Recording Vinyl & Cassette Tape To PC Info Wanted

[Lennoxtown]

Hi.

I have some old Vinyl & Cassette Tapes i would like to download on to my PC then onto
CDR media.

Can Anyone tell me the name of the cables / leads i would need to use transfer from
Decks to PC.

Also what would be the best recording software to use.

Thanks to all that reply.

[Marvingj]

Try Goldwave forAudio Software, Connect Audio Cables its that simple.

[stantheman1976]

For cassette all you need to do is make sure you have a deck with RCA outputs on the pack. Go to Radio Shack or somewhere that sells cables and get a cable that has RCA male ends on one side and a 1/8" male stereo plug on the other. Plug the RCA connectors to theoutput of your tape deck and the 1/8" plug into the Line In of your sound card. Use Goldwave or any other audio program to record. For CD quality the files should be 16 bit / 44.1KHz PCM WAV. Then you can burn the WAV files to CD or convert to whatever format you want.

For vinyl you may need to run it through a preamp depending on your setup. If you already have your turntable connected to an amp just run the same RCA->1/8" cable from the output of your amplifier to your sound card and use the same pocedure for recording. I've tried connecting my turntable directly into the sound card, but the sound was extremely low so I had to make sure I used an amp.

I suggest recording one long WAV file with whatever audio program you choose and using CD WAVE to split it into individual songs. If it's not available here you can get it at www.etree.org
CD WAVE is great because it splits at exact points so there is no danger of pops or clicks at split points. This is especially important if you transfer recorings of live concerts and you want it to play seamlessly.

Also, make sure you turn off all other programs while recording and the more RAM and higher processor the better. It would also be a decent idea to defrag your hard drive bfore recording any lengthy files.

[fjmr]

NERO 6
cables RCA and P2

[TheFamilyMan]

I always use the "tape out" jacks of my preamp for the audio source. That way I can record either tape or vinyl using the same connection. I use Magix Audio Cleaning Lab for capturing and processing. Its latest version is very easy to use, does an excellent job at restoration and editing, and is not too pricy. Also, don't expect miracles if your records and tapes are is in so-so condition. Good Luck!

[edong]

Eight years ago, I did it with Winamp(free) by connecting my receiver to the sound card. The quality of those transferred from the tapes is good but for some reasons, the sound from the vinyl is not. I believe Musicmatch also has a free version that will enable you to do the transfer.

[digitalfreaknyc]

ITTUSB record player.

supposed to be very sweet.