, perhaps at Radio Shack, that I can use to connect?

Question

The audio output from my little portable radio (Just FM/AM) and use the other end of the cable to plug into my laptop as if it were a microphone? I want to record radio to my laptop. If this ellusive cable exists, what is it called and where can I get one?
Thanks!

Answer 1

It's called a mini-DIN stereo cable...male both ends

Answer 2

In theory you should just be able to connect the output from your radio to the input on your sound card and begin recording. BUT, you're going to need software to do that for you. Audacity is an excellent free one, http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ and what you will do is in the source list, select the line in on your sound card (I'm not looking at it right now) and hit record. That SHOULD work. If not you can actually buy FM tuners (USB or otherwise) that will enable you to record from FM broadcasts. Also, you might check to see if the radio station in question has a streaming broadcast, there are a number of tools that will let you record from a streaming broadcast as well (again, I'm not looking).

And a little explanation why I am not looking is that I was in New York for the whole Ask The Planet promotion on Answers so I am a little beat right now from all the activity and the flight home made me even more tired. But I had a blast. Okay, I'm sure you didn't want to know that. Just that there is a good reason I am not being as thorough as I usually am. Contact me later if you want additional help (I'll be more than happy to after I get some rest).

Answer 3

You need a audio/video box for your computer. It uses rca cables s-video and a couple other things to input data into the computer. circuit city or http://www.tigerdirect.com will have one.

Answer 4

do you mean something like this?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=382760&CatId=453