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Roken

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From: South Wales, UK

Registered: 2012-01-16

Posts: 1,253

External record deck and VLC

Is there a way to route audio from an external turntable connected via USB using VLC?

I can do it with Audacity, but VLC has me stumped.

For info, the turntable is a JAM turntable, and identifies as hw:4, but I can find no way to have it playing via VLC.

I know it defeats the object of vinyl, and the turntable is connected to wired speakers, but it would be nice to have the option.

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Roken

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From: South Wales, UK

Registered: 2012-01-16

Posts: 1,253

Re: External record deck and VLC

Finally found the answer.

load-module module-loopback

in /etc/pulse/default.pa

Doesn't need vlc (or any other player) - it just plays.

EDIT: You need to configure the correct input in the Recording tab of pavucontrol, and the correct output in the Playback tab.

Last edited by Roken (2019-11-20 19:44:30)

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Ryzen 5900X 12 core/24 thread - RTX 3090 FE 24 Gb, Asus Prime B450 Plus, 32Gb Corsair DDR4, Cooler Master N300 chassis, 5 HD (1 NvME PCI, 4SSD) + 1 x optical.
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