Program to transfer songs from cassette to MP3 ??????

[CorCentral]

What is the best & easiest program to use to accomplish this task ?

The one program that does it "ALL" so to speak .

I have a SB Live sc. & know that I need an 1/8 stereo cable that runs from the "output" of the cassette player to the "line-in" of the soundcard .

Is there anything else I need besides the will to do it ? (tips/pointers?)

I've searched high , low & everywhere but it seems that no one knows anything of how this process is done . So I come to this forum in search of knowledgable minds to help aid me in this quest .

 

[Trashman]

Have ya tried a seach in this forum, someone just asked that same question not too long ago.
From my knowledge you don't need any special software to do that, you hook your cassette player to soundcard like ya said, then use windows sound recorder to record song as a .wav file....then ya use any mp3 software, like musicmatch or audiocatalyst or what ever ya have and convert to mp3.....dats it.

 

[Workin']

AFAIK there is no "easy, all-in-one package" that will do this. But, that does not mean it is not easy!

Get Cool Edit 2000 and use it to record to .wav files. Then get CDEX and use it to encode the .wav files to .mp3

You can use Cool Edit 2000 to "clean up" your recordings, too. Spend a little time with it and you can remove most tape hiss without affecting the music, and if the tape sounds dull you can easily re-equalize it boosting the bass and or treble slightly (or a lot).

 

[randypj]

Workin'--So, what do I do to remove the DolbyB encoding from my open reel tapes, as I rip them? I guess I could run them back through the decoder....if I can find it. I wonder if I could just use CoolEdit to delete some highs. I doubt it.
--Randy

 

[Workin']

Randy -- You could try a few things:

1) Find your old Dolby B decoder - or -
2) Dub the open reel tapes onto cassette with no Dolby and then play them back off the cassette with Dolby turned on. - or -
3) Use Cool Edit to re-equalize the high end.

If I recall correctly, Dolby B just applies a specific complementary equalization curve. It's boosted during recording and then cut during playback. More complicated than that but I think that's the gist of it.

Personally, I would use the graphic equalizer tools in Cool Edit to make your recording sound "good". It may not be technically accurate, but who'll know the difference (or care)? Listen on headphones (unless you are connected to a "real" stereo system) and adjust the "sliders" until it sounds like what it is supposed to sound like. I think you can choose 1/3 octave equalization tools if you want to. It'll take some trial and error, but it should work just fine.

 

[randypj]

Workin'--Using CoolEdit does sound like a good solution.

I've used it in the past, and had very good luck equalizing/normalizing an Aerosmith cd to match another. It takes some playing with, but does an amazing job.
--Randy