Re: Read and write audio cassettes on a pc

[Gary Wood]

Hi Ken.  I would think you could use Soundforge or CDex for this.  I hope 
this helps.
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Hey Gary;  What prog does one use to convert my cassettes to mp3 form on 
my
drive?  TXS for any help;  Ken b
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Hi Tim.  I haven't tried it yet, but do plan to convert the cassettes I
have
to MP3's on CD.
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> That doesn't make sense.  After all, whether you plug a jack into your
> sound card or hook wires to a jumper on your sound card it is an analog
> signal you're dealing with and there is no benefit one way or the 
> other.
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>> Hi Nick.  That makes sense, that you wouldn't hear as much background
>> noise with a built-uin cassette player.
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>>
>>> There is a benefit.  If your are a high end audio person, you know
that
>>> lining in a tape-deck to a sound card does give you a loss in sound
>>> quality, graininess, and even some buzzing called bus noise, not to 
>>> be
>>> confused with the common 60 Hz hum.  This unit probably attempts to
>>> allow you to record to and from the machine...directly, which may 
>>> mean
>>> that the bus noise and other artifacts may be non-existent.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Peter Scanlon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 10:12 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Read and write audio cassettes on a pc
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>>>
>>>>
>>>>> >>i certainly don't think so, considering you can plug any old
>>>>> >>cassette dec
>>>>>into the line in on your sound card and get exactly the same 
>>>>>results.
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, I wonder how the developers of this device came to the
conclusion
>>>> that there would be a market for it. Anyone who has lots of tapes 
>>>> has
a
>>>> tape recorder, and anyone who doesn't have one won't have tapes
>>>>
>>>> P.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>marco.
>>>>>
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>>>>>From: "kevin and emma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>the thing is about this deck is that it's just a tape deck! you 
>>>>>still
>>>>>have
>>>>>to play the whole 90 mins of a cassette to get it on the hard drive!
>>>>>the
>>>>>only real benefit over normal decks is that it's internal so you
don't
>>>>>have
>>>>>to fiddle with cables everytime you want to transfer tape to PC. is
>>>>>this
>>>>>benefit really worth $150?
>>>>>email or msn
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>>>>>cheers - kevin
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>>>>>From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> > It would be good to be able to convert some of my old cassettes 
>>>>> > to
>>>>> > MP3's..
>>>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> > From: "Harry Bassler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>>>>> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 10:21 AM
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>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > > Hey Denny, I do the same thing, copy lp's & old open reel &
>>>>> > > cassettes
>>>>>into
>>>>> > > my pc.
>>>>> > > The lp's never sounded so good.
>>>>> > > Doesn't seem to matter which software I use to copy, the audio
is
>>>>>greatly
>>>>> > > enhanced & plays from the pc crystal clear. It does seem to
matter
>>>>> > > which
>>>>> > > software I use to play them back from the pc, Winamp gives the
>>>>> > > best
>>>>> > > playback
>>>>> > > sound, especially on the bass, giving a more natural bass
whereas
>>>>> > > some
>>>>> > > other
>>>>> > > softwares give more of a thumping bass rather than the pure 
>>>>> > > bass
>>>>> > > tones.
>>>>> > > Even the old mono lp's get enhanced sound, this is true even of
>>>>> > > some old
>>>>> > > lp's from the 40's.
>>>>> > > Thanks, Harry Bassler
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> > > From: "Denny Daughters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>> > > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 9:59 AM
>>>>> > > Subject: Re: Read and write audio cassettes on a pc
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >> John and list,
>>>>> > >>     That was an interesting article.  I'm one of those guys
that
>>>>> > >> has
>>>>>many
>>>>> > >> 45s and 12 inch singles.  Of course I've got cds too.  The
>>>>> > >> frequency
>>>>> > >> response on the records is incredible.  That's providing you
keep
>>>>> > >> the
>>>>> > >> records in mint condition.  I get requests from friends for
>>>>> > >> certain
>>>>>songs
>>>>> > >> such as Maroon 5, as well as older artists.  I record the 45s
on
>>>>> > >> to the
>>>>> > >> computer, and put them on cds for them.  Yes, current songs 
>>>>> > >> are
>>>>> > >> still
>>>>> > >> available on vinyl.  As for the tapes, if you were able to get
>>>>> > >> the
>>>>>metal
>>>>> > >> ones, those sounded really good.  Talk to you guys later.
>>>>> > >> Denny
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
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