cassette to disc

[molly1216]

anyone have the ability to rip cassettes to CD?

i have one that needs preserving, but regardless of how i try i can't manage to make a decent disc out of it.

damn analog technology, grumble grumble, grumble

[Dunnyman]

I can do it, it's actually pretty simple. If your cassette player has RCA jacks, (white and red) simply buy a Y joiner at Radio Shack for about 10 bucks, and plug it into your computers mic jack, then use any one of a hundred different freeware recording programs to capture it, and convert it to MP3 then burn your disc. You won't get perfect tru stereo, but it'll sound fine.

[molly1216]

I can do it, it's actually pretty simple. If your cassette player has RCA jacks, (white and red) simply buy a Y joiner at Radio Shack for about 10 bucks, and plug it into your computers mic jack, then use any one of a hundred different freeware recording programs to capture it, and convert it to MP3 then burn your disc. You won't get perfect tru stereo, but it'll sound fine.

thank you
i have never owned a cassette player with jacks of any kind aside from the 1/4" for headphones.

[Dave Ryan]

Molly -- you can also buy (cheaply) converter cables that will take a headphone jack and turn it into left and right RCA jacks, so there is definitely a solution for whatever cassette player you have!

[molly1216]

thanks
anyway guys
but right now i don't even have a player
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[mattnyd]

Too funny. I'm in the exact same boat, except that I do have a cassette player. I am trying to copy my old high school choir tapes, 25 years old, onto a CD and/or computer file.

I am going to try and take this advice (if I can figure it out) and give it a shot this weekend. If it works, Molly, I'm absolutely happy to help you out and do it for you, if you trust me with your cassette (and you can, I'm like a boyscout, only I'm a girl).

[Steve T Power]

Sonic Foundry acid-pro is your friend. Basically a home recording, mixing, mastering software package.