turning cassettes to CD????

Lchevy79 · Aug 12, 2004, 05:18 AM

Ok I was thinking of ripping my cassettes useing a walkman , a stereo 1/8 cable, and software. ok thats the question what software? i was going to hook the cable into the mic jack on my soundcard to transferr the music. Is there a better way with my card? i did this before using musicmatch but did not like the quality. i do understand what you put in is what you get out but there has to be a better program out there.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 12, 2004, 06:09 AM

either way the quality won't be good
becouse the sourse is very low quality...
more then anything else

Lchevy79 · Aug 12, 2004, 06:31 AM

yeah it will still have the hiss but i have a big casette collection and want to play them in the truck. but i need to find the software to transfer the music

**dj_stick** · Aug 12, 2004, 12:27 PM

get a tapedeck, a computer and a decent program like soundforge, aswell as some mastering plugins. record with soundforge, and use the plugins to remove some of the tape noise - programs that convert vinyl to cd should do the trick

Matth · Aug 12, 2004, 08:49 PM

LINE IN, not Microphone, or it really will be awful. Ideally, you should use a tape deck with Line-out, but if you must use a headphone out, be sure to level any tone controls and turn off "hyper-bass".

The good old EAC - www.exactaudiocopy.org has recording capability, and in the "process WAV" function, it can do noise reduction - profile based, using a noise only sample, and it's VERY effective.
It can also normalize the level, and even create tracks in a cuesheet - maybe even burn it to CD for you as well.

EAC - it's not just for CD ripping!

Lchevy79 · Aug 13, 2004, 06:17 AM

cool thanks guys i will give it a shot this weekend

Aug 12, 2004, 05:18 AM	#1
Lchevy79 -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 725 Rep Power: 0	turning cassettes to CD???? Ok I was thinking of ripping my cassettes useing a walkman , a stereo 1/8 cable, and software. ok thats the question what software? i was going to hook the cable into the mic jack on my soundcard to transferr the music. Is there a better way with my card? i did this before using musicmatch but did not like the quality. i do understand what you put in is what you get out but there has to be a better program out there. __________________ msi K7N2 delta2-AMD 2800xp@2083-1gig of pc2700ram -ati x850xt 256mb -Audigy mp3+ - 1 80gig maxtor 8mb and 1 250gig 16mb maxtor -48x24x48 buslink burner-and a lite on 4x +/- dvd burner xp home samsung lcd (19") 930b monitor

Aug 12, 2004, 06:09 AM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	either way the quality won't be good becouse the sourse is very low quality... more then anything else __________________

Aug 12, 2004, 06:31 AM	Thread Starter #3
Lchevy79 -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 725 Rep Power: 0	yeah it will still have the hiss but i have a big casette collection and want to play them in the truck. but i need to find the software to transfer the music __________________ msi K7N2 delta2-AMD 2800xp@2083-1gig of pc2700ram -ati x850xt 256mb -Audigy mp3+ - 1 80gig maxtor 8mb and 1 250gig 16mb maxtor -48x24x48 buslink burner-and a lite on 4x +/- dvd burner xp home samsung lcd (19") 930b monitor

Aug 13, 2004, 06:17 AM	Thread Starter #6
Lchevy79 -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 725 Rep Power: 0	cool thanks guys i will give it a shot this weekend __________________ msi K7N2 delta2-AMD 2800xp@2083-1gig of pc2700ram -ati x850xt 256mb -Audigy mp3+ - 1 80gig maxtor 8mb and 1 250gig 16mb maxtor -48x24x48 buslink burner-and a lite on 4x +/- dvd burner xp home samsung lcd (19") 930b monitor

Aug 12, 2004, 08:49 PM	#5
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	LINE IN, not Microphone, or it really will be awful. Ideally, you should use a tape deck with Line-out, but if you must use a headphone out, be sure to level any tone controls and turn off "hyper-bass". The good old EAC - www.exactaudiocopy.org has recording capability, and in the "process WAV" function, it can do noise reduction - profile based, using a noise only sample, and it's VERY effective. It can also normalize the level, and even create tracks in a cuesheet - maybe even burn it to CD for you as well. EAC - it's not just for CD ripping!