How to convert cassettes to CD's?

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How to convert cassettes to CD's?

Answer 1

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/index.p...

(follow the link to ‘Cassette to CD‘)

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, 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!)

In Audacity, you will need the additional 'lame_enc.dll' file to export into MP3 - this can also be downloaded from the free software page.

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.

PS - DON'T use the mic input, use the AUX input, and don't bother with 'Sound recorder', if you want to use free software, use AUDACITY, and finally...if you use my methods you will be able to listen to the tracks as you make them.

Answer 2

Sorry I had to edit it...

You can buy a cord that has a jack on both ends (like a headphone plug on both sides.)  You plug one end into the headphone jack on the cassette player and the other end into the microphone jack in the computer. Then I usually use windows voice recorder (make sure you have it set where it will record the whole song. I either open a song of similar length in it or do a blank recording that is the length of the song then record over it) then you have to record each song one by one and save them separately if you want to be able to select the songs separately on the CD. (You have to save them under a format that is compatible with your burner) then you just burn them as you would any other music

That's the easiest way I know of.

P.S. you wont be able to hear the song as its recording so make sure its set up to start playing right away beforehand, and you may have to edit the end of the song if you accidentally go past the end.

Hope this makes sense!