# Line-in audio

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/line-in-audio/15411>\
**Category:** Raspberry Pi\
**Created:** [November 24, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/line-in-audio/15411 "2020-11-24T23:09:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trantion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@Trantion](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Trantion)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/line-in-audio/15411/1 "2020-11-24T23:09:18Z")

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Hello,

I’m building a project for the Pi (probably using an old Pi 2 B) to help digitise old music, so it’ll be taking a line-level input from, say, a tape player. Is there a good, simple device with decent quality you’d recommend for this?  
For example, [https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/usb-soundcard](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/usb-soundcard) mentions there is no gain for passive mics - does that mean it’s taking line-level inputs, or can be set to that sort of level in software?