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Cassette to MP3

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Cassette to MP3

Postby MusicFascist » Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:36 pm

This site is a real find, I am gald to see I am not alone out there in my love for the obscure and lost songs of the '80's

I am looking for advice and tips on converting my 300+ cassettes to MP3 or any other digital medium. Most of these cassttes contain hard to find or OOP stuff, in studio radio concerts, etc . from the time when radio was worth listening to.
I will be more than happy to share this stuff when I get it converted.
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Postby egg-roger » Sun Oct 31, 2004 2:48 am

I have a similar situation, albeit to a lesser degree.
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Postby KYYX4ever » Sun Oct 31, 2004 3:29 am

try this:

Tutorial: Cassette to MP3/WAV
By Geoff Nicholson
A lot of people seem stumped when it comes to converting tape recordings to the MP3 format. 'What software should I use?' and 'how do I connect my cassette player to the PC?' are two of the
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Postby bowiestation » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:24 am

http://webpages.charter.net/twc5964/precis16.exe This is called "Precision Wave".I use it for transferring cassette to mp3 conversions.First the songs are recorded in as wav files, then you run them thru again and convert them to vbr,cbr etc....and up
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Postby MusicFascist » Fri Nov 05, 2004 6:07 pm

Thanks for all the assistance, I hope to give it a try this weekend.
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Postby Spud » Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:04 pm

Get this and you won't be sorry. It will also make tracks out from your different songs if you record one long capture, just like you would want.

http://tinyurl.com/6udcp
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Postby Glen » Wed Dec 15, 2004 1:09 am

I gave this a shot last night, but I never could get the sound to work as far as hearing the cassette play through my speakers. I tried Jukebox, then opted for the Windows Sound Recorder, and in neither case could I hear while the cassette was playing. Ho
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Postby fritzb » Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:27 am

Sounds like you need to check your Windows sound controls. Check to make sure you have the right things checked or muted and adjust the volume for each as needed.
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Postby patchyfogg » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:34 am

I bought LP Ripper to help me convert minidiscs to MP3, and it works really, really well. It's also very easy to use, and it works with cassettes.
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