>How can i 'reduce the volume of my audio source' when i am using a cable link from my tape output direct to my soundcard?
Tape output is a line level output, so you should be connecting to a line in. on your sound card. The mic input is usually for MUCH lower level signal than your tape out!!
On my Windows 98SE, here is what works to control volume of recording:
Right click speaker icon.
Left Click 'open volume controls'.
On the Options menu, click 'Properties'.
Then click on 'Adjust volume for 'Recording''.
Then in the 'Show the following volume controls list box', check 'Line-In'.
Left Click OK.
The Recording Control Window should appear with a Line-In Volume slider control.
Also, if there is an 'Advanced button', you can click on that and look for a |PLS|- 10/20 db control.
JimH suggestiog of a Radio Shack thingee, would only be needed if your sound card only had a mic input (sometimes a laptop provides no line-in connection). The thingee could be used to attenuate the line level provided by your tape out so as to not overwhelm the mic input of your sound card.
Please report back if any of this works.
This is all because Bill Gates' high school teacher scolded him for clicking when chewing gum, and puting periods in the middle of words.