Nifty little drive to convert cassette tapes to MP3's
A person could make money off of this...if advertised.
Wednesday, August 2, 2006 by TheGuyPC | Discussion: PC Hardware
I think this is just cool! But, I have a heck of a lot of tapes that I have just refused to throw away...for seemingly no good reason.
Then, along comes this little gizmo!
I saw it....I like it....I'm gonna buy it....I thought I would share it with those who care.
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Then, along comes this little gizmo!
I saw it....I like it....I'm gonna buy it....I thought I would share it with those who care.
The "Plus Deck"
Visit me at NewBlog
Be yourself! No Hassle, no fuss! You will be welcomed here!
Isn't that the way it should be?
kingbee
Reply #2 Wednesday, August 2, 2006 5:26 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, August 2, 2006 5:26 AM
can't you accomplish pretty much the same thing with a walkman or somethin similar and a cable with 1/8" male stereo plugs on both ends (one goes into the headphone jack on the cassette player; the other into your soundcard aux or mic jack)?
Island Dog
Reply #3 Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:37 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:37 AM
I had a big collection of tapes several years ago. I just took my home cassette player and hooked it up with 1/8 cables and did the same thing.
TheGuyPC
Reply #4 Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:48 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:48 AM
Island Dog, I owe you a big thanks! I had actually tried to record my tapes to mp3 using my stereo, it didn't work. But having read your post, I tried again with my sons "Spongebob Boombox". I don't know why, but it worked...whereas the stereo still won't.
I'm guessing it's a pre-amp issue or, the fact that I need an adapter for the Aiwa. But you just saved me $140. I would have bought that deck had this not worked.
It's worth mentioning that Audacity worked wonders with my cassettes. They still don't sound perfect mind you, but a lot of the hiss and pops are gone.
I was actually able to post an old song I wrote on my blog. I'm world wide! (Ugh)LOL
Thanks ID. I appreciate it.
I'm guessing it's a pre-amp issue or, the fact that I need an adapter for the Aiwa. But you just saved me $140. I would have bought that deck had this not worked.
It's worth mentioning that Audacity worked wonders with my cassettes. They still don't sound perfect mind you, but a lot of the hiss and pops are gone.
I was actually able to post an old song I wrote on my blog. I'm world wide! (Ugh)LOL
Thanks ID. I appreciate it.
Island Dog
Reply #5 Thursday, August 3, 2006 8:09 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, August 3, 2006 8:09 AM
Audacity is good for being free, but it still has some problems. If you wanted to spend a little money I would recommend Sound Forge Audio Studio. You can usually pick it up for about $50, and it's very good.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, August 2, 2006 4:42 AM