Sound Recorder

[Guest]

I have some music on Audio Cassette tapes which I want to transfer to MP# or
WMA files for a CD. I imagined that I would be able to play the tapes on a
Tape deck via the headphone socket and record the track to a file using the
Line In socket at the back of my computer. I find that the Sound Recorder
will do the job, but only for 60 seconds. Is there something I am missing to
allow for the various lengths of the tracks? Help Please.

 

[Chris Laarman]

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I have some music on Audio Cassette tapes which I want to transfer to
MP# or WMA files for a CD. I imagined that I would be able to play
the tapes on a Tape deck via the headphone socket and record the
track to a file using the Line In socket at the back of my computer.
I find that the Sound Recorder will do the job, but only for 60
seconds. Is there something I am missing to allow for the various
lengths of the tracks? Help Please.

No, the Sound Recorder is intentionally limited to 60 s. Don't know why.

So use an alternative. You are likely to have one on your computer, like
Creative WaveStudio or Nero WaveEditor.

Or you could download Audacity from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ or use
commercial software.

 

[Michael Bednarek]

I have some music on Audio Cassette tapes which I want to transfer to MP# or
WMA files for a CD. I imagined that I would be able to play the tapes on a
Tape deck via the headphone socket and record the track to a file using the
Line In socket at the back of my computer. I find that the Sound Recorder
will do the job, but only for 60 seconds. Is there something I am missing to
allow for the various lengths of the tracks? Help Please.

Your soundcard probably came with a better recorder than Windows' Sound
recorder (SndRec32). Or get a free sound recorder - Audacity
(<http://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/>) springs to mind.

However, there is a (crude) way of recording more than 60 seconds with
SndRec32:

Record 1 minute of silence; save it as, say 1MinSilence.wav. Insert that
file into the current recording; save it as 2MinSilence.wav. Continue as
necessary. When done, open the appropriate silence file, say
5MinSilence.wav, and record what you want into that file; delete
unwanted silence after the recording; save it under a different file as
desired.

 

[Guest]

Michael, recording silence? Are you kidding and confusing people? Don't
even entertain the thought. Try Audacity and all is well.
Audacity (60 second+sound file editor, recorder)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

 

[Guest]

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Vinodji

 

[Guest]

Thank you all. Audacity was the way to go I'd never heard of it before your
reply's

 

[Guest]

Yes I can help you .From start menue, choose all programs accessories then
entertainment. (without recording anything let it run the full 60 seconds, go
into the file menu choose Save As and give it a name, Return to the crurrent
recording session, Windows, go to edit, then insert File and navigate to the
previously saved file and open it. This adds another 60 seconds to the yet to
be recorded session, Repeat these stepes as many times as you like.wanda

 

[theplectrum]

Yes I can help you .From start menue, choose all programs accessories then
entertainment. (without recording anything let it run the full 60 seconds,
go
into the file menu choose Save As and give it a name, Return to the
crurrent
recording session, Windows, go to edit, then insert File and navigate to
the
previously saved file and open it. This adds another 60 seconds to the yet
to
be recorded session, Repeat these stepes as many times as you like.wanda

Crap. Use Audacity, its free and easy to use :

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Why complicate your life ?

Cheers,
Jerry