I need a device that would transfer my cassette recordings onto a Compact Disc. I have an idea but I need to know if there is a device sold in stores that would make the process very easy.
2007-01-07 23:12:24 · 6 answers · asked by gmanlittle 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Yes there are devices for this, you can visit:
http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/diy/accessories.htm
There is a USB turntable (which you can plug a cassette into also) and a tape drive for your PC - both of these are over £100 ($140) though, so consider the following:
You don't actually need to spend much money though...Put simply, you will need to connect your cassette player to your PC soundcard, then play the cassette whilst recording on your PC. A step-by-step guide is available at:
http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/diy...
The recording software is the key, there are some free software downloads available at:
http://www.cassette2cd.co.uk/downloads.p...
I have used ‘Magix Audio Cleaning Lab’ and ‘Audacity’ – Audacity is particularly popular since it is free!
If you record to WAV format, expect file sizes of around 10MB per minute, or 1MB per minute for MP3 (at 128kbps).
Once you have your digital versions of the recording on your PC, you could simply burn them on to a CD (Nero burning software or similar..). If you use Magix Audio Cleaning, the software will burn an audio CD for you without needing additional software (assuming you have a CD writing drive of course!)
You can also download a free PDF version of the step-by–step guide from the download page mentioned above, the guide is complete with diagrams and screen-shots.
The only extra harware you will need is a connecting lead (RCA to small stereo jack), see the online guide for more info on this..
Hope this helps
2007-01-09 04:49:08 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may definitely do it at homestead off your Mac or computer. All you will elect is a cassette deck, the marvelous cables, and the marvelous application. There are countless application recommendations, reckoning on no remember in the experience that your OS is homestead windows or Mac OSX (sorry, i don't comprehend which you employ). carry out a little Google artwork with key terms: 'Analog conversion to digital', 'previous vinyl', 'previous cassettes to digital', 'previous cassettes to mp3', and so on. There are a minimum of 6-7 courses obtainable. PlusDeck2C isn't too undesirable. some are unfastened, some are actually not. the complication-unfastened technique is an identical: you play the tape, and your computer converts it (in actual time) into an AIFF or WAV record (a reasonably great record). then you definately drag this into e.g. iTunes, and convert it into an mp3 (once you're an iPod man or woman) OR burn the AIFF/WAV directly to disc with, e.g. Toast or Nero, to make a playable CD. recommendations FROM experience: a. Your first few tries may well be disappointing. there is audible tape hiss interior the background; or the recording, even after being EQed, might desire to sound 'tinny'. only play around with fairly some threshold settings interior the applying - the greater you test, the greater beneficial the outcomes get. b. some apps furnish an audible 'click' on the right of the AIFF or WAV record generated; any good sound editor can get rid of that on the mp3 point (i take advantage of MP3 Trimmer, very precise.) c. If there is substantial 'tape warp' manifested with the aid of 'whistling' on the whole records, it is virtually a lost reason to generate 'sparkling' mp3s. keep your self the complication and only purchase the album on CD. such as you, I very own some cassettes that are previous - 10 years plus, and a few won't be able to be saved. yet (good information) I as quickly as switched over a music off a tape that became 21 years previous - without hitch! in case you do not elect the complication of doing it your self, your Google seek (above) will happen fairly some centers (while you're uk / US-based) which will try this for a cost. i think of, for basically a handful of cassettes, it is not worth it - have a circulate at doing it your self; the main you will possibly be able to desire to purchase is the cable and the jack. superb of success!
2016-10-30 08:06:29 · answer #2 · answered by stever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a 1/8 stereo male to male plug and plug one end into the cassette player and one end into the microphone jack on your sound card and play the tape and record the song to your hard drive. Rip the song using wmplayer. Then burn to cd...Hope this helps...
2007-01-08 14:50:52 · answer #3 · answered by Rob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need an audio male to male wire and recording software for your pc. Plug the one end into your cd player audio out and the other end to your lin-in on your pc. You will have to start and stop the recording for each song.
Michael
2007-01-07 23:20:47 · answer #4 · answered by PrayerRequestBox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if i ever do it i get a cd recorder with an analogue input and do it using that, or you can get software for your comp that has an analogue input which then converts to a digital signal then you can then burn onto a cd from there. hope that's not too complicated.
2007-01-07 23:18:08 · answer #5 · answered by samwise311080 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there should be something ask electronics dept. at walmart
2007-01-07 23:29:35 · answer #6 · answered by lisa_eli_92252 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋