ripping cassettes to hd

[melios69]

Does anyone know of a program to rip audio from cassettes to hd
and then burn to cd?

[rdgrimes]

Total Recorder is a popular recording tool. There's no way to "rip" a cassett, you have to record it and save it as a .wav to burn.

[melios69]

Thanks Ill check it out.

[melios69]

Ok. I have the program but how do I record my tapes to my HD.
Is there a cable as in studio 8 or 9?

[rdgrimes]

You need a sound card with a stereo line-in connect. Many current motherboards also have an audio line-in. You connect that to your tape player's line-out connect.

[melios69]

You mean like the cable used to connect for example a VCR to a tv? If so then thks Ill give it a try.

[rdgrimes]

Originally posted by melios69
You mean like the cable used to connect for example a VCR to a tv? If so then thks Ill give it a try.

Yes, but it will probably go from 2 RCA jacks to one 1/8" stereo jack.

[melios69]

Thks so much for ur help. Ill let u know how it goes.

[campman]

RIP Vinyl is a great program to transfer your cassettes to your HD and so simple to use. I have been using it for a few years and not one problem. Oh yea, shareware and it will cost you $7.00; the author is asking way to little for this gem.

hxxp://www.wieser-software.com/ripvinyl/index.shtml

most worthwhile program I every paid this much money for.

[megamachine]

If you want to do any editing or processing, then give CoolEditPro a try. You can record audio in from your sound card, and then process it in any number of ways, such as addign EQ or reverb, or cutting and joining songs, and then save your files to a variety of formats, including MP3, as well as to WAV. It's not cheap, but for editing I've been very happy. Note: I think the original company sold it off, so maybe you can get a deal from the new owners.

[melios69]

Found the program.
Thkxs mega.

[melios69]

I see sony has a software called " ez audio" has anyone used this yet?

[psylox]

You can simply use the SOUND-RECORDER that comes whit WinX ,2000, XP

No need to buy extra software !!

[melios69]

Originally posted by psylox
You can simply use the SOUND-RECORDER that comes whit WinX ,2000, XP

No need to buy extra software !!

Thanks I didnt know that.
Ill give it a try.

[jonss]

FWIW, I am transferring all my cassettes and vinyls to mp3 at the moment. This is going to be a huge project as I have 100+ tapes and 200+ vinyls (which are filthy btw). I am using Steinberg Clean, a super program, well worth the dough as it removes the pops and hisses from recorded vinyls automatically or for the perfectionist, manually. To convert the .wav files to mp3 I'm using CDex, and after that I use MP3Gain (these last 2 are freebies) to 'normalise. I'm astounded at the quality of the results. Bass is a problem but that's because of the limitations of the vinyl technology rather than the process but in Steinberg there is an excellent equaliser so the bass can be enhanced manually or with presets.