Community Newsletter: Q&A: 4/8/05 Copying audio tapes to CDs
- 4/7/05 4:05 PM
4/8/05 Copying audio tapes to CDs
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 4/7/05 4:05 PM
Happy Friday! Thanks to everyone who submitted your recommendation to Cheryl's question. And a huge thanks to those who wrote out some really extensive instructions!
While many advice from our members do somewhat overlap, please don't undermine another person's advice because they are great suggestions. So read through them all. And as always, if you have more questions to ask about the topic of copying audio tapes to CDs, or have any additional methods or software suggestions, please by all means participate and add to this thread. Have fun!
Thanks everyone!
-Lee Koo
CNET Community
Question:
I am currently running Windows XP Professional, which includes a DVD/CD burner, and I would like to copy my cassette tapes to CDs via the computer. What kind of hardware/software would I need that would enable me to do this? Step-by-step, detailed instructions would be appreciated.
Submitted by: Cheryl S.
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Recording to your PC is easy and fun; I have been doing this for years with my album collection. You probably already have some software that can do this, as most DVD/CD burners come with bundled software that can be installed. There are a few areas in your operating system you will need to familiarize yourself with, mostly your system mixer. You will also need some cables; your cassette/stereo system will dictate these.
Generally you will need proximity access to your computer system from your music source, that is, a cassette deck or line-level signal pre-amp or integrated receiver. You can record directly from your cassette deck without a pre-amp or integrated amp line signal. For this you will need a component cassette tape player and RCA-to-1/8 minijack converter cable (make sure that it's for stereo). The RCA jack on your component system will dictate whether you need a male or female connector type; adapters are available to change RCA female connectors to RCA male. These are available at most audio/video equipment retailers or your local Radio Shack. You also should know that recording music requires a lot of disk space, which most new computers have. It is not uncommon for these files to exceed 500MB during recording.
1. Determine what software you have for recording check your DVD/CD burners installation disc as stated most manufactures bundle it with software install this because Microsoft XP does not have anything other then a sound recorder unless you have the media edition.
2. If you have nothing I suggest trying a few free or trial programs I tend to stick with the free I believe Goldwave has a shareware version that will allow most of what you need to get you started. I use Adobe Audition because I need not only noise reduction but click and pop removal tools for vinyl. I would also like to add Musicmatch Jukebox also a shareware function limited will work nicely as well but it has no cleanup tools but the help file included will be a good tutorial. I also suggest UN-checking all the file association boxes in each of these programs when you install them you may not want these to be your default anything other then recording.
3. Hook up your RCA to 1/8 mini stereo jack to your cassette deck it will usually have 4 to 8 RCA jacks or cables with RCA jacks and colored red and white. It will also have (IN or LINE IN)/(OUT or LINE OUT) tagged or printed on either the cassette deck or wires. This is where you may need the additional RCA adapters if you were unable to find the exact one you need. You are only interested in the (OUT or LINE OUT) these are the only ones and only two of them one white and one red, the line in if you are using this manner does not have to be connected to anything.
4. Hook up your RCA to 1/8 mini stereo Jack to your line in on your soundcard (do not use your mic for this because it is a mono signal). The line in may have partial circles with an arrow pointing to the center. Your computer can be on for this but your source must be off.
5. Double click the speaker icon at the lower right of your computer screen. This will open the mixer properties volume control. You need the mixer control so under options at the upper left of this programs interface use the dropdown menu and select properties click on the radial button that says recording and make sure the line in is selected/checked and press ok. This will bring up the system mixer and you should see if the only thing you have checked in the previous screen just your line in volume control the others can be selected as well but not needed. Minimize this do not close it for now.
6. Turn on your cassette deck or device you are using. Open your recording software and insure that under its settings it is set to use your soundcard as the preferred device. It may say any available and this in most instances will work because you will set an active device in the previous operation.
7. Start your recording software then start your cassette. restore your system mixer by right clicking or single clicking on it to bring it back to the front. You should see a series of bars on the right going from green to red. If it is red move the slider with your mouse until it is not. If it does not go down no matter what you do turn your source off as this is not a line signal and is amplified you cannot use this for a source signal. If the meter is below the red move the slider up until it is then back down till it just goes off. It is ok for it to jitter back and fourth between red and yellow as long as the red is not sustained (constantly on).
8. Once you have the above set stop the recording and turn off your source or stop it. If you have software that allows you to listen before saving then go back to the beginning and check your work and settings. If not then you will be asked to save this file, save it and then reopen it. Listen to it! if at the end where you got your mixer set the sound is distorted then you need to turn this down, If it is too low then there may be settings wrong in your software some allow metering and leveling within the software. You should also be able to hear what is being recorded through your computer speakers. If you cannot it is usually a setting in your volume controls and could be muted or turned to low. In this case it is usually your wave setting.
Good luck, have fun! It is nice to have CD's that no one else does, there are tens of thousands of songs that have been recorded but never placed on CD media.
Submitted by: Mapetrson
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by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 4/7/05 3:25 PM
In reply to: 4/8/05 Copying audio tapes to CDs by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
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Answer:
Copying cassette tapes onto CD via a computer is actually very simple.
You'll need:
1. Cassette player which has a headphone or line-out jack (a portable cassette player will do).
2. 3.5mm Male-Male headphone jack cable (a male headphone jack on both ends of the cable).
3. A sound card that has a line-in or microphone input.
4. Any simple sound recorder software (tons of freeware out there that can do this).
5. Plenty of hard-disk space for the huge .wav files
Here is how you do it:
1. Connect the cassette player to the line-in jack of the sound card via the male-male cable.
2. Go to Control Panel --> Sounds & Audio Devices 3. In the Audio tab, click on Volume of the Sound Recording section and select Line-in (if you have connected the cassette player to the Microphone jack, select Microphone) 4. Start the sound recording software and ensure that the recording quality is CD quality (44.100kHz, 16bit, Stereo) or higher.
5. Hit the record button and simultaneously press the play button on the cassette player.
6. Stop after every song and save the .wav file.
7. Repeat this process for every song and you will have all your songs on the cassette in .wav format.
8. From here, you can launch your CD-writing software (or Windows Media
Player) and burn the CD.
As a note, you can convert the .wav files to .mp3 format as soon as you finish recording every song if you are running low on hard disk space. This can either be done by another software, or on some sound recorder sofware where conversion is done automatically for you.
The whole process is a little tedious, but this is the only way as it involves a conversion of analog to digital formats. Enjoy!
Submitted by: Wilson Tan, Singapore
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Hardware Needed:
1. Stereo cassette deck with RCA "line out"
2. Cable that goes from RCA to an 1/8" stereo jack
Hardware Step 1: Plug 1/8" stereo end of cable into "line in" on your computer's sound card.
Hardware Step 2: Plug the left and right RCA jacks on the other end of your cable into the "line out" jacks on your stereo tape deck.
Software Needed:
Audio recording software such as Goldwave or Roxio Spin Doctor
Software Step 1: Double Click the volume control icon (a bell or a
speaker) on the bottom right of your Windows desktop.
Software Step 2: Unmute "Line In" - note: at this point you should be able to play a tape in your cassette deck and hear it through your computer's speakers.
Software Step 3: Still in the volume control panel, select "options"
then "properties."
Highlight "Record." Note: Be sure the "Line In" box at the bottom is checked.
Click OK
Software Step 4: Still in the volume control panel, select "Line In"
and set the recording volume level at about 50%.
Software Step 5: Go into your audio recording program. Select source as "Line In."
Record.
Submitted by: Submitted by Michael B. of Medina, NY - USA
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Hardware:
-Tape player with headphone jack
-Audio cable*
-Computer with audio card
Software:
-Windows 2000/XP (98 is okay, but not the best) -Any number of audio recording software titles (just NOT Microsoft Sound Recorder)
*An audio cable meaning two 3.5mm heads
http://www.catskillsupply.com/images/10900.jpg
Imagine these two parts are one cable, and it has two heads.
Now that we have the ingredients for our little Tape Cake, let's get started. I will be using Nero Wave Editor for my demonstration.
Load up the tape player a few seconds before the first song you want to record. Plug one end of the cable into the headphone jack of the tape player, and the other end into the Line In port of the computer's sound card. To test it, you may press play... you should hear it playing through the speakers of the computer. In fact, right now would be good to calibrate the volume - double-click the speaker in your tray, click Options, then Properties, click "Recording," make sure the box next to "line in" is checked, and click okay. After a few seconds, the recording volume window will show, and will allow you to set the volume of audio in. Make sure the box next to "select" for Line In is checked, by the way. Go open your recorder, and see if it has a volume level thing - you know, if it shows green, it's good, or if it's in yellow, and it's too loud when it's red. When the volume's all set, and you have rewound the tape back to where it belongs, hit play, then record. After the song is finished, hit stop on both the recorder and player, cut out the dead air at the beginning and end, and save it - MP3, WAV... it's your choice.
Repeat for songs 2-infinity.
G'day to ya, hope this has helped!
-Christopher
PS: Oh, and something else to keep in mind; it might be a good idea to keep the volume on the tape player fairly low, and the recording volume high, so that there isn't as much noticeable hiss from the tape player.
Submitted by: CK
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Step by step instructions for burning LP's or Cassette tapes to hard drive for burning onto CD;
1- A Tape Deck for Cassettes
2- A stereo with amplifier into which your tape deck connects to
3- A cable that connects your stereo's "Audio Out" connector to your computer's “Line in” connector on your sound card.
4- A computer with the following specs;
• Pentium II 266 computer or better
• 128 megs of RAM or more
• 200 MB free space on your hard drive
• a soundcard with a “Line in” port i.e. (SoundBlaster Live 5.1)
• WAV file recording software
• WAV to MP3 conversion software
• MP3 burning software, if you want to make audio CDs
Next you’ll need a cable that converts the two “Audio Out” RCA jacks from the stereo to the single 1/8 inch “Line In” jack on your computer's sound card (the one with microphone symbol next to it or an "in"arrow).
This sort of cable can easily be obtained at Radio Shack or a stereo equipment store.
Next your computer needs the specifications listed as audio recording and especially converting (or ripping) and burning takes a lot of processing power and memory. You will be creating WAV files which are quite large averaging 10 Mb of space per minute of music, so the more you plan to record the more space you’ll need. The average LP album is around 45 minutes which would require 450 MB of hard drive space.
Lastly there’s the software. WAV recording software is pretty easy to find. A couple I’d recommend are: LP Recorder (Trialware)
http://www.cfbsoftware.com/lprecorder/lprecorder.htm
MusicMatch Deluxe – (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C6EN7/cyberwalker/102-9409571-2942565.) Each program has a very straight forward interface that allows you to get up and running quickly. In each, just set the recording level and quality. Choose higher quality unless you are really tight for hard drive space.
Then hit record, start your cassette playing and press stop when the desired track (or tracks) are finished.
Double check the recorded file and save it to your hard drive, if the program hasn’t already, as a WAV file. Next you’ll need to convert your new files to MP3. Again, software is required for this process. I use Acoustica MP3 to Wave Converter. http://www.acoustica.com/. Another good program is LP Ripper:
http://www.cfbsoftware.com/lpripper/download.htm
For burning your music onto CD's Nero has a very good program:
http://www.ahead.de/nero55.htm .Nero has the capability to convert WAV files and burn them to CD audio “on the fly”. In other words it’ll save you the step of creating MP3s and then burning them as a separate process.
Regardless of which program you use to create your MP3 files, I would suggest recording them at a high quality. Generally the best results with MP3s are obtained when the bitrate is set to a minimum of 128. I’d suggest 160 or even 192 if you are serious about obtaining maximum quality.
And that's all there is to it. Have fun and Happy Burning 
Submitted by: Robert M. of Calgary, AB. --Canada
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To get your cassettes burned to a CD
If you’re copying music, the first thing you should do is look for the same material on CD, ask your friends and check your local library web sites.
Since there is a high amount of surface noise, known as hiss, on cassettes it’s best to try to avoid that. CDs are very easy to copy to your hard drive for burning to CD.
But there are certainly many cassettes that can’t be found elsewhere, so you’ll need to record them on your hard drive. Plug an audio cable from the headphone out or the audio out of the cassette player into the audio input of your computer. Then you need audio recording software. Windows comes with a low-level program called Sound Recorder. There are many other programs; I downloaded one called Cool Edit Pro from C/Net.
My cassettes were recorded with Dolby B, and I found in many instances that I got better results recording the material with Dolby turned OFF. Then I used Cool Edit Pro to remove the hiss by removing the highest-level sounds, the program has a Reduce Hiss button. The computer can be a bit smarter than Dolby about removing unwanted sounds, since it can take it’s time and Dolby has to work in real time.
The Reduce Hiss feature can cause distortion if it’s turned up too high.
Experimentation is the only way to be sure. I usually listen to several sample sections to see if the settings I've selected sound OK. The program also has a Graphic Equalizer that can be somewhat effective in making the hiss less noticeable without the distortion that the Hiss Reducer can cause.
However, if the source material is clean and the Hiss Reducer is used properly it can completely remove hiss, which is especially desirable in quiet passages.
Once the material is on your Hard Drive, you can use many programs to burn CD. You probably got some software when you got your burner, even if the burner came installed in your computer. I use Roxio; another popular choice is Nero. You can also burn CDs with Widows Media Player which can be downloaded from Microsoft for free.
That’s it, if the tape noise if not a big concern for you can ignore the middle section, but I find that this could be the permanent version of your recording, so you want to get it right.
Submitted by: Segaltoons S.
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Converting cassete tapes to MP3 files which can be burned to CDs requires three things, a special cable, a sound card and software that can record the audio. The first thing you will need is a 3.5mm stereo plug to two RCA plug cable. If you have a RadioShack nearby, you can get part number 42-2551.
Here is a link to that product on their website:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CT
LG%5F007%5F002%5F003%5F009&product%5Fid=42%2D2551
The next thing you will need is a sound card with a line-in connector.
Almost every sound card has that, so I dobut that's something to worry about. Make sure that you do not connect to the Microphone In port, because that connector runs the sound through a preamp and amplifies it. When a microphone is attached, the signal is at an almost inaudible level, so the preamp boosts it. When a line-level source (like a tape recorder or a CD
player) is attached, running it through the preamp will just cause almost instant distortion.
Once you get the sound connected, go into the volume control. Go to options, and then properties, and choose the radio button labeled "Recording" and click OK. Make sure you check "Select" for Line in and set the volume at about 25-50%
Finally, you will need software capable of capturing the songs and removing hiss and ticking sound. Nero Burning Rom can do this. I know for sure the Ultra version can, but you may be able to with the basic one or version that came with a cd/dvd burner. Using Nero, go into the SmartStart and find the "Convert tape to CD" button. You may have to choose Advanced mode at the bottom right of the screen to see it. Click on it and follow the directions to record your tapes to CDs.
Submitted by: -Mike A.
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My recommendation would be:
1. put out about $30-$50 for a mid-range sound card like Creative Labs, which comes with audio recording and editing software if you don't already have this. You'll probably have a sound card that's preinstalled, but not with the amount of software support and capability that a retail model has. Install by following the instructions that come with the card.
2. Purchase a male-to-male 1/8" headphone jack cord (or a headphone to RCA cable depending on your stereo) at Radio Shack, Walmart, etc and plug in your tape player to the aux input jack on your new sound card.
3. Open your volume control (either through Control Panel or the little circle that's typically down in the corner by the clock on Windows), and make sure your Line In control isn't muted. (the little check boxes under the sliders. Move the slider to medium. Do this with your tape recorder as well.
4. Set up some folders on your hard drive for your different albums. Organization is key if you're going to be moving a lot of tapes into the digital world.
5. Open your recording software that came with the sound card. This part is going to be somewhat vague because who knows which software you'll be using! I highly recommend taking 15 minutes and reading the basics in the Help file.
6. Check your recording settings and make sure you're set to CD quality stereo. Make sure you're set to at least 22.050 kHz 16-bit. and in .WAV format. Also check to see if you can set a default directory which the program uses to save new files.
7. Play a tape for a minute or so and do a test record. Make sure your volume levels are set where you're not getting any distortion. Also, if the tapes are worn out, you may have to adjust your equalizers to compensate for a very blah sound coming from the years of playing it. I recommend trying the preset equalizer settings before changing them yourself (assuming there are presets with your software.)
8. Once everything sounds good, pop in a tape and record an entire side at a time.
9. Go back into the file once you've recorded it and cut out your songs track by track and save them as their own files. This will be quicker than sitting by the tape player recording them individually.
10. Run some distortion cleaning on the .wav files you've created. If your software didn't come with it, check Cnet for some!
11. Use your cd burning software to make an audio disc (not a data disc), choose the songs you want out of your directories, and burn your new music discs!
12. (OPTIONAL) You can also download some free format changing software from Cnet and convert all of your huge .wav files over to MP3 if you'd like to keep your new collection of music on your computer for listening or for the future purchase of an MP3 player.
Hope this helps,
Submitted by: Jim B.
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I have some expertise with converting cassettes to CD via my computer. I have been doing cassette conversions for almost five years.
Specifically, audio sermons. I bring them into my computer and convert them to .wav, .rm, .wma and mp3s. with the .wav I archive the sermons and with the .rm and .wma files I place on my sermon website
(www.pbsermons.org) and the mp3s will be for future downloads from the website.
Now, as to what to use for this process. Well, a basic audio card with a "line-in" will work. Then one has to connect the cassette player to the computer using a cable which can be purchased at any electronic store.
Most of the connections will 1/8 inch male plugs. Connect one end to the cassette player through the headphone jack and the other to the "line-in" jack of the sound card of the computer.
Next comes the capturing part. To capture the audio, one needs an audio capturing program of some kind. The windows operating systems comes with a sound recorder (start> accessories> entertainment> sound recorder).
Simply click the record button in the sound recorder and start playing the cassette. Remember to set or adjust the audio levels. (start>
accessories> entertainment> volume control> then click on options>
properties> then click recording> then adjust the recording levels).
Once the cassette is finished, click file on the sound recorder and save the file as a .wav file then to which ever drive on the system.
To burn it to a CD, use either Window Media or some other CD burning program, such as Roxio Easy Media Creator, Neo, Sound Forge or any of the hundreds of programs out there. Note: If one uses the Windows Media program to burn audio disc, then the only media that can be used is a "music CD". However, if one uses the Roxio or Sound Forge programs a regular data CD will work.
Remember, there are copyright laws in force on most music, audio books and so on. However, an individual is allowed to make one copy for personal use of most copyighted material. If you have any questions, contact the individual or company that owns the rights to the material.
Copyright infringement is serious. I encourage all to obey the copyright laws which are in place.
Changed Like Saul,
Submitted by: Chris F. of Kingsland, GA
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Polderbit <http://www.polderbits.com/cassette-to-cd-2.html> has software for putting Cassette to CD. And a tutorial with images to help you. The PolderbitS Sound Recorder and Editor is available in English, Spanish, German and Dutch language versions and comes with both MP3 as well as MP3Pro support. E-mail support is provided during and after the 14 day evaluation period.
You will need the PolderbitS Sound Recorder and Editor software.
You will need a stereo mini-plug cable,(this has two plastic rings at the tip and is not to be confused with a mono plug that has only one plastic ring at the tip) and these are sold at any appliance store.
Using a mono plug to connect the player to the computer typically results in sound coming in on the left channel only.
The audio input on a desktop computer is usually a 1/8" mini-jack on the back panel, labeled Line-In or Aux, close to where the speakers will be connected to a similar type of jack.
The Line-In input is sometimes marked with the symbol Line-In symbol which is not to be confused with the speaker output marked with the symbol Speaker symbolwhere the arrow points to the outside.
To record from the connected player, in the Sound Recorder window you typically select the sound source named Line-In or Auxiliary.
Most laptop or notebook computers only have one 1/8" mini-jack input, marked Mic or Microphone, close to where a headphone can be connected to a similar type of jack.
To record from the connected player, in the Sound Recorder window you typically select the sound source named Mic or Microphone.
Tip: If your laptop or notebook (or its docking station) has a Line-In or Aux input jack as well, then it is preferable to connect the player to that input. In that case you typically select the sound source named Line-In or Auxiliary in the Sound Recorder window.
The plug that goes into the input of the computer, has to be a stereo 1/8" mini-plug, similar to the one for the computer speakers.
What the audio output connection type on the player is, depends on the kind and model of the player. It is usually marked Play-Out, Line-Out, Audio-Out or something in similar wording.
Some audio sets like boomboxes don't have audio output connectors other than for headphones or speakers.
The signal strength of these outputs is most times higher than desired for the input on your computer and their signal strengths depend on the volume control setting for that output.
Special care is therefore required to connect such outputs to your computer.
Before you connect the headphones or speaker output to the computer, make sure to set the volume control on the player at zero first!
If your audio set has a headphone output connector, then it is preferred to use that one as opposed to the speaker output.
You will have to experiment with the volume control level for the headphones output, to see which level results in the best recording quality. The headphones volume control, in combination with the recording volume control in the Sound Recorder, determine the end-result.
As a rule of thumb we can say that the recording level peak meters in the Sound Recorder window should hover in the yellow zone during the loudest fragments.
To achieve this, set the volume control in the Sound Recorder window at approximately 75% of the full scale. Then slowly and carefully increase the volume control of the headphones output, until the recording level peak meters reach the yellow zone.
Setting the headphones output volume too high will result in distorted sound no matter how low you set the volume control in the Sound Recorder window.
If your audio set has speaker outputs only, then you need to take very very special care when connecting this to your computer.
Pre-manufactured cables for this type of connection are not for sale and if you want to connect this way anyhow, then you will need to create some wiring yourself.
Speaker outputs are designed to drive the speakers with relatively high signal voltage levels. These signal levels can be too high for the input on the computer, if the speaker volume is set too high.
These high signal levels might even damage the audio input of your computer!
For best sound quality results, the same rule of thumb applies as with connecting to the headphones output.
Submitted by: Lori
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The hardware end is simple. I will assume that you have a standard
sound card and a standard home type home casette player. The hardware
you will need to purchase is a cable with 2 RCA jacks on one end, and a
1/8 stereo phono on the other. I understand that you may not know what
these plugs are, but that is OK. Go to your local electronics
retailer, and tell them that this is what you need, and why. If they
do not know what this is, you may need to find a new store to frequent, one that hires more knowledgeable employees, this is a very common cord, and these types of plugs are very common, so they should know what you
are talking about. The cost for a cheap one will be in the $5 to $10
range, a good one could be over $20. Good ones last longer. The
sound difference is there, but quite minimal.
The software is not as simple. My favorite was Cool Edit (not the pro
edition) from Syntrillium, but when they were bought out by Adobe, the
product was discontinued. I now use a product called Audacity, which
is free, and has a similar interface. The only downside is that it
internaly works with its own file format, requiring extra disk space, as
you will have both the working file, and the final. Cool Edit was
$70. Audacity is $0.
Technique is where it becomes complex.
First, the recording format. CD's are at 44.1khz, stereo, with 16 bits
per sample. Record in this format. If you do not, you will need to
resample later, and resampling always leads to some noise and distortions.
Next for levels. When you record, you want the levels as high as
possible without "clipping" which is hitting the absolute maximum
level. The reason is that the higher the level gives you two things.
First, there is better signal to noise ratio. All of the nasty
background noise produced by the electronics and the world around us is pretty much a constant, so, if the level is higher, then there is more
good signal (variable) to cover up the bad signal (noise). The second
reason is dynamic range, or more simply put, the difference between the
loud and the quiet. The lower the level, the less the dynamic range,
as the minimum is always nothing, but the maximum is wherever it
peaked. Now that I have told you to turn it up, let me be confusing by
telling you to turn it down. Hitting the absolute peak, clipping,
sounds very bad. It will make a terrible distorted sound, if you are
lucky, or more likely harsh snapping and clicking. All of these are
hard on ears and speakers.
Let's assume that you have your levels where they will go near, but not
over the top. Now record the tape into the PC. I like to take the
whole thing as one big file. This is because then any modifications I
do are to the file as a whole, and it stays consistent across the whole
CD. Now, you want to make that last little bit of ground in the level
department that you could not when recording because you would have risked clipping. This involves turning the level up digitally to the maximum possible. This is why you want the whole thing as one big file, so that the entire thing is turned up the same amount, and the level is consistent throughout. Using Audacity, this is simply choosing Effect
-> Normalize.
Now, let's assume that there is a little tape noise. This is easy to
fix. Choose an area of the recording that has only the noise, an area
between songs where there is no music. Now, choose Effect -> Noise
Removal -> Get Noise Profile. Now select your entire project. Choose
Effect -> Noise Removal, then Preview it with different levels of
removal. Removing more may seem right logically, but the more you
remove, the more chance for distortion. Listen to it, and decide for
yourself what you like.
If you are a hardy soul, or an audio expert here is where you would make EQ adjustments or do other things to enhance the sound, this is beyond the scope of this answer.
Now you are nearly ready. Now you need to split it out into tracks.
Remember to make it so that the splits are such that the beginng of the track is the beginning of the music, and leave the empty space at the
end of the track. This will leave space between the songs, but make it
so that a track starts right away when you choose it. A very easy way
to do this is to choose (with the mouse) the area comprising the song,
what will be the track. Now you can export the selection as WAV. When
you have a nice WAV file for each song, all at 44.1Khz, stereo, 16 bits,
you are ready to make a CD. Open you favorite burning software and
tell it you want an audio CD. Now tell it that you WAV files are your
tracks.
That is it. You are done. I am a semi-professional audio engineer as
well as a computer programmer. I do a lot of digital remastering.
These are only the basic steps. There is so much more you can do. The
tools have hundreds of other filters and options. Try them out, have
fun with it. Remember, that is what the undo button or revert to saved
is for.
Submitted by: Grant J.
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Should be pretty straight forward. I've done a little of this. I use my kids boom box & a Shielded Stereo audio cable available at Radio
shack:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=42-2497
You plug one end into the headphone output jack on the boom box & the other end into the back of your Sound card in the input jack. (Most decent sound cards have a mic in or aux in jack on them.)
You can use the Windows recorder program to record the tape. Or there is
also other software available to do this. It will record in wav format
by default which is fine for some Cd or DVD players. There is also software available to convert wav files to MP3 or CD Audio. After you get the files recorded &/or converted you can burn them to CD using your burner & the software on your PC.
It's a good idea to break the tracks up into separate recording sessions & give them descriptive names. Once you get a tape queued up, you you have to sit there, hit record on the PC, hit play on the boom box, when the song/track is over, hit stop on the PC, hit pause on the boom box, &
repeat this process for each track. That's the way I do it.....
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by CTO on Call - 4/8/05 5:56 AM In reply to: Honorable mentions by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Good answers from most everyone, but here are a few tips from someone who's made a few hundred bucks converting LP and Cassette to CD/MP3:
Consider AudioSurgeon for your "ripping" program. It does a great job and has built-in "cleanup" functions.
Encode at 192kb. There's no reason to go higher since you'll end up doubling your file size and get no additional audio quality.
Use Ashampoo's Check/Convert: This allows you to take your "raw" output file and convert to .wav, .mp3, edit tags, etc.
http://www.lp2cdconverter.does.it/
(NT) Audacity: working on pop/click reduction version
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Re: Recording tapes to CD
I use a free program called Audacity. It is great - works like a $200 audio editor. You simply need a cable to go from your headphone jack (or two RCA cables from the tape player's outputs) to the mic jack on the computer - either a mini-to-mini or an RCA female "Y" cable to mini male. You can these at WalMart, Radio Shack, etc. for cheap. Get Audacity up & running, plug your tape deck/boom box into your computer and click "record." Select "stereo mix" in the recording box in Audacity. You may need to lower the input level in Audacity - do not record too "hot" - it will distort. Audacity has great effects and help files - help is all over the net. If you're a newbie, read the help files - they are good. Once you get a recording, you can trim out the silence(s) (flat lines), select all, and apply effects - you do want to "normalize" the volume and possibly equalize it (the "acoustic" one works well.) With the whole recording selected, you can save it as an mp3 or wav file to put on a CD. I use iTunes to do that, but there's a lot of burning software out there.
I'm a jr./sr. high school music director and record my bands and choirs with this setup to my laptop via a couple of good choir mics through my Yamaha mixer - we make CDs from our recordings. The only cost is the cost of blank CDs and labels. It works well.
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Cheryl,
I’ve been copying my tapes to CDs now for a couple of years and I can tell you how I do it. First you need a good sound card. I recommend the most economical is the Creative series of cards with a line in jack on it (I use the Soundblaster Audigy 2). Then you need a recording program on your computer, like Total Recorder (very economical and good upgrades) or what comes with the Soundblaster Card (Creative Mediasource Player and Recorder). Then you need a cassette deck, obviously. This should hook into your amplifier with the 2 RCA cables for right and left stereo channels. Then from your amplifier you want to run 2 RCA cables, left and right, for stereo from tape out (or AUX or tape monitor1 or 2) to a Y adapter that integrates the 2 RCA cables into a stereo ¼ “ male plug that goes into the line in jack on your sound card. You select Line In as your recording source, fire up the tape player and adjust your recording volume and your home free. I would suggest doing test recording first with each tape you record to make sure the sound level isn’t too high or low. Also using Dolby Noise Reduction (B preferably if you have it on your cassette deck) is also useful to get rid of tape hiss.
Hope this helps!
Submitted by: Scott L. of Tucson, AZ
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transferring from cassette to cd is really simple. All you need is a 3.5mm to 3.5mm jack cable ( a wire with a headphone connector on both ends - should be nice and cheap - about £2.50 in the UK ), and something which plays cassettes, and has a headphone socket (you can pick those up for about
£1 here 
).
plug one end of the cable into the headphone socket on the device, and the other into the audio in plug on the computer (usually blue, next to where the speakers go).
then go to start -> (all)programs -> accessories -> entertainment -> volume control (or double click the speaker icon in the system tray - next to the clock).
in the volume control section, go to options -> properties. where it says "adjust volume for", select "recording" and press ok.
Press the select checkbox underneath "line in" and put the "line in" colume to about half way.
then open up sound recorder (comess with windows) by clicking on "start"
then "run" and typing SNDREC32 . hit the record button, and then go to effects -> decrease speed a few times untill you have the amount of time that you need. Then simply wind Sound recorder back, hit record again, and play the cassette (with it connected to the computer via the jack cable). if you find it crackles, play about with the volume on the cassette player untill you get it right. When you have finished recording, go to EDIT, then DELETE AFTER CURRENT POSITION.
Finally, go to File -> save as and save it to your computer (desktop's normally a good place), and then burn it as an audio cd using your favourite cd burning software (nero's pretty good). You will get around 80 minutes of audio onto one cd.
good luck!
Submitted by: Brian M.
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First, you'll need a good soundcard with stereo inputs, preferably RCA jacks, and (of course) a good quality cassette player. Remember, the better the sound coming from the tape, the better quality audio file you'll get.
Hook up the line out on the player to the line in on the soundcard. Now all you need is the software.
If you're cheap (like me) I'd suggest going with one of the freeware applications such as Audacity. It works very well and has a lot of good features, but you will need a MP3 codec to export the songs as MP3 files. No problem there, just download a free copy of lame mp3.dll to a location on your harddrive, then when you go to export it as an MP3 for the fist time, it will ask you to locate the file. Browse to the location and you're good to go (unless you happen to change the location of the .dll file later, it will then ask you to find it again).
One of the nice things about using Audacity is that you can record an entire side, then save the project and go back later and select each track and export them individually.
Of course, this will give you a CD with cassette-quality music on it. If you want to improve on the quality, then you should probably invest in one of the software suites (such as Goldwave Editor) designed to do just that.
The nice thing about this is if you have a turntable, you can use the same process to convert old LP's to CD's. Of course, you really do need a good editor to remove the "pops" and "crackles"
Submitted by: Albert S.
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Hello Cheryl S,
First of all you will need to have a look at what out put / in puts size jacks you have on the back of your PC, majority are 3.5mm headphone Jack but some sound cards use RCA type as well. Once you have determined that, then you check your recording device/ tape what it uses, usually RCA. If you don't have a cable for that you will need to purchase from your local electronic store or anywhere where stereo's & hi fi's are bought they should have the cable you need.
Once you have connected your device to your PC ( in the Line Jack), you will need to have or Purchase software for recording,
such as e.g, Sonic Foundry Sound forge, or Steinberg Wave lab & Cool Edit/ Pro, just to name a few.
If you have a Creative Labs Sound card, sometimes they supply wave editing software so you could possibly use that to get started.
once you have that you can start recording once your connected and launched to the software you have /bought.
You will also need Noise reduction plug-ins for some of these software, or noise reduction software in general, to reduce hiss, Clicks & pops from your recording and enhance to quality.
once you have done that you can save to the format of you re choice, remember 192 k/b per sec or higher is better.
Then you can launch you DVD /CDR burning software, click on Audio (depending on the burning software you have) or if you back up & store, u can use data, but you will not be able to play in normal cd players, on run from your pc when you want to make a cd for you're self.
Good Luck, and i hope i have been helpful.
Submitted by: Chris P.
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You can transfer audio in many different ways. You could just get an RCA to 1/8th inch cable and run the cassette deck in through your on board soundcard's 'line in' but that route often leads to poor sound quality because of the less than stellar nature of most on board sound cards. To that end I recommend you go out and get some sort of USB audio interface that has rca inputs on it already. There are hundreds of audio interefaces on the market, but one that would work well for you without breaking the budget is the edriol UA-1x. You can find it for around 80 dollars. Then you'll need some type of .wav recording software. I'd go with something simple like cakewalk's 'Pyro 2004' which costs around 40 dollars.
From there, you'll need to put the UA-1x into your USB port, install the software, and then inside pyro you will need to make the audio input the UA-1x. From there, all you need to do is hook up the tape deck, press record inside pyro, and watch it happen. Just record one track at a time from the tape, and then when you are all done, pyro will even burn the cd for you.
Easy right?
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Cheryl S. this is a very simple one.
What is necessary is to locate the line-out jacks on your cassette player or stereo receiver and the line-in on your PC or laptop. Control of the volume
might be much easier with a receiver. Next you need to have a Y-cable (red and white jacks for the cassette player/receiver output and the standard
PC connection jack at the other end). ENSURE that it has stereo capability on the PC end; it will have two bands near the plug to designate such.
After securing all of the above you will need software to capture the output from your cassette player. I use Polderbits Sound and Editor as my app of choice
as it will allow the capture and editing of music. If there is at least 2 seconds between tracks it CAN rather easily split the tunes into separate MP3 files. It is free for two weeks
and then costs 30 dollars to purchase and can be found at www.polderbits.com. Using this software is very easy and allows the user to test the sound volume as desired.
Since this is a cassette you will need to edit the title and artist info for the MP3 file with either Polderbits or after the MP3 file is created by right-clicking the file and selecting properties.
Let's recap: purchase or secure a Y-cable (Radio Shack, Wal-Mart, etc.), obtain software to capture cassette tracks, begin application and select source
of music (microphone, line-in, music stream, etc.), insert tape and start cassette player. It would be great if you had a pair of headphones/earphones for your PC/laptop.
This will allow you to hear all of the subtleties of the recorded music to detect hum and/or distortion. I hope that this helps
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I'm sure there are many approaches to this, but following is the approach I use.
First you want to make sure you have the following:
Software that will record wav files. It's also helpful if you have software that will edit wav files.
A line in/out cord.
Software that will convert wav files to digital (mp3, wma, etc).
CD recording software.
What I use is a Sony walkman and I follow these steps:
1. Put the line in/out cord into the walkman where the head set goes.
2. Plug the other end of the cord into your sound card's line in port - the documentation that comes with your computer should show where this is. (If you have a microphone, it's the same port the microphone plugs into.) Some sound cards are a bit more elaborate - it's nice to be able to record in stereo, but my technique and equipment is fairly basic.
3. I have a Creative Sound Blaster Live Value and it has its own recorder.
Whatever recorder you have you first want to test the volume of the recording. You do this by turning on your cassette after opening your recording software. There's usually a bar that will show the recording level. My recorder has the option of adjusting the volume automatically - the disadvantage is that you might not get as broad a range of volume. The other way is to watch that volume bar and make sure it's tuned so that it doesn't go into the red area. This is done by playing with the volume controls both on your cassette and on the software.
4. You also want to make a folder that will hold the files - I usually create one that has the same name as the album title.
5. Once you're sure you have the volume set, rewind your cassette. Turn the recorder on first and then turn on your cassette player. If all goes well, recording should commence.
6. A side note about wav files. They are usually quite large, so you need to make sure you have plenty of storage.
7. When the cassette finishes one side, stop the recorder saving the wav file at the same time to the folder you created, turn the cassette over, and repeat the process above.
8. Ok, so now you have two very large wav files (side 1 and side 2). You can convert this to digital if you want as is, but the disadvantage is that you won't have separate tracks. Just two tracks for each side. If that's ok, no problem.
9. However, if you want to have separate tracks for each song, that's where the wav editor comes in. Initially my sound blaster software had a wav editor, but when I upgraded the driver last time, it seems to have disappeared. But with a wav editor - open up the first side file. You do need to know a little bit about the programs you're using, but basically when you open the wav file make sure it's enlarged enough to see when it flat lines between songs. You'll understand once you see what the file looks like in the editor.
10. What I do at this point is go to the first flat line, start playing the file just before it starts to flat line to make sure I'm really at the end of the song. Then it's just a matter of cutting and pasting your way through.
11. Select the entire first song with your cursor, cut the first song (right click and choose cut in the menu that opens), open up a new page in your wav editor and paste it. Now you have a file that is just that song. Save the song.
12. Repeat step 10 until you have cut and pasted all the songs on the tape.
13. The following steps are fairly easy in comparison. You should have created a folder just for the cassette you are recording and saved all the files into that folder. With your conversion software, browse to that folder and open it. I use Music Match Jukebox which came with my computer - in the file menu is a convert action. When you select that it will show you a directory on the left that you can navigate to where you put your folder.
Once you select it the files will show up on the wav side - the conversion side allows you to choose your format for conversion. Mine has two MP3 formats and WMA (Windows media). All you need to do is select all the files and hit start.
14. Now you have a bunch of converted files in the proper format to record to CD. I usually delete the wav files at this point because they're so large, but before recording if you want to keep them I'd move them to a separate folder.
15. With your CD recorder software navigate to the folder with the newly converted files, put a blank CD in your CD player, just choose the burning option and let it fly. There are so many types of software, I won't go into all the details of using them, but most are fairly easy to use - I use Windows Media Player quite a bit. At the top you'll see tabs with different options and the burn tab will take you to a screen that will step you through the process. If all goes well at the end of this process, you should have a CD you can play whenever.
One issue I have with the final CD is that it's usually not as high a quality as one that's store bought. There may be ways to fix this with better quality recording software and equipment. I do have Cakewalk Music Creator ( a pretty good music editing and creating software), but I haven't discovered a way to record the wav files in stereo yet.
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Your complete solution for converting your tapes AND albums can be found at: http://www.dak.com . There you will find a mixer or turntable. The software to provide the editing capabilities is there as well. Maximum price: $230 (plus shipping.)
Hope this answers your query...
Submitted by: Mike S. of Omaha, NE
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The PolderbitS Sound Recorder and Editor is designed to digitize sound recordings of music cassette tapes, vinyl LPs, or videos so they can be onto CD. All you need is a multimedia Windows PC with a CD burner and CD burning software, and with PolderbitS audio processing software you can transfer vinyl records to cd. Move all of your old recordings onto your PC by converting them into digital sound files.
Free Trial of PolderbitS Sound Recorder and Editor :http://www.polderbits.com/download-sound-recorder-uk.htm
I´ve seen more interesting things about copy cassette tapes to digital audio files »» http://www.blazeaudio.com/howto/lp-overview.html
In CNET Digital Music Forum, another person have done the same question.
Good Luck!!
Cheers! 
Submitted by: JSintra
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Converting cassette tape to MP3.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cables/6908/
It's not the cheapest way, but certainly the easiest (and coolest). I don't have one yet, but when I go to convert my 500+ tapes I'm certainly going to get one.
Submitted by: Brian E.
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Hi, I used to do this myself some years back. I used a portable cassette player but any machine with a cassette player will work as long as there is an earphone jack or RCA output jacks. Just be sure it's one you know is clean and reliable. You don;t want to make a poor recording or , worse, damage your cassette. Your sound card, or motherboard's onboard sound support, should include a blue connector for line-in. To connect the two you need a cord with a 1/8" stereo plug on each end. Or just one end with red and white RCA male connectors on the other if your cassette source uses RCA output. Set the cassette source's volume around 80-85%.
For software I favored the free version of MusicMatch Jukebox. It supports recording from a line-in source, can save in differect formats including MP3 and can save in quality as high as 320Kbps. CD quality is 128 so I never recorded higher than that. Higher quality demands more disk space. 320bps file sizes are quite large.
I'm having to remember the menus. I don;t have MusicMatch in front of me right now. If I'm not correct I should be close. With the source connected and MusicMatch click the View menu and open the recorder. Now click the Options menu, under the Recorder section point to Source and make sure Line-in is selected. There is also a Settings... option. Go there and configure the Save in directory and your quality settings. When ready close the settings windows.
Now position the mouse over the record button (red circle). Timing will require trial-and-error so be prepared do some stopping and rewinding. Start the tape just before the beginning of what you want to record nd click on the record button a half-second before the track actually starts. Don't worry about naming the tracks until you're finished. You can do that from the Library (in the View menu). Have fun!
Submitted by: Daniel O.
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Dear Cheryl S.,
Thanks for your question!
For step by step instructions to transfer your tape to audio CD via PC, please refer our famous extensive on-line tutorial on the subject at the URL :
http://www.blazeaudio.com/howto/lp-overview.html
And download/install RipEditBurn software on referring the URL :
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In case you have any questions/problems fulfilling your requirement, please contact us here or at our on-line Discussion-forum.
Thanks,
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Submitted by: Manmohan
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To copy cassettes or any other type of audio I use Magix Audio Cleaning Lab.
The audio can then cleaned of rumble hiss etc and saved as Wav,Mp3 etc and burnt to disc. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Submitted by: Brian C
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Be veary veary careful. Anolog or Digital or both. Your audio card will have a lot to do with your capabilities. A Turtle Beach Santa Cruz is not going to have the power a Creative Labs Audigy board has. Some sound cards (like my Audigy 2 came with a good enough program.) What media do you want to record in? (MP1, MP2, MP3, WAV, etc.) MP 2 or 3 are real good.
Roxio and ULEAD are coming out with new versions this month. Personally, I'd buy a complete package, (one that contains audio and video recording, editing, with CD and DVD burning capabilities). I purchased Easy Media Creator 7.5 but then I am transfering anolog and digital audio and video over to CD's and DVD's with some editing. No I don't do it professionally, I just want the best quality I can get for my money.
Submitted by: mudhawaii
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First, you would need a full-duplex sound card in your computer, a stereo cassette player with "rca" output jacks, for software you would need an audio recording software like Cakewalk, Cubase, Sound Forge, etc.. that would convert the audio from analog to digital, connect the cassette player via to the sound card, record the audio to the computer/software, save it as wave file (44.1khz), then you can burn it on to CD per CD burner.
Submitted by: Sam D.
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I bought a software program from my local Game shop called steinberg clean 4.01 it lets you copy lps and cassettes from your stereo via a line in cable to your hard drive and then copy to cd if you so desire.It incorporates an equaliser and various digital screening processes to remove rumble and even scratching.An average LP or cassette takes approximately 1-2 hours to process, because its done in real time so you have to convert at 1x speed.Its worth the effort as your music is now digital.Full instructions are included.
Submitted by: Alexander L.
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To record tapes to CD's I use the Xitel INport . (www.xitel.com)
Submitted by: Bud S.
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I use Polderbits.Com.
It is very easy to use and very inexpensive. I have transferred 100's of cassette tapes and 33 1/3 LP records through Line Input to my PC, then burned to CD's. I am sure there are many other software out there, but I recommend Polderbits,
Submitted by: Asa B.
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Hello Cheryl,
I had the same question a couple of years ago. Then one day, as I searched through a box of old computer junk, I found a neat and handy little item that actually worked for me.
I don't know if they are still available as I have not attempted to check it out, but a few years ago computer monitors made with built in computer microphones were furnished with a microphone cord that plugged in to the monitor via male(connector) to female(monitor). So the cord had two male ends that also fit the microphone/line in connector to my sound card(any sound card will do).
So I hooked one end to my sound card and the other end to the head phone jack on my boom box(portable stereo). I plopped in the tape , turned it on and saved the songs to disk as wave files using Nero's Wave Editor program. I picked out which songs I wanted on CD, and then burned them to a Recordable CD (not ReWritable). It workded perfect. I would expect any program that will let you record to disk, and the more sophisticated the better, will work. Also, make sure when as you record each song that you save it with the Title of the song. I believe there are programs also available that may allow you to record your songs in the mp3 format.
Anyway, if you are looking for the least expensive way to transfer your casettes, then you may want to check computer stores or friends to see if a cord is available. If you have to buy one, it shouldn't be more than a couple of dollars.
Good Luck Cheryl, I hope this helps.
Submitted by: Jeff B. of Pawnee, Illinois
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First you need a cable with a 3.5mm stereo plug to fit your sound card's line input and two RCA plugs at the other end to fit either a tape decks output jacks or a receiver/amps output jacks. Most versions of NERO and ROXIO Easy CD/Media Creator provide the ability to capture and control the analog signals from the sound card and send them to a CD/DVD recorder. Once you have the computer sound card connected to the tape source, directly or via a receiver/amp, you need only bring up the recording program, choose line input/sound card as your source, regulate the record volume via the recording program or the sound card's on screen controls, and burn. It is generally best to burn to a file on your hard drive, play back the file to check its quality, and then burn to a CD. The recording programs will allow you to burn either .wav or
mp3 file format to CD.
The same arrangement is used to burn LP's, 45's, and old 78's to CD. Of course you need a turntable connected to the sound card. The turntable cartridge will require a preamp. Output from the preamp is connected to the sound card with the same cable. If your turntable lacks a preamp, you will have to use the receiver outputs normally used for taping.
Submitted by: Lowell T. of Berea, KY
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assume you're talking about audio cassettes?
Well...! It's easy! I've done this myself. All you need is a programme called Audiograbber (Which is free from CNET downloads site) and a line-in audio cable, which one can get from any shop that sells computer parts/equipment.
Plug in one end of the cable into your earphone socket of your radio cassette, and the other end of the cable into the microphone socket of your computer.
Then have a darn good fiddle with Audiograbber and select which file format you want, and start copying.
Just play back your tapes, and start recording at the same time.
Siiiiiimple. And Audiograbber is such a user-friendly programme too!!
Submitted by: Heather L. of Auckland, New Zealand
Recommendation from our members PART 2
by petef - 4/8/05 6:19 AM In reply to: Recommendation from our members PART 2 by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
At Last Some one mentioned Audiograbber, this program is the easiest and best that I have found so far, for recording Cassette material to my PC, and, with the right settings and a little patience, will also split the tracks automaticaly, (you can name each individual track before recording), and with the additional help of a little plug-in from alogrithmix (I think thats the correct spelling) it can even remove all the hiss etc. from the incoming cassette sound. Since I discovered Audiograbber I have used nothing else. Except of course Nero to burn the CD.
Audio Tapes to CD
by reidandsmythltd - 4/8/05 2:22 AM In reply to: 4/8/05 Copying audio tapes to CDs by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am a court reporter in Scotland and read my shorthand onto tapes, I am not all that clued up on Computers so can anyone please give me some basic help and any info would be greatfull i.e. programs,cables etc
Kind regards from Scotland to all
Barbara Clark
Audio Tapes to CD
by salpern - 4/8/05 3:37 AM In reply to: Audio Tapes to CD by reidandsmythltdI've been using Total Recorder by HighCriteria, their inexpensive standard version, to record audio tapes to CD. It's pretty user friendly, although there is a little getting used-to (very little). While you're at it, check out their The Liberty Court Recording System V2.0, their low cost answer to digital court recording (and their Transcription Buddy, too). I'm not into the more high tech tranfer of music from vinyl - yet, but they have what I need for that, too. Contact me if you want to know more about my experience with Total Recorder. Sandee Alpern salpern@wideopenwest.com
Musicmatch Jukebox
by salsie59 - 4/8/05 2:30 AM In reply to: 4/8/05 Copying audio tapes to CDs by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I use Musicmatch to record my tapes to my computer and I know for a fact that the shareware does not have that function. You have to pay for the one that will record. I bought the deal that updates my software anytime they come out with a new version. It was not much $45 - $50, I think, but well worth the cost.
Lisa V
Copying audio tapes to CD
by diecastjunkie - 4/8/05 3:03 AM In reply to: 4/8/05 Copying audio tapes to CDs by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Well, this subject struck a nerve indeed! I paid out over 100 dollars for some software from Roxio (no help at all!) Well, it worked for about 4 tapes and then it quit on me and I kept getting track writing errors and wasted about 100 CD's. Still no help from Roxio, I even have trouble burning a copy of a CD with that lousy software! I would appreciate a fool proof piece of software that will do the job effortlessly and would gladly pay the price. My thousand tapes are slowly rotting away.
software to copy tapes to cd
by jaitre - 4/14/05 7:20 PM In reply to: Copying audio tapes to CD by diecastjunkieI been using sucssesfull the jetaudio for years. And now the new version 606 is squite simple and easy to use, and XP compatible. If you want I can share it to you.
jaitre
Jetaudio
by vre - 4/15/05 6:34 AM In reply to: software to copy tapes to cd by jaitreHi Jaitre,
I was wondering if you could share your Jetaudio software version 606 that it's XP compatible. I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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AVG staff |
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Windows Outreach team |
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Dell staff |
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Intel staff |
