How do I record sound off Sky?

muffinhead · 07-05-2004, 18:49

Is it possible to get a cable that connects the audio output from my Sky box to a cassette player?

Fred Smith · 07-05-2004, 22:21

What socket is on the cassette player? Did you mean recorder?

If 3.5mm stereo jack socket try this L45AJ

Pingu · 08-05-2004, 00:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Smith

What socket is on the cassette player? Did you mean recorder?

If 3.5mm stereo jack socket try this L45AJ

That's very expensive for a one of those, how about this one. Your best option is to check your local market though - you'll probably find one very cheap.

Fred Smith · 08-05-2004, 10:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pingu

That's very expensive for a one of those, how about this one. Your best option is to check your local market though - you'll probably find one very cheap.

Agreed, could not find the cheaper one, so was using it as an example.

muffinhead · 08-05-2004, 13:16

thanks, exactly what i was looking for!

now i can make compilation tapes, to listen to in the car, using the recordings from the sky music channels

!

Cookie · 09-05-2004, 22:42

Going one step further from this...
I have my hifi system connected to my Sky digital box and mainly just use it to listen to some of the radio stations through my system.
My hifi system has a minidisc player that I have rarely used. If I recorded some of the music from the Sky music channels onto minidisc is there a way that it is then possible to transfer these onto my computer and get them into itunes to download onto my ipod.
Sorry if I am asking the impossible or indeed the obvious - I'm very new to all this!

Pingu · 10-05-2004, 02:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cookie

Going one step further from this...
I have my hifi system connected to my Sky digital box and mainly just use it to listen to some of the radio stations through my system.
My hifi system has a minidisc player that I have rarely used. If I recorded some of the music from the Sky music channels onto minidisc is there a way that it is then possible to transfer these onto my computer and get them into itunes to download onto my ipod.
Sorry if I am asking the impossible or indeed the obvious - I'm very new to all this!

If you get a phono-to-phone lead to connect your digibox to your hifi, then you'd easily be able to record to minidisk. Then if you connected your minidisk player to your PC's line out with a phono-to-minijack cable as mentioned above, you could record the minidisk onto the PC, and encode (if necessary) to MP3, before importing into iTunes.
Although if you could connect your digibox directly to your computer, it'd cut a lot of faffing with minidisks out. I don't really have any knowledge of programs to record from the line-out, but I'm sure someone will have some suggestions.

Cookie · 10-05-2004, 08:18

Unfortunately my digibox is downstairs and my PC is upstairs and so I will have to record to minidisk first. I have no problems recording from sky to minidisk as i already have those leads. It's getting the tracks from minidisk to PC (for ipod) that I wondered about.

07-05-2004, 18:49	#1
muffinhead Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 166	How do I record sound off Sky? Is it possible to get a cable that connects the audio output from my Sky box to a cassette player?

07-05-2004, 22:21	#2
Fred Smith Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reading Posts: 2,758	What socket is on the cassette player? Did you mean recorder? If 3.5mm stereo jack socket try this L45AJ

08-05-2004, 00:49	#3
Pingu Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cornwall Posts: 10,529	Quote: Originally Posted by Fred Smith What socket is on the cassette player? Did you mean recorder? If 3.5mm stereo jack socket try this L45AJ That's very expensive for a one of those, how about this one. Your best option is to check your local market though - you'll probably find one very cheap.

08-05-2004, 10:52	#4
Fred Smith Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reading Posts: 2,758	Quote: Originally Posted by Pingu That's very expensive for a one of those, how about this one. Your best option is to check your local market though - you'll probably find one very cheap. Agreed, could not find the cheaper one, so was using it as an example.

08-05-2004, 13:16	#5
muffinhead Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 166	thanks, exactly what i was looking for! now i can make compilation tapes, to listen to in the car, using the recordings from the sky music channels !

09-05-2004, 22:42	#6
Cookie Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 499	Going one step further from this... I have my hifi system connected to my Sky digital box and mainly just use it to listen to some of the radio stations through my system. My hifi system has a minidisc player that I have rarely used. If I recorded some of the music from the Sky music channels onto minidisc is there a way that it is then possible to transfer these onto my computer and get them into itunes to download onto my ipod. Sorry if I am asking the impossible or indeed the obvious - I'm very new to all this!

10-05-2004, 02:43	#7
Pingu Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cornwall Posts: 10,529	Quote: Originally Posted by Cookie Going one step further from this... I have my hifi system connected to my Sky digital box and mainly just use it to listen to some of the radio stations through my system. My hifi system has a minidisc player that I have rarely used. If I recorded some of the music from the Sky music channels onto minidisc is there a way that it is then possible to transfer these onto my computer and get them into itunes to download onto my ipod. Sorry if I am asking the impossible or indeed the obvious - I'm very new to all this! If you get a phono-to-phone lead to connect your digibox to your hifi, then you'd easily be able to record to minidisk. Then if you connected your minidisk player to your PC's line out with a phono-to-minijack cable as mentioned above, you could record the minidisk onto the PC, and encode (if necessary) to MP3, before importing into iTunes. Although if you could connect your digibox directly to your computer, it'd cut a lot of faffing with minidisks out. I don't really have any knowledge of programs to record from the line-out, but I'm sure someone will have some suggestions.

10-05-2004, 08:18	#8
Cookie Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 499	Unfortunately my digibox is downstairs and my PC is upstairs and so I will have to record to minidisk first. I have no problems recording from sky to minidisk as i already have those leads. It's getting the tracks from minidisk to PC (for ipod) that I wondered about.

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