How to record from line input?

[Bill Moseley]

Running  9.04.

I'm trying to rip a cassette tape.  Sound Recorder has only "Capture"
available in the "Record from input" select list.  Capture from
*what*?
Sound plays through my speakers when playing the tape.  But when I
record it only records from my QuickCam webcam (usb) device's mic.

Volume control has a long list of Devices:

HDA Intel (Alas mixer)
QuickCam Pro 9000 (Alas mixer)
Realtek ACL888 (OSS Mixer)
Playback: HDA Intel - ALC888 Analog (PlusAudio Mixer)
Capture: Monitor of HDA Intel - ALC888 (PulseAudio Mixer)
Capture: HDA Intel - ALC888 (PulseAudio Mixer)
Capture: QuickCam Pro 9000 - USB Audio (PulseAudio Mixer)

Do I use Volume Control to somehow set what the Capture is?  Seems I
once had a pulse audio applet that provided more options, but I don't
see it now.

I need some hand holding. ;)


I get a headache every time I try to grok Linux audio.




-- 
Bill Moseley
moseley at hank.org