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| How To: Transfer Cassettes; Also works for vinyl! | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 12 2010, 07:53 AM (1,088 Views) | |
| Drownsoda | Mar 12 2010, 07:53 AM Post #1 |
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How To Transfer Cassettes Since the popularization of the CD and now digital media, cassettes have become a thing of the past. Our rectangular reel-y buddies, however, are still in the collections of many music lovers and the desire to convert them to digital formats is strong. It is also a "must-know" in the trading community how to transfer cassettes, as if a lucky gem finds it way in to your midsts, you'll want to share that bad boy online for the world to hear. This tutorial will show you how to transfer cassettes in the highest quality possible. Contents 1. Set-up 2. Sound configuration 3. Transfer 4. End notes 1. Set-up Before and during the transfer, you will need:
Like downloading songs from MySpace, before you transfer your cassette you will need to adjust Windows' sound settings. The volume icon is found on the taskbar beside the clock and right-clicking it and select "Sounds" will bring the pop-up window up or alternatively you can locate it by going to Control Panel > Sound. Go to the "Recording" tab and make sure "Line-in" is enabled. Click "Properties" and another pop-up window will show. In the "General" tab, the location of the line-in jack will be shown, in case you don't know where it is. Connect one end of a 3.5mm cable or a standard audio cable with 3.5mm TRS adapters in to the line-in jack and the other end in to the output or phones jack on your tape deck/walkman. Back in the "Recording" tab, "Line In" should now be shown as "Working." Then select the "Advanced" tab in Line-In's properties' pop-up window and select the default format as 2 channel, 16 bit, 48000kHz. You can also enable DC offset cancellation in the "Enhancements" tab, though for raw transfer this is not recommended. To ensure that your transfer is operated at the correct sound level, set the volume to low on your deck and high on the computer. Record a test sample using "Line In" as the recording device, and adjust the "Levels" in Line In's properties and the volume on your deck accordingly. 3. Transfer Now you've got your deck rigged up to the PC and sound configured, it's time for the actual transfer. Open an audio program, such as Audacity, and set go to Edit > Preferences and set the recording device as "Line In." Press the record button on Audacity and the play button on your deck, and wait it out until the tape finishes. You can then edit the file as neccesary. Remember, if splitting live/studio recordings for trading purposes, use CDWave to split the file as it does not lose SBEs which are essential for the highest quality recording! End notes Transferring tapes is a simple process, once it's learned. The trick is to adjust the correct sound levels to ensure your transfer isn't too quiet and isn't too distorted. An AMAZING guide is also written by Jack Endino (http://endino.com/archive/cassettes.html), but as he says, be sure to have an expert with you if adjusting the deck! Happy tape'ing! |
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