how to convert audio cassette recordings inti mp3 in computer

wseemwseem
edited January 2008 in Science & Tech
i would like to know how to save the old songs which they r on cassette tape into mp3 in my hard drive,i have porable cassette player with on output of head phone and in my computer there is input for speakers mic,please help me

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020866-1.html
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    dbPoweramp (http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm) will automatically stop and split the tracks for you.
  • wseemwseem
    edited December 2006
    i want t d it by my self,please tell me how?
  • wseemwseem
    edited December 2006
    thrax ,dear i did it the way it shows i pluged one pin to cassette players output and other end to the mic socket i used the mp3 recorder but it was mute nothing appeares to b recorded
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    You can't use the mic socket. Your computer must have a port labelled "LINE IN" for the procedure to work - or - the computer must be capable of changing the microphone port TO a line in via the software that runs the card.
  • wseemwseem
    edited December 2006
    where can i get this software?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    It either comes with your computer or it doesn't. The option is available in a small percentage of soundcards that come with computers; there's no software that can be downloaded if the soundcard doesn't already support it out of the box.
  • DARRYLLADEVINEDARRYLLADEVINE
    edited January 2007
    Some of the LINE IN or MIC computer jacks may require the user to have a Pre-Amp in line to boost the signal to an acceptable level for recording.
    Remember, your connecting cable quality directly affects your recorded media.
    My Son actually has a nice shielded set of RCA cables, that he has stripped one end and hooked directly to his secondary speaker out connectors. IF YOU TRY THIS, SET YOUR VOLUME VERY LOW, THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE UNTIL YOU GET THE DESIRED LEVEL.
    I have converted a great many LP's and cassettes and used many FREEWARE/SHAREWARE and Commercial versions. On the FREE side, I have found "Audacity" to be one of the best and simpliest to use. On the Commercial side, and the one I now use exclusively, it is the Microsoft PLUS! Media Edition, and Microsoft even has a step by step video on their site to walk you through not only the set up, but how to use the system. Even if you don't buy the Microsoft Version, it is a GREAT HOW TO video to watch.
    REALTEK, if you have it on your system, allows you to modify your input jacks to MIC or LINE IN; which is a helpful tool if you have front jacks as well as rear jacks, but I have found that using the actual rear LINE IN jack gives all around better quality throughout the recording process with no drop outs.
    Remember, MOST jacks are STEREO, using a MONO jack can adversely affect the proper operation of ANY attempted program. If you are not sure of what Y JACK you have connected, look at the bands on the plug in. If you see 2 bands, it is a STEREO jack; if you only see 1, you have a MONO jack.
    Hopefully this will help some of the users as they try converting and saving various media to their hard drives.




    Audacity
  • DARRYLLADEVINEDARRYLLADEVINE
    edited January 2007
    It should be likewise pointed out (as an addendum to my above article) that while an AMP or PRE-AMP is necessary for stand alone units (cassette, phonograph, 8-Track..thrown in for you older folks like me), if you are recording from a line out of a component set with built in AMP or Pre-Amp, and experiencing sound quality and level problems, it is most likely that your Sound Card Controller is not set to MAXIMUM volume for the jack you are using. An example would be the REALTEK cards, if you click on the ICON, you will see some level displays and an ADVANCE setting, make sure in both, that you have set them wide open, you can adjust them later if necessary to tone them down and be sure NONE are set on MUTE. In a majority of cases when I have been asked to help someone, this little critter has been the only thing that was wrong. Just thought I would tack that on, since I just had the same thing happen on a friend of mine's unit. After wading through all the hair he had pulled out, looking at his blad head reflect in the morning light and listening to a very muted recording, I checked the settings...forgetting he had a stereo cranked with headphones on trying to get every ounce of analog into his LINE IN.....popped the volume up and knocked a picture off the wall and had his wife screaming at us...so yes...IT DOES make a HUGE difference!
  • lovecassettelovecassette
    edited January 2008
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  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited January 2008
    Maybe you need BanStick™.
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