I see these two sockets behind my pc Is there ant way i can record simultaneously with both mic-in and line-in
NO. U can only select one recording device at a time. However if u have a good sound card it might allow u to do what u want. Most onboard stuff does not provide such recording.
YEs, u CAN record with both. first select the playback volume mixer and turn up the volumes of both line in and mic in. now u shud be able to hear inputs from both ports from ur speakers. then go to recording control, and select the loopback mode. sometimes its also called stereo mix, and is generally the left most bar. select it and adjust levels. now record. bingo!
Usual soundcard as well as recording software wont allow you to record simultaneously. However what Sayan says is possible if your sound recording software doesnt aks for whcih device to specifically pick the signal from. Mine asks. Hence I have to supply one. Ofcourse if your soundcard permits then you can select "What I am hearing option". That will record everythign. Clicks included.
Most of the times...the recording device selection is mutually exclusive...i.e. when u select mic,it disables line in.....but some cards allow them to be chosen simultaneoously.
I think Sayan suggested the smartest way to do it, but normally, it's not possible... But yes, sound cards like creative etc support it....
using line in and mic simultaneously has been discussed above. I too had a thought, how different is line-in from mic. Got satisfactory explanation from internet. 1. Mic input is led into a high gain amplifier compared to line-in. It is designed such bcoz line-in signals are supposed to be stronger than of that produced from mic. 2. Line-in is stereo, MIC is mono. (for you guitarists it doesnt matter).
