The various names of the device:
ezcap
USB Cassette Capture
The SKU: D90
The barcode: 797734244366
Found on eBay, Amazon and I'm sure other places, this device, an old-fashioned cassette player, transfers the sound on the cassette to your computer.
At the time of writing this 'blog, the cost is about $20 to $30 (US Dollars).
The box contains the cassette player, a usb mini to usb "A" cable and a set of earphones, a CD which has the User Guide (pdf) which shows how to install Audacity in Windows.
It also has an Apple folder and Audacity.exe the Windows installer.
I use Linux - Ubuntu (ver. 12.04 LTS codename: Precise Pangolin).
I had it installed on my computer from some time ago. My version is: 2.0.0 (Unicode). After I read the instruction sheet, I opened (called or ran) Audacity.
Following the instructions (see scans, this 'blog) and found the words: USB Audio Device and Channels: 2 (Stereo). I then plugged the cassette into the computer and selecting:
Pause
Record
I then pushed PLAY on the cassette.
I clicked Pause again, to allow Audacity to start recording.
In a snap of the fingers, I had the first side of the tape in captured. I exported the sound in an .mp3 format. (Linux User Note: Install Lame for .mp3 export from Audacity).
The next day, I started the next tape, but WHOA!!! Problems. Audacity was not showing any sound being recorded.
After some fruitless searching about this on the 'net, I found how it will work on this computer (YMMV).
First some technical details:
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0c76:1616 JMTek, LLC.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0c76 JMTek, LLC.
idProduct 0x1616
bcdDevice 1.00
iManufacturer 1
iProduct 2
iSerial 0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 142
bNumInterfaces 3
bConfigurationValue 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 142
bNumInterfaces 3
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 0
bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
bInterfaceSubClass 1 Control Device
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 1 (HEADER)
bcdADC 1.00
wTotalLength 47
bInCollection 1
baInterfaceNr( 0) 1
AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
bLength 12
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 2 (INPUT_TERMINAL)
bTerminalID 2
wTerminalType 0x0205 Microphone Array
bAssocTerminal 0
bNrChannels 2
wChannelConfig 0x0003
Left Front (L)
Right Front (R)
iChannelNames 0
iTerminal 0
AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 3 (OUTPUT_TERMINAL)
bTerminalID 18
wTerminalType 0x0101 USB Streaming
bAssocTerminal 2
bSourceID 33
iTerminal 0
AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 5 (SELECTOR_UNIT)
bUnitID 33
bNrInPins 1
baSource( 0) 50
iSelector 0
AudioControl Interface Descriptor:
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 6 (FEATURE_UNIT)
bUnitID 50
bSourceID 2
bControlSize 1
bmaControls( 0) 0x03
Mute Control
Volume Control
bmaControls( 1) 0x00
bmaControls( 2) 0x00
iFeature 0
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 0
bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
bInterfaceSubClass 2 Streaming
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 1
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 1 Audio
bInterfaceSubClass 2 Streaming
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 1 (AS_GENERAL)
bTerminalLink 18
bDelay 1 frames
wFormatTag 1 PCM
AudioStreaming Interface Descriptor:
bLength 11
bDescriptorType 36
bDescriptorSubtype 2 (FORMAT_TYPE)
bFormatType 1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
bNrChannels 2
bSubframeSize 2
bBitResolution 16
bSamFreqType 1 Discrete
tSamFreq[ 0] 48000
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 5
Transfer Type Isochronous
Synch Type Asynchronous
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x00c8 1x 200 bytes
bInterval 1
bRefresh 0
bSynchAddress 0
AudioControl Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 37
bDescriptorSubtype 1 (EP_GENERAL)
bmAttributes 0x01
Sampling Frequency
bLockDelayUnits 0 Undefined
wLockDelay 0 Undefined
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 2
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
bInterfaceSubClass 0 No Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 0 None
iInterface 0
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 33
bcdHID 1.00
bCountryCode 0 Not supported
bNumDescriptors 1
bDescriptorType 34 Report
wDescriptorLength 62
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0004 1x 4 bytes
bInterval 32
Searching for JMTek and Linux shows very few posts. That is why I'm making a 'blog about this device.
What I did to solve the problem was this
I uninstalled and purged Audacity. I then re-installed Audacity and Lame. I warmbooted (re-booted) with the cassette player's USB cable plugged into the computer's USB port. (I'm actually plugged into a Siig USB 4 port hub).
Next, Plug in the ezcap "Super USB Cassette Capture" player. This is important, Audacity will not find the right port, if it is started before the "Super USB Cassette Capture" is plugged into a USB port.
Next, Plug in the ezcap "Super USB Cassette Capture" player. This is important, Audacity will not find the right port, if it is started before the "Super USB Cassette Capture" is plugged into a USB port.
Next I:
Open Audacity
Open Edit
Select Preferences
Select Recording
see:
Devices
Under Recording
Device:
select:
USB PnP Audio Device: USB Audio (hw:2,0):Line:0
USB PnP Audio Device: USB Audio (hw:2,0):Line:0
Chanels: 2 (Stereo)
Click the OK radio button.
It should work.
I do not use Software Playthrough: Listen while recording or monitoring new track. (uncheck when recording "stereo mix").
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