Neostar AudCap USB Audio Capture Adaptor

Do you have an old record player, tape cassette deck or personal cassette player gathering dust alongside your cherished vinyl and tape collections?

Then why not use the Neostar AudCap Audio Capture Adaptor to digitise all of your old favourites by transferring tape and vinyl to PC or Mac which can then be stored and copied to CD or your MP3 Player?

Simply connect one end of Audio Capture to your computer, the other end to your existing record or tape player and begin converting tape and vinyl to digital in a matter of minutes.

The supplied Audacity software also allows sound cleansing and more advanced audio editing should you wish having a go at being the next Simon Cowell.

• Transfer vinyl and tape to PC / Mac using your existing player
• USB interface
• PC and Mac compatible
• Simple to use: Connect the Audio Capture device to your computer’s USB socket, install the user friendly software (included) to your PC or Mac, and connect the other end to your player using either the phono/line outputs, or the 3.5mm / 6.5mm headphone sockets
• No driver required

Includes:

• 3.5 & 6.5mm jack-to-phono connectors (pictured)
• 3.5mm-to-3.5mm extension connector
• Audacity software which allows sound cleansing and more advanced audio editing

Minimum System Requirements: 

PC -

• Requires Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7
• 512MB RAM
• USB 2.0

Mac-

• Requires free download from Audacity website

Q: Can I download instructions for this product?
A: Yes, you can download a PDF copy of the instructions for this product by clicking here

Q: Is there a customer service phone number I can call for assistance?
A: The Neostar Electronics Customer Service number is 0871 590 5911

Q: How easy is it to install AudCap?
A: It is extremely easy to install AudCap. You simply need to follow 4 simple steps:
- Step 1: Connect your existing tape or record player to Audio Capture
- Step 2: Connect Audio Capture to your computer using the USB lead supplied
- Step 3: Transfer your music to your computer using the provided software
- Step 4: Enjoy your music on your MP3 player or burn to CD

Q: Do I need to install drivers before using this audio capture device?
A: The Audio Capture device doesn’t need any driver installation, as the Windows Operating System will install the driver automatically.

Q: How do I get it to work with a Mac?
A: You can download a software update to allow the provided Audacity software to work with a Mac. Please click here

Q: I cannot connect the Audio Capture to my record player / tape deck?
A: You may need to also use a ‘male-to-male’ RCA lead which is supplied with your audio capture.

Q: How do use the ‘Effects’ within the ‘Audacity’ software?
A: To use the ‘Effects’ functions provided in the drop-down menus on Audacity software (such as noise removal or bass boost), you need to select the portion of your recorded music to be changed – to do this ‘click, hold and drag’ with your left mouse key the section of music from the horizontal time bar found in the Audacity window (on screen). Then simply select ‘Effect’ from the top menu and choose your desired effect.

Q: Does Audio Capture work with Windows 7?
A: Yes

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Everything 1st class about this company.
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Simple to install,Easy to use,excelent results. I had no trouble installing and using it and I am 80 years old
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Excellent piece of kit, Audacity a bit strange, but getting on OK!
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A useful tool
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Easy to use. Does the job.
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Accurate description of goods, very prompt delivery. Thanks
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Worked first time - no problems.
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It appeared to be fine
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I does what it says on the tin. The Audacity people could provide a bit more guidance and the software is a bit unstable if you are not careful and press the wrong commands - but that is not your problem.
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Good product
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Have only just been able to start using the device as I discovered I needed a repair to my tape recorder. All going well so far.
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The adaptor did the job easily and quickly. A more detailed manual would be a great advantage about settings like volume levels, otherwise - dead easy
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It worked well when we had worked it out
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Very good piece of equipment and so reasonable in price. Very pleased with this and glad we saw it advertised
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Straightforward set-up using CDROM and instructions supplied. Quick try-out worked fine, and reading of online guide suggests endless possibilities. I'm looking forward to exploring these.
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the goods were as it said on the box and served my purpose perfectly.Thi is ideal for no nonsence tranefering of music to my computer
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This product is fantastic! No need now to download all my favourite oldies; I can just play and record them. The quality is superb.
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Easy to use - worked straight away - good qulaity
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Very easy to install and use. But the associated help files were weak. Went to Audacity website and downloaded the latest Beta version which was far better. Could almost have come in a Ronseal can.
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All I needed to do was transfer my cassette tapes to MP3 mode and I Found the product very easy to use I am now asking around to borrow a Record Player to transfer my vinyl.
Margaret Smith, Moore, Warrington

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The product works well but the whole process is not exactly easy. There is a lot of changing wires and plugs when recording music to the computer hard drive. The instruction manual is clear except for the diagrams on how to connect the cables between the recorder and the computer. As this is one of the vital parts of the process I would have thought it merited more than very small and poorly printed diagrams. There were a lot of cables in the box I presume one set are just extensions - although nothing is said about them in the instructions - and there is an additional plug supplied and I don't know what it is for although it talks about male to male connections - which I don't understand. So, overall a better explanation of the plug-in set up would be useful as we are not all audiophiles. [T2 Direct Response] - We have now uploaded a set-up and troubleshooting guide (FAQs), which should hopefully help with any issues that may arise.
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Very good gadget. Could of done with instructions on how to use Audacity but once sorted out with common sense it was really easy. [T2 Direct Response] More information on Audacity software is now available within the FAQs section.
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very easy to use, high quality recording sound, the free audacity software is everything everybody has ever said about it, easy to set up and so many features.
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Excellent product. It does everything I wanted and expected it to do. Good value for money.
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Hardware OK, problems with software. Unable to produce MP3 files.Had to create wav files and convert.
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Does just what I want it to, capturing music from a good turnable/ tone arm/ cartridge combination, with an end-to-end process for converting to MP3, incorporating in my I-Tunes library, and backing up. Some minor niggles with the software, hence 4 star rating rather than 5. Higher fidelity bit rates should be offered. The process for converting a vinyl album to MP3 could be smoother; the need to assign individual track names and track numbers by entering file properties after exporting to MP3 is tedious. Lack of an on-line manual; possibly there are answers to all the above, but I couldn't find them in Help. I am sure I am not using this software to its full capabilities.
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Great product, very easy to use at a good price
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