How do you convert cassette tapes to compact discs?
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plugin the speakers output from a tape player into line in of a computer. use tools like musicmatch jukebox to record them to mp3s, u can make audio cd from those files.
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You want to record FROM the computer TO a cassette? Then ignore the other responses, because you want a patch cable that will run from the line out of your computer to the line in or mic of your cassette recorder. All you have to do is connect your soundcard to your cassette recorder and then play the material back on your computer as you record it on the cassette. You can even put together a playlist and play back as many minutes of audio as a side of a tape will hold.\n\nHowever, the other resonses are correct in that you probably are better off burning the material to CD and getting an inexpensive portable CD player. Good luck.
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u'll have to use a software that helps u convert them, check this page out http://www.mp3-converter.com/mp3_converter_freeware.htm\nhttp://www.mp3-cd-converter.com/convert_mp3/convert_rm_to_mp3_free.html
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If you can't do it internally on your computer, here's another way:\n\nYou will need a tape recorder with R(ight) and L(eft) line inputs.  A VCR will work wonderfully if you dont have a tape recorder because the VCR sound recording quality is darn near CD quality.  You will also need a "stereo "1/4 to phono plug (RCA type)" patch cord which you can easily get from Radio Shack.  This cord should look like a small headphone plug on one end and split into 2 phono plugs on the other.  Plug the headphone end into your "line out" or "headphone" jack on your computer (usually green in color).  Plug the other 2 ends into the "line in" jack of your tape recorder or VCR.  (If using a VCR the channel needs to be set to "Aux" or "line" in order to record.  You should have it hooked to a tv to monitor the sound - but you will get no picture.)  Simply hit "Record" on the recorder/VCR and play the VCD on your computer.  The recorder should record the sound from the computer as it plays the VCD.  After the recording is finished, rewind the tape to the beginning.  Now you will need to switch your cord around.  Plug the headphone end of the cord into the "line in" or "input" jack on your computer (usually red in color).  Then plug the other 2 ends into "line out" or "headphone" jack on the recorder/VCR .  Your computer should have some recording software such as Microsoft media recorder or something like that already installed.  Use that software to record from the recorder/VCR as you play back the recording.  You should hear it playing through your computer's speakers.  Your computer's recording software should be set (in "settings menu") to record "line in" and in "stereo".  You will also be able to select which format to record in, such as MP3 or WMA or others.    Once you've done this, your music should be able to be copied right on to a CD using your CD burning software.  Hope this helps!  Good luck!
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Master them as Mp3 or Wmv... put them on a CD and mail them.\nIf they don't have a PC, master them as a CD.  Most CD burning software will do that for you.
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If your Cassette recorder is a small portable follow what bravo1200 said. If your Cassette recorder is a Stereo Component type, you will need a RCA to Mini Plug adapter cable. Plug the RCA end into the Input Jacks on the recorder and the Mini Plug into the Sound Card's LINE OUT.\n\nIf you end up using the Speaker Out Jack, your audio will not be as good (Low Volume). If you boost the Record Level on the cassette recorder you may encounter distortion and Tape Hiss during playback.\n\nAhh yeah! That is the problem with PCs having On Board Audio. Typically you have Line In, Mic, and Speaker Jacks. Even an inexpensive Audio Card will have the additional Line Out jack. A Line out jack will have the proper electrical levels for recording or sending PC audio to external devices like your stereo.
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You can convert VHS tapes into DVDs one of two ways:\n\n1) Use a DVD Recorder (looks like a DVD/VCR combo unit) which retails for anywhere between $175-$300.  You can find these units at most major electronics retailers.\n\n2) Use a PC.  For this method, you will need a fairly fast PC (P4, 2.4gHz or faster, 512mb RAM or better), a quality capture card (e.g. Canopus), and a DVD burner.  You would also need DVD authoring software such as Adobe Premier or ULEAD DVD Workshop.  Your VCR would connect to your PC via the capture card.  \n\nIf customizing home videos is what you are looking to do, the PC route is the better way (though much more expensive).  \n\nIf you are just looking to back up videotapes to DVD with no special menus, graphics, music layers, etc - then the DVD Recorder option is probably the way to go.  It will be just a direct VHS tape to DVD transfer with a generic menu.
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if it is in bin/cue format you could modify the cue file to make it a dvd file but easiest cheapest and simplest is to just  use poweriso / magic iso or evem winzip and winace or any iso program to extract the file onto your harddrive there will be about 4 folders for a vcd then just use nero or even the built in windows burner to burn the files onto your dvd . hey presto no getting new software that your not used to and especially no long file conversion times.
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OK... this is called Sound Capture. The way it works is this: you connect an audio lead from the headphone jack socket of your MiniDisc player to the Line In jack socket on your computer's sound card.\n\nYou then start up the "Windows Sound Recorder" program. Find it by going to All Programs > Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder\n\nNow, as a test, start playing a track on your MiniDisc player - the sound should come out of your PC's speakers - make sure your sound is turned on with the volume up.\n\nNow go back to the beginning of the MiniDisc track you want to capture. Click the round red Record button in Windows Sound Recorder, then within a few seconds press Play on your MiniDisc - the capture should begin... and when the MiniDisc track ends and fades out, click the Stop button in Windows Sound Recorder.\n\nNow click File > Save As in Windows Sound Recorder, and save the file as a WAV wherever you like.\n\nThis is the general way of capturing sound. It isn't a transfer of the original digital file, so there may be a small drop in quality, but it will still be good.\n\nPlease post again if you need more detail.\n\nDC :)
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hi \n transfer the tape into a AVi file type and then burn the Avi on a DVD using NERO or the media player nero is the best recomended program Good luch
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find some audio conversion software like microsoft audio converter..plug your tape player into your soundcard, save the files to the hard drive, burn them to cd..good luck..
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CDex  \nConvert CD audio to MP3 and wav files.
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LITE-ON is the best.  QVC(www.qvc.com) has a great one I just purchased that uses ANY DVD Disc, doesn't matter if it's - or +, etc.  and comes with a VHS so you can immediately convert all your old tapes over to DVD before you lose them.  If you haven't heard of LITE-ON, look them up.  They are the "no name" supplier to the BIG NAME dudes like Sony, Pioneer, etc.
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Install a sound recording program in your PC eg: Cakewalk, Sound Forge etc...The cassette player needs to have access to Line Out. You need a single streo cable with stereo jacks at both the end ; one end of the cable has to be connected to the cassette player ..LINE OUT..and the other in the sound card of your PC...LINE IN. Open your sound recording software and specify the source of recording as LINE. This will enable the software to record whatever is being played in the audio casssette. Format of the recorded audio can be converted as required in *.wav or *.mp3 as per your choice.\n\nSound recording Softwares: \n* Cakewalk 8.0 or above\n* Sound Forge\n* mp3 to wav converter or vice versa\n\nTry downloading these softwares from Google
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You will need a cassette player (!), PC with a stereo input to soundcard, conversion software, CD writer. Yep that’s about it, oh yeah and a lot of time…..\nNote: if you are using a laptop, you may need a USB external soundcard (mine has only a mono mic input – not good enough!) – you can get cheap, simple but effective ones (from Hong Kong) via ebay…\nYou could get someone to do it for you, friends of mine at: www.cassette2cd.co.uk for one. There are plenty to choose from out on the web, this type of job is perfect for a 'virtual' studio.\nThe software is probably the thing you really want to know about.. you will find loads out there. Personally I use Magix Audio Cleaning Lab – primarily for lifting vinyl, but will take any analogue signal. It has loads of features including cleaning filters, effects and editing… it’s cheap too and even comes with a stereo cable – try ebay. There are loads more, some even free downloads – listen to folks who have used the software then have a go….\nOh yeah, and Magix has automatic track recognition based on silence between tracks and auto-stop recording so you can go out for the day and it will stop at the end of your tape – really useful!! You will use up loads of hard-drive space, so don’t try this if you are pushed for space…You may need to purge the huge files every so often (10MB per minute WAV files, 1MB per minute MP3). You could save some space recording directly into MP3 at the sacrifice of a little sound quality.\nOne last thing, track recognintion works great for CDs in WAV format (for playing in a standard CD player), I don't think it applies to MP3s though as each MP3 file would need to be separated into individual tracks - This is how Magix software treats it anyhow.\nHope this helps
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Hey...u can easily do that by using a 3rd part software called "BLAZE Media Pro". You can download it from http://www.blazemp.com/downloads.html\n\nHere's all the info about the software - \n\nIt's a powerhouse all-in-one converter, burner, audio and video editing software for all popular audio and video formats...and much more! Some of the formats supported by the software's audio editing and video editing include MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV, and more.\n\nBlaze Media Pro includes an audio and video converter, audio editing and video editing, video capture, audio recorder, data CD/DVD burner, audio CD burner, Video CD (VCD/SVCD) burner, audio CD copy, effects, media management, playlist, full-screen video support, and more all-in-one software application!\n\n    * Audio Capabilities\n          o Audio editing, converter (MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, etc.), CD ripper, and merging\n          o Extensive list of supported conversions\n          o Convert bitrate and compression for audio formats, such as converting a MP3 from 128 kbps to 64 kbps. The software can adjust to lower as well as higher bitrates.\n          o Provides a solution to convert DRM protected WMA files, convert protected AAC and M4P files, and convert OMA to MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG\n          o Advanced audio CD burning from WAV, MP3, WMA, and OGG formats. Powerful, yet easy to use feature to burn CDs\n          o Extract and save audio content of video files to sound files\n          o Apply sound effects to audio files\n          o Use the software's audio editing feature to record MIDI files, providing a solution to convert MIDI to MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, etc. The same can be used to convert DVD audio to MP3, WAV, WMA, or OGG.\n          o Copy music CDs (copy audio CDs)\n          o Record from line-in (cassette, LP, etc.), streaming audio, or any other source available on your system\n          o All-in-one MP3 software solution (MP3 converter, MP3 encoder, MP3 decoder, MP3 ripper, CD burner, MP3 editor, MP3 recorder, MP3 player, and more).\n          o MusicID audio recognition\n          o Music Lyrics Search\n          o Audio tag editing (ID3 tag editing and other meta data), and CDDB/CDDB2/FreeDB support\n          o Highly customizable, configurable, and user-friendly interface\n\n    * Video Capabilities\n          o Batch Video Converter for AVI, MPG, WMV, MOV, and more\n          o Convert AVI, MPG, and WMV video to Flash\n          o Video CD (VCD/SVCD) burner\n          o Video DVD Burner\n          o Powerful video editing software for all popular video formats and an extensive list of video editing filters, effects, and video editing operations. The software's movie/video editing feature supports AVI, MPG (MPEG-1 and MPEG-2), WMV, and more\n          o Compress video files, including AVI, MPEG, and WMV\n          o Video creator (make a video from a sequence of image and audio files)\n          o Video combining, and extraction\n          o Video joiner for AVI, MPEG, WMV\n          o All-in-one MPEG software solution (MPEG encoder, MPEG decoder, MPEG editor, MPEG VCD Burner, MPEG Converter, and more)\n          o Batch video processing\n          o Video capture\n          o Media management\n          o Extract video frames to image files in batch mode. Supported formats include BMP, EMF, GIF, J2K, JPG, PCX, PNG, RAS, TGA, TIF, and WMF\n          o Insert images into existing video files or create new videos from a collection of image files\n          o Create video files from still frame images and other videos\n          o Add audio to video files, replace existing audio in video files, delete audio from video files\n          o Convert between PAL and NTSC video standards using the software's video converter feature\n          o Add over 30 effects and color adjustment operations to your video for powerful enhancement and alternation\n          o Video editing is available for AVI (uncompressed), AVI (co
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Burn them to a CD using the highest level of fidelity.  Then rip the songs from the CD to MP3 format. \n\nVoila.  No more file protection, minimal data loss.