Tapes Cassettes
How and what do you need to transfer cassette tapes to CD’s? Where do I find cables, etc?
I am trying to transfer music & speech cassettes and possible LP records to CD? Do I need a computer or something that connects to CD/ tape deck?
To hook up your computer to your home stereo receiver, a cassette deck, or CD deck, you will also need an 1/8″ stereo mini plug to RCA jack “Y” adapter. You can get the “Y” adapter at almost any computer store, audio store, Radio Shack, music store & most big box stores like Wal-Mart.
Philips Miniplug to Left / Right RCA Jack Stereo “Y” Adapter $11.83
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3913841
When you make any connections, be sure to power the computer down, and unplug it. It’s unlikely you’ll damage anything while plugging in a stereo wire, but it’s best to be safe. Look for the Line In (it will be a 1/8” mini jack). DO NOT USE THE MIC INPUT! This input is very sensitive, and a strong signal could possibly fry your sound card.
Setting up a computer properly to record is very important. If not setup properly, you could be left scratching your head as to why the computer isn’t getting a signal, or you could suffer from poor sound quality, so be sure to follow the steps closely.
1 – In your task bar, next to the clock, there should be a small icon that looks like a speaker. Double click on this icon.
2 – The Volume Control window will open. From here click on Options > Properties.
3 – In the new window, under “Adjust Volume For” select Recording. Make sure Line In is checked in the box below, and click OK.
4 – The Volume Control window will change to read Recording Control. From this window, make sure the Select box under Line In is checked.
5 – Play a record on your system. If your connections are made correctly, you should hear the song from your laptop’s speakers. If you do not hear anything, be sure your connections are correct, the Line In volume isn’t all the way down, or it isn’t muted in the Volume Control window.
Now you’re all set to begin recording in the program of your choice. When recording, be sure to set the bitrate, and sampling rate to 16 bits, 44,100 Hz (44.1 KHz), Stereo. If you’re recording levels seem too high, return to the Recording Control window following the steps above, and lower the level of the line in.
“Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.”
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
How to Burn Music CDs in Windows XP
http://windows.about.com/od/savingtodiskcdordvd/ss/burnmusic.htm?terms=burn+CDs
Windows XP makes it easy to burn music CDs. With Windows XP, you don’t need any other software to burn music CDs. You will need a CD burner and a writable CD. For best results when you burn music CDs, use writable CDs (CD-W), not rewritable CDs (CD-RW), as you can’t play rewritable CDs on some CD players. To burn music CDs, you’ll first copy the songs to a temporary holding area. Next, you’ll use the CD Writing Wizard to burn the music CD.
To burn the music CD, begin by clicking on My Computer in the Start menu.
Select the Songs You Want to Burn to CD
1. Navigate to the folder that holds the music you want to burn to CD.
2. Select the songs you want to burn to CD. If you want to select all the songs in the folder, click on Select All from the Edit menu.
Send Your Songs to Your CD-RW Drive
1. Right-click on one of the songs you’ve selected.
2. From the menu that pops up, point to Send to and click on Cd-RW Drive.
Go back to My Computer. You can click on My Computer in the Other Places list of links to the left of the list of your songs.
Go to Your CD-RW Drive
Double-click on the CD-RW Drive icon.
Write the Files to CD
To the left of your songs, there is a list of links called CD Writing Tasks. Click on Write these files to CD.
Burn the Music CD Using the Windows CD Writing Wizard
The Windows CD Writing Wizard will begin. Type a name for the CD into the box and click Next.
Insert a Writable CD
Windows will prompt you to insert a writable CD. Insert a writeable CD and click Next.
Windows will burn the music to your CD. When the wizard is finished, it will close automatically.
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