how do I copy my old cassette tapes to a cd?

Question

I already connected my tape player to my computer,via an adapter to my audio card,it's a sound blaster audigy 2. How do I import the tape to my computer?

Answer 1

You need software.... I use Magix Audio Cleaning Lab for preference. You can get 'Audacity' for free from download.com. Some folks say you can use MS sound recorder - don't listen to them... it's really not built for this sort of task.
For help and advice, visit http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/DIY/how_to.htm
the software help is on the following page: http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/DIY/how_step_two.htm
I'm assuming that you can hear the sound via your PC speakers, if not go back to the first page of this section of the website.
Once your recording is imported into Audacity, you can edit the recording and save it as a WAV file - burn the WAV file to a CD. Magix has it's own CD burner, but with Audacity you have to do the burning as a separate task with your CD burning software.
You can get automatic track recognition on Magix software, but I haven't used Audacity enough to know exactly how to separate the tracks. Play around with it - it's got to be worth a try... If you have any problems, then look around for a cheap version of Magix Audio Cleaning lab, I got my 2004 edition cheap as it has been superceded, try ebay for out-of-date, but perfectly good versions....
Hope this helps, you can email for help from the cassette2cd.co.uk website if you need further information - it's all free...

Answer 2

Put the cassette into a stereo that has audio out put jacks and record them to your computer. Then convert them to .mp3 and burn them to a CD-ROM