Transferring Cassette to CD

[PAkev]

During my growing up years, I and my wife have accumulated many cassettes. At the time this seemed to be the major avenue of media for most music. However now all our vehicles and nearly all home music resources are via CD. <br />I am really having a hard time parting with the cassettes and would hate to end up heaving them but they are only taking up room as we have really have no means of listening to them. I thought I would take a shot in the dark and inquire if anyone knows of a way to transfer our Cassettes to CD?<br /><br />Helpful thoughts appreciated.<br /><br />Kevin

 

[JB]

Re: Transferring Cassette to CD

There are CD recorders. My guess would be that they have inputs that you could connect to a cassette player.<br /><br />You will be disappointed in the sound quality, though. Tape players compensate for the shortcomings of tape recording in a way that will sound flat on a CD.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Transferring Cassette to CD

You need to feed the audio into your computer to create a digital files. Them burn it to cd.<br />This will take a huge amount of time as the cassettes have to be played in real time.<br />So you need a cassette player to transfer them.<br /><br />Its very easy to do on my Mac, sure its pretty easy on a pc as well.<br /><br />As JB said, you will be very ... underwhelmed by the sound.

 

[craze1cars]

Re: Transferring Cassette to CD

If you're less computer literate and want to do it the familiar way...CD and DVD recorders that hook up to your home stereo start at around $100 these days. They work no different than recording one tape to another on your stereo system just like we all did through the 80's. Blank discs are maybe 10 cents each. Now all you need is the time and desire to sit there listening to them all...<br /><br />I was in a similar boat to you not long ago. My decision? I took all 300 of my cassettes and set them out to the trash a few years ago. When I get the urge to listen to one, I buy it on CD or download it. The sound quality is far superior to the old tapes. I haven't regretted my decision even once yet.

 

[4poco]

Re: Transferring Cassette to CD

If you would go to www.code-it.com you will find all the audio stuff you would ever need ! This is what I use and would Highly recommend. Good Stuff.........................

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: Transferring Cassette to CD

I'm in the same boat as you PAkev, except all mine are on vinyl. I don't intend to transfer, just do like craze1cars.

 

[Solittle]

Re: Transferring Cassette to CD

I burn a lot of web radio music to CDs. I use a software program called Reply Radio. One of it's capabilities is to create mp3 files for anything that is being played through the sound card. So if you can connect a tape player to your sound card input jack you can create the mp3 files which you can use to burn to CDs.

 

[nothreat]

Re: Transferring Cassette to CD

I have converted several LPs and cassettes to wav files that I can burn to cd or convert to mp3. I use a tool called Goldwave.<br /><br /> http://www.goldwave.com/release.php <br /><br />I have been real happy with it. I don't believe the download has all the features but it had all I needed. It records an LP side as one wav file but you can then go in and break it into individual wavs.