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Converting Cassettes to CD
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Hi!
I am interested in purchasing an inexpensive program that will help me convert audio cassette tapes to CD. I know that Roxio's Toast will do it but I only have a few tapes so do not want to pay a lot for software to convert just a few tapes. Any suggestions? I couldn't find a trial version of Toast. Thanks!
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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if you have a tapedeck you could theoretically record into your machine, save the file as a wav or mp3, and burn it to cd. You might need a jack adapter though
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Thanks for the response.
Yes, I have tried to do that but I do seem to nead some kind of software to create the file. I hook my cassette player up to my computer and run the tape but no file is created. Apparently I need some kind of software to create the file after the cassette player is hooked up to the computer. Thanks, again. Linda
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i think that GarageBand can record audio input. make sure that your plugged into the proper input too. Good luck! 
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There are a number of programs that do this very well, if you are prepared to put up with fair sound quality rather than CD-quality [after all the original cassette was pretty ordianry in quality]. No harder than recording to another tape, you just plug the cable into your Mac's input jack and turn on your audio program, and it's easy from there. Some programs allow you to filter out the hiss and so forth, adn you may even end with better quality than you started with! I've had great results doing this. Sound Studio comes with most new macs sold in recent years. Then there's the free multiplatform Audacity, and Audio Recorder, AudioX etc. I invested in Amadeus and never regretted it: for the price, it is superb, and Martin Hairer's support is often instantaneous.
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Thanks to all for the detailed information! A friend suggested Audio Recorder and it did a great job turning audio cassettes into AIF files. Apparently, to create MP3, files "LAME" is a good application to use. Haven't tried that yet. And yes, quality is an issue.
But since my main purpose is to convert (and preserve) speeches, not music, it may not be as noticeable. I have only tried Audio Recorder with music files, so far.
Thanks again, Zelda
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