Cassette to CD

Browntoa

I use a bit of software called Magix audio cleaning Lab, comes with the lead to connect to your PC and Audi output from the Hi-fi...

best bit is that it will remove tape hiss etc and boost the level for you on old tapes...top piece of software !!

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cmallaby wrote:

What i do when converting cassettes to CD. Is.

If you have a dictaphone/hifi link a wire from the 'phones' out, and link it to your computers 'mic' in.

I have to say using the mic in is not a good idea. It will work but the quality will suffer. Mic ins have cheap pre amps which boost the signal and add noise to the signal. Admitidly you would have to keep the mic level low because it will be boosting a much stronger line level signal from the hifi or even higher level headphone signal but the quality will still be worse and the chances of gettiong distortion far higher. Always choose a line input if you have one.

master_blaster_2

hi im sure this si a stupid question
but i am trying to record a cassette with recorderbut i can only get it to record for 60 sec's !!!
im sure there is an easy way to change this ... but i cant find it .... can any one help ???
also cmallaby how do u use movie maker to record cassetts
thanks in advance

philnet

I've always used audiograbber to grab music from tape (or vinyl).
Its easy to use and more importantly, its free, the website is here http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net
Hope that helps, its certainly enabled my father in law to put a lot of his audiobooks onto cd
Phil

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master_blaster wrote:

hi im sure this si a stupid question
but i am trying to record a cassette with recorderbut i can only get it to record for 60 sec's !!!

Windows sound recorder is not really much good for this sort of thing. There are fiddles to allow longer recording but you'l be far better off downloading something like Audacity.