Transferring cassette tape to CD/MP3 - recommendations please!

WAYT

esuhl wrote: »

In which case, there's no benefit to the OP for getting a special "tape to MP3 converter device", when it would be exactly the same process to install Audacity themselves and use a "normal" tape deck.

I can't imagine that a £10 Chinese walkman is going to produce very good results.

The biggest problem with old cassette tapes is that they get a bit "sticky", causing high, uneven resistance on the drive motor. It'd probably be worth getting a tape deck with a fairly high-torque motor so that the tape can be fed smoothly across the tape head (to reduce wow and flutter).

But they don't have "a normal tape deck" or any tape deck for that matter. So what is your point? That they should spend three times or more on a fully fledged cassette deck?

Neil_Jones

For three tapes only its probably not worth buying anything too expensive, so what I would say to the OP is find somebody - friend, colleague, neighbour - with a tape deck or something with a tape deck (most radio CD players have tape and headphone out, that'll do the job) and a PC and get the job done that way.

I dare say smaller computer shops can do it too, it's just hooking a player up to a computer and recording and burning the input sound, not particularly taxing.

esuhl

WAYT wrote: »

But they don't have "a normal tape deck" or any tape deck for that matter. So what is your point? That they should spend three times or more on a fully fledged cassette deck?

Yes.

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WAYT

esuhl wrote: »

Yes.

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Ludicrous, when you are talking about voice recordings.
They can loosen the cassette tape up with a pen or pencil. Otherwise the tape could break and then they'll need to deal with splicing.

Robisere

Try one of these: -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/258-7999620-8081931?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=CD%2FCassette%2FUSB+recorder