Audio cassette to MP3

fatboyonadiet

I wanted to convert some audio cassettes to MP3 and wanted to know the best and cheapest way of doing this. I've seen a converter on Expansys for £82 but wanted to know if there was any other ways. The comnverter there seems to be an internal one and I need an external one.

Cheers.

scheming_gypsy

A few years back i plugged a cable from the headphone socket into the line in on the sound card, played the stereo and used a sound recorder on the PC (to a wave file). The quality wasn't brilliant but the tape quality was a bit crap to start with so it could have worked ok with a better tape.

albertross_2

As SG says, plug it into line in (Not microphone-in!), adjust the volume carefully, too high and you will get clipping, too low and you'll get tape noise. Use something like audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ to record it to wav. Then convert to MP3 .. http://www.etree.org/mkw.html


Shouldn't cost you a penny..

ManAtHome

I did quite a few a couple of years back - quality wasn't bad using a HiFi deck (Aiwa headphone out) and CDex software (freeware).

ps - you may need something a bit more sophisticated if you want to split the tapes into individual tracks (or a lot of manual effort..).

Browntoa

I use this

http://site.magix.net/english-uk/home/music/audio-cleaning-lab-10-deluxe/

you can get the 2005 version that I use for alot less on ebay etc

splits into tracks , removes tape hiss etc and burns to CD

not free but good bit of software

Fat_Boy

scheming_gypsy wrote:

A few years back i plugged a cable from the headphone socket into the line in on the sound card, played the stereo and used a sound recorder on the PC (to a wave file). The quality wasn't brilliant but the tape quality was a bit crap to start with so it could have worked ok with a better tape.

Dragging up the past a bit here!

I have just found a box or six of old tapes that I'd like to get onto cd. The software bit is quite self-explanatory, but wht sort of cable do I need and more importantly (I supose) where do I get it from?

Cheers

Dan29

Should just be 3.5mm jack plug to 3.5mm jack plug if you have a tape player with a headphone socket. £3.49 in Maplin.

albertross_2

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?MenuNo=9334&FromMenu=y&doy=#DayOfYear

L29BA

or

L40BA

depending on what your are plugging into the PC

PS Dans post is mono.

Dan29

Sorry, so it is - stereo is 50p more

Fat_Boy

albertross wrote:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?MenuNo=9334&FromMenu=y&doy=#DayOfYear

L29BA

or

L40BA

depending on what your are plugging into the PC

PS Dans post is mono.

Cheers mate - though not sure the wife will agree when I record all my old !!!!!! and blast it out through the stereo :rotfl: