Help with recording/transferring music from a regular tape to my computer...

[NurseRN]

... ok gents here's what I need to do. Someone at work asked me if it's possible to get some good ol' music tapes and transfer them on CD's. I said... SURE!!! Only that I don't know how to get them digitally recorded into my computer. Once I have them on my HD I can play with them whichever way I want (MP3, CD etc).


Question:

How do I transfer music recorded on regular tapes onto my computer?

I have a regular sound card (one of the best of Creative)... What else do I need (hardware/software)?

Any info on the matter will be greatly appreciate!

Thanks!

 

[NurseRN]

 

[NurseRN]

Anyone??

 

[Stutz]

When I make an MP3 from an analog source I run a 6-ft. RCA stereo to mini-plug patch cable to the line-in jack on the back of my Diamond MX-300 sound card. I record the WAV file using the recording facility in Exact Audio Copy (EAC, primarily a CD audio ripper, available for download at r3mix.net). Once the WAV is captured, I use EAC to process the file. By that I mean I first normalize the file, then trim the beginning and end of a song and clean up any obvious clicks or pops in the file using the built-in sound editor in EAC. When I'm satisfied with the recording I, save it as a WAV and close EAC. I then use RazorLame to encode the WAV to MP3 using the --r3mix parameter (the r3mix switch gives the best compromise between file size and quality)

Hope this helps!

Best,
Stutz

 

[50]

Yeah, connect the tape player with a dubbing cable (it has 1/8" minjack on both sides), and plug one end in the headphones part, and the other in the line in jack on your sound card. There are thousands of programs for recording, the most simple one is Windows Movie Maker, you have to go through a lot of settings to set it up, but after just hit record on your PC and play on your tape.