recording from a tape deck or turntable

[Guest]

My question is,
Do I need any special software to record something from my stereo onto a cd
on my computer? I notice that my computer has audio input jacks or whatever.
A cousin was telling me that I should be able to hook up my stereo to the
computer and record stuff onto a CD from the stereo (tape deck, radio or
turntable). Is this correct? I'd love to be able to transfer some of my
records to CD.
I have Windows 2000 Professional.
Thanks. And if I'm posting this in the wrong newsgroup, let me know.
Thanks,
Barry

 

[JM]

quoting:

You need to get a program such as Roxio EasyCD Platinum. It has a module
called Spin Doctor which lets you create a .wav or .mp3 of audio input. I
have used it to put stuff from old cassettes and records onto a CD for my
personal use.

Actually, you don't need special software to do this. Most any old
recording program should be able to be set to record from the "line in" jack
from the sound card. Then just any old mp3 encoder or CD burner will finish
the job. But, having special all in one software makes things go easier

 

[Colon Terminus]

My question is,
Do I need any special software to record something from my stereo onto a cd
on my computer? I notice that my computer has audio input jacks or whatever.
A cousin was telling me that I should be able to hook up my stereo to the
computer and record stuff onto a CD from the stereo (tape deck, radio or
turntable). Is this correct? I'd love to be able to transfer some of my
records to CD.
I have Windows 2000 Professional.
Thanks. And if I'm posting this in the wrong newsgroup, let me know.
Thanks,
Barry

Chances are that the software that came with your sound card can record a
..wav file to your hard disk. You'll then need a CD burning program to burn
the resultant .wav to a CD. Nero Burning ROM comes to mind as a pretty good
application for this. They offer a free trial, so you could easily check it
out.

The biggest hurdle is that your Stereo system must provide a "Line Out"
signal. Most do, some do not. Just connect the "Line Out" from your stereo
to "Line In" on your sound card and go.

Be aware that you'll consume about 10 MB. of disk space per minute of
audio. That shouldn't be a problem with todays hard disk sizes.