Recording Line In Stereo on Laptop

[delgadoboy]

My old desktop computer had a Sound Blaster Z sound card and I was able to record Line In Stereo for my digital piano. Actually I think most computers are able to record Line-In Stereo without a special soundcard right?
Anyway, this was important because when I played higher keys they would sound more on the right of the ear and the lower keys sounded on the left of your ear.
I have an HP laptop and it does not have a Line-In port. It does have a headphone jack, which I believe on Macbook's doubles as a Line-In port but I don't know if the same works for an HP laptop. (It doesn't work without changing any settings at least)
I also have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 which I can record my Line-In in mono it seems, unless I'm doing something wrong.
Is there anyway I can record Line-In on my laptop with the equipment I have? Or will I have to buy something else?

[4TrackMadman]

Scarlett 2i2 is a stereo interface so you can record both inputs at the same time, pan one hard left, other hard right and that'll do it, or depending on your DAW you can probably record straight to a stereo channel.

[delgadoboy]

I was thinking that. It's perfect because my digital piano has two line outputs.
So if I pan one right and one left, that "higher key on the right ear-lower key on the left ear" effect will work?

[Ben Asaro]

I was thinking that. It's perfect because my digital piano has two line outputs.
So if I pan one right and one left, that "higher key on the right ear-lower key on the left ear" effect will work?

Yes, if that is how your piano outputs those notes.

[ef37a]

What sort of connector does the digital piano output on?

Whatever it is the cable will need to end up as two 1/4" mono "TS" jack plugs to feed the Combi line inputs on the 2i2.

There are no pan controls on the 2i2 but in practice you would simply setup one stereo track in the recording software.

Make and model of piano would be helpful!

Dave.

[Ben Asaro]

I am pretty sure you will need some sort of DAW to record both inputs of the 2i2.
Most generic recorders will only recognise Input 1.

I do believe the 2i2 comes with a free lite version of recording software, though.

[ef37a]

I am pretty sure you will need some sort of DAW to record both inputs of the 2i2.
Most generic recorders will only recognise Input 1.

I do believe the 2i2 comes with a free lite version of recording software, though.

Well you can use Audacity at a pinch. A better freebie IMHO is MAGIX Samplitude pro X Silver.

Dave.

[Frog]

My 2i2 came with Ableton lite, just be careful that you set the gains on the interface accurately so you get and equal signal going into left and right.