copy musical cassettes to CD

[Eileen]

We have tried to copy a cassette to the PC so that we can burn it onto a CD.
We used a cable from earphone on the boombox to microphone jack in back of
PC.

Then we tried to copy the cassette using MusicMatch 6.0. The directions say
to use the "record" button on MusicMatch. But our MusicMatch has no record
button.

Can someone help?

Thanks, Eileen

 

[Phillips]

Enable "Record(er)" interface in your MusicMatch software. Should be under
"Options" or similar tag.
Michael

 

[Eileen]

Michael,
I went to Options and checked "line in" and some other things that I thought
should be checked. I got the message that I should have Jukebox Plus to
copy cassettes and LPs.
Eileen

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

| Michael,
| I went to Options and checked "line in" and some other things that I
thought
| should be checked. I got the message that I should have Jukebox Plus to
| copy cassettes and LPs.
| Eileen

So the version of MusicMatch that you have won't do what you want to do. You
might want to check out Microsoft Plus Digital Media Edition, which includes
Analog Recorder, and will enable you to transfer music from analog sources.
You should be aware, however, that using an amplified source (the headphone
jack) and a mic input is not the way you want to go. Ideally you should
have a source with line out jacks (as on a cassette deck) and use the
line-in on your audio card.

 

[Phillips]

Download Audacity - or a similar (software) recorder - and record from
line-in. The free ones on the web are quite good.
Michael

 

[Eileen]

Raymond,
I checked about getting Microsoft Plus! It sounded like what we wanted.
But in small print, it says the program must be activated on the internet.
The PC we want to install this program is not hooked to the internet.

Now what?

Eileen

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

| Raymond,
| I checked about getting Microsoft Plus! It sounded like what we wanted.
| But in small print, it says the program must be activated on the internet.
| The PC we want to install this program is not hooked to the internet.
|
| Now what?
|
| Eileen

The program can be activated over the phone. During the activation process
you'll be given that option and a phone number to use. It takes a few
minutes and is painless. Be careful, though. There are now three iterations
of Plus! floating around--Plus!, Plus! Digital Media Edition and Plus!
Superpack, which combines the two. You want either DME or the combo.

 

[Eileen]

Michael,
I went to the website for Audacity. Before I download... is this a program
that I can definitely copy from a cassette player to my PC?
Thanks, Eileen

 

[Mike Williams [MVP]]

Michael,
I went to the website for Audacity. Before I download... is this a program
that I can definitely copy from a cassette player to my PC?

I'm not sure you meant the question as phrased. It's a recording program
that will use the line-in on your sound-card. It won't know that it has
a cassette player attached to it.

 

[Eileen]

I have the cassette player. I want to somehow record all the old cassettes
that I have from my player to a CD on my PC using the earphone plug on the
player to line-in on the PC.
Thanks, Eileen

 

[Eileen]

I'm getting closer. Now one more question.

The PC that I want to use for this purpose is not connected to the internet.
Can I download Audacity to a floppy or cd then install it on the other PC?
Thanks, Eileen

 

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

| I'm getting closer. Now one more question.
|
| The PC that I want to use for this purpose is not connected to the
internet.
| Can I download Audacity to a floppy or cd then install it on the other PC?
| Thanks, Eileen
|

Probably too big for a floppy, but you can download the install file, burn
it to a CD, and then install on the other computer.

 

[Eileen]

Thanks for all the help. I'm on my way.
Eileen

 

[Phillips]

Yup, it's 2.34 MB, so you'll need a CD or a flash card - you can use a
digital camera, or some other digital media.
I recorded from some audio cassettes using Audacity, so it surely works. You
will need to experiment around to get used with it, though. Ex., what type
of files you want to create (mp3, wav), noise cancelation etc. If you want
to get more serious about music on PC, you'll need a decent sound-card
(Audigy2zs and up), Internet connection (at least for naming files),
speakers etc.

Michael

 

[Eileen]

It's up and running!!! We are learning how to use it to the best advantage.
We did a real quick copy of one cassette and it worked. Thanks everyone so
much. We used Audacity.
Regards, Eileen in IL