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Offline Modas

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converting cassettes to CD
« on: April 07, 2005, 09:20:19 AM »
I've got a TON of cassettes that I would like to convert over to CD.   Does anyone have ideas on how I could accomplish this?  Is there any equipement that I would need?

thanks!!

Offline JB73

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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2005, 09:37:02 AM »
I don't know what to put here yet.

Offline DoctorYO

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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2005, 10:02:36 AM »
needed:

tape deck... tuner etc..

cable rca to 1/8" male adapter cable... (radio shack)

a decent sound card on a  fast computer..  (suggest any creative will do) (ram hardrive and soundcard are most important..)

wav sequencing software..  (cakewalk , protools some freeware can do it.. warez if you want.....)


Large fast hardrive..

Cd burner..

plug your rca cable from the tuner/cassette deck into your input to your soundcard..

Test gains on sample recording to achieve the desired result without distortion or minimal distortion from over gaining it...

record whole tape as a wave file...

figure 10 megs a minute if i remember correctly hence 45 min tape 1 side is 450 megs of data approx.....  

Open giant wave file in your sequencer..
(if your machine is weak then manually record each song and then clean it up one at a time..)

Listen and chop each individual song (this should be quick process in a good sequencer)

cut and paste the new waves as individual files...

get your cd writer program and burn the wav files as desired...

press your cd..

Done......



DoctorYo



PS:  if you have the money to shell.. then get the above hardware JB73 has suggested..  if you dont have the money but have time (lots of tme) and fast computer use my method..