Subject:Recording Audio Tape

Posted by: gayl

Date:11/12/2003 5:39:07 PM

Hi, I just bought Studio 6. I was wondering if it is possible to record from a cassette tape in order to put that data on a cd. If so, how do I go about doing this?

Thanks very much for your input.

Subject:RE: Recording Audio Tape

Reply by: Geoff_Wood

Date:11/12/2003 5:41:41 PM

You plug you cassette deck into yopur soundcard line in, select 'record' on SForge, and Bob's your uncle.

Best to select 16 bit/44,100/stereo in the record properties, then you don't need to muck about before burning to CD, other that level adjustments.

geoff

Subject:RE: Recording Audio Tape

Reply by: gayl

Date:11/14/2003 3:54:28 PM

Thanks Geoff. I also found out that I should be using an RCA 1/8" Stereo audio cable which I happened to have available. All is well, and I'm getting huge waveforms when I record.

Cheers

Subject:RE: Recording Audio Tape

Reply by: PeterVred

Date:11/17/2003 12:50:32 PM

Bob's your uncle...that's hilarious!

Subject:RE: Recording Audio Tape

Reply by: PeterVred

Date:11/17/2003 12:51:57 PM

something else i discovered when doing tape to CD...cut from the End of the file when the file is the whole side of a record..to save time.
but that was with SF4.5, the new stuff is much faster and this may not be an issue.

Subject:RE: Recording Audio Tape

Reply by: CharlieB

Date:12/13/2003 5:58:03 PM

I just found your sight and it might be just what I am looking for. I have a bunch of cassettes, 8-track tapes and vinyl records I would love to record onto CD's. I have players for all of these media types but they are meant to be wired through an amplifier. Can I take my 8-track player, for example, and connect it straight to the line-in port on my PC sound card? Same thing for the turntable. I have the Y-cable for the connection. What software would I need for recording and also what software would you recommend for filtering and editing? Thanks for your help and I hope this isn't too basic for you guys.

Subject:RE: Recording Audio Tape

Reply by: MJhig

Date:12/13/2003 6:29:31 PM

For the 8 track player and cassette, maybe, for the phono, no. If you have a receiver/amp you can connect these to your good to go as long as it has a phono input. Otherwise you will need a pre-amp with RIAA EQ for the phono. Radio Shack and Circuit City have quick fix solutions for the phono.

For the 8 track and cassette, connect them to the line in on your soundcard, launch your Windows mixer > Options > Recording > OK, play the 8 track and check the recording levels in Sound Forge, adjust to about - 3 dB.

MJ