moving audio from cassette to CD

[yadda]

Anyone have any suggestions to move some homemade audio recordings from cassette to CD. Some friends of mine said there is a device for $2k but there has to be someway to do it from a computer using a breakout box of some kind possibly???

Thanks
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[driguy]

If you have a cassette deck that has RCA outs, try using a Y-adapter (Dual RCA->1/8" Headphone Jack) and plug in the headphone jack to your computer's LINE-IN. Then you can use Audacity to record the songs onto the computer in .WAV format. Burn using your favorite burning program.

[Soopafresh]

$2K? https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=322878

[oldfart13]

$200CAD (also has input for cassette deck):

http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=...roduct=4213001

[Noahtuck]

$2k

I've done it many times basically the way driguy stated, the hookup at least,
just make sure the rca to headphone jack is a "stereo" jack, I used one of these with a standard set of RCA cables from my cassette deck to my soundcard,
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103225&cp=&sr=1&origkw=rca+to+1...entPage=search
after getting one large wav you can add chapter points & make a cue sheet for burning with CD Wave Editor,
http://www.cdwave.com
load your cue sheet up in your burning program & burn.

If you have a lot of tape's or plan on doing it a lot you could even get one of these....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Plusdeck2c-PC-Cassette-Deck-Convert-Tapes-to-MP3-WAV_W0QQitemZ1400...em140090580127

[Soopafresh]

http://www.firebox.com/product/1700


Edit: Whoops, sorry Noahtuck. Didn't notice you posted the cassette deck (and at a much better price)

[Noahtuck]

From the link you posted....

Audio cassettes were great in their day, weren't they? Taping stuff off the radio, compiling party mixes, C60s, C90s, er, reeling in mangled tape using a pencil, forgetting what side you were supposed to be rewinding, accidentally recording over your favorites…actually, on second thoughts, tapes sucked.

LMFAO!!!!

So true!!
But they forgot one thing, leaving the tape on your dash to find it later with the case all warped out of shape from baking in the sun for 7 hours

[jameshgross]

Here is how I do it:
Cassette headphone out _> PC audio line_in _> Start Audio Magic _> capture to .wav file -> make CD

[Dr_Layne]

Give me the $2K I'll make unlimited copies of Cassette to CD's for you

A_L

[stantheman1976]

Best method is what driguy suggested. Use a stereo cassette deck, hook a Y adapter to the back (they can be had from Radio Shack for about $5), and plug the other in into your Line In on your sound card. You can use CDWave or Audacity which are both free. CDWave is great because it can split the file also for gapless playback on CD. Make sure you record in PCM WAV format @ 44.1KHz/16 stereo. That is CD standard. Also, like DR_Layne asid, give me $2K and I'll transfer all the tapes you want. Heck, I'd do it for MUCH less.

[Noahtuck]

Best method is what driguy suggested. Use a stereo cassette deck, hook a Y adapter to the back (they can be had from Radio Shack for about $5), and plug the other in into your Line In on your sound card. You can use CDWave or Audacity which are both free. CDWave is great because it can split the file also for gapless playback on CD. Make sure you record in PCM WAV format @ 44.1KHz/16 stereo. That is CD standard. Also, like DR_Layne asid, give me $2K and I'll transfer all the tapes you want. Heck, I'd do it for MUCH less.

You mean like the one i linked to earlier

:P

And i'd do it for WAAAAAY less!!!!!

[yadda]

Awesome....Thanks for the ideas

Y

[wan2no]

good read