Audio Cassette to CD

[JD]

I recently saw an ad for a "pc-free" device that will record DVDs.
I'd love to find something that will enable me to transfer music from
cassettes to CDs. Ideally a device with both cassette player and CD recorder
in one unit.
Does anyone know of such a device?

 

[Dennis Marks]

There are cd recorders that are stereo components. The only problem is that
they require music CD's (Regular audio CD's with the royalty flag turned
on.)

Google for "cd recorder".

 

[JD]

Thanks for the reply. I will do a search. The cassettes I'm talking about
are not commercial but home-made tapes.

 

[NJITGS]

You should start with something like this, -a standalone CD Recorder, they are far and few in between, here's one from SonyStyle.com, it's a bit costly, but it also enables you to copy from other disks if you like to make disks with various titles. As you will see in the link it has a five CD changer for copying from other disks and to copy from cassette all you would need to do is use a connection cable (sold at Radio Shack) compliant with the outputs of your existing cassette player and also with the inputs of the CD recorder. Here's the link:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...io&CategoryName=hav_HiFiComponents_CDPlayers2

If I am not mistaken, I am pretty sure Philips is the only other top name manufacturer of CD Recorders but I haven't checked thier site lately as I am partial to Sony.

Or you can go the other route if you are really bent on getting cassette tracks to CD without the expense, you can use your computer's line in jack to connect your cassette player to it using a Composit to Analog cable that has a phono jack on one end for your pc and two RCA jacks on the other end for your cassette players line out, -this is what you need: http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...&kw=phono+jack+to+rca+cable&parentPage=search

If your cassette player doesn't support Line Out don't worry, you can still use the headphone jack on it and connect it to your pc's Line In with this cable: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...4-25158&SRCCODE=NEXTAG&CMP=EMC-NEXTAG&afsrc=1 just make sure to level the volume adequately when you are ready to record witht the sound recorder.

Then you will need to dowload an audio sound recorder such as Audacity, which will allow you to put any or all the cassette tracks from a tape to your hard drive as MP3 files, then you can import them into Windows Media Player and burn them to a CD R and play them in anything that will support MP3. Here's the link for Audacity Sound Recorder: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows also make sure to download the plug-ins for MP3 that are also on that page.

These measures that I have mentioned I have tested and used on my own from information provided in these newgroups. Quality of finished product is a clear analog MP3 that sounds as though you are listening to the cassette new.

GOOD LUCK! Let me know how it works for you....

Elaine Beauxrauxgart-Weiderhoff

 

[JD]

I am willing to spring for a "standalone" CD recorder, and this Sony looks like just the ticket. I'm going to check it out at my local Best Buy. Thanks for the advice and the links.
Jim
You should start with something like this, -a standalone CD Recorder, they are far and few in between, here's one from SonyStyle.com, it's a bit costly, but it also enables you to copy from other disks if you like to make disks with various titles. As you will see in the link it has a five CD changer for copying from other disks and to copy from cassette all you would need to do is use a connection cable (sold at Radio Shack) compliant with the outputs of your existing cassette player and also with the inputs of the CD recorder. Here's the link:

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...io&CategoryName=hav_HiFiComponents_CDPlayers2

If I am not mistaken, I am pretty sure Philips is the only other top name manufacturer of CD Recorders but I haven't checked thier site lately as I am partial to Sony.

Or you can go the other route if you are really bent on getting cassette tracks to CD without the expense, you can use your computer's line in jack to connect your cassette player to it using a Composit to Analog cable that has a phono jack on one end for your pc and two RCA jacks on the other end for your cassette players line out, -this is what you need: http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...&kw=phono+jack+to+rca+cable&parentPage=search

If your cassette player doesn't support Line Out don't worry, you can still use the headphone jack on it and connect it to your pc's Line In with this cable: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...4-25158&SRCCODE=NEXTAG&CMP=EMC-NEXTAG&afsrc=1 just make sure to level the volume adequately when you are ready to record witht the sound recorder.

Then you will need to dowload an audio sound recorder such as Audacity, which will allow you to put any or all the cassette tracks from a tape to your hard drive as MP3 files, then you can import them into Windows Media Player and burn them to a CD R and play them in anything that will support MP3. Here's the link for Audacity Sound Recorder: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows also make sure to download the plug-ins for MP3 that are also on that page.

These measures that I have mentioned I have tested and used on my own from information provided in these newgroups. Quality of finished product is a clear analog MP3 that sounds as though you are listening to the cassette new.

GOOD LUCK! Let me know how it works for you....

Elaine Beauxrauxgart-Weiderhoff