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Converting a mountain of tapes to digital
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Posted on May 12, 2020 at 20:33:18 | ||
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Location: So. Cal Joined: May 12, 2020 |
Hey y'all! I have a MOUNTAIN of old cassette tapes I'd rather not toss in the trash and would like to convert to digital on my own (most preferably WAV and NOT MP3!). Half are my own recordings and half are produced recordings that probably were never made digital. I have an old ion Tape2PC player/recorder, and I also have a newer small Cassette to PC. After having issues with both of these machines, I since learned that neither of these machines can communicate with my 2013 MacBook Air, because their software is so old that they just don't even register on my computer. What other options do I have at my disposal? I'm not an audio head, so an option that requires something involved will not be an option for me. Also, I'm not keen on sending these all to some company thay does this stuff, only to hear it will cost several thousand dollars. Help!! |
RE: Converting a mountain of tapes to digital, posted on May 12, 2020 at 23:46:10 | |
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Location: Central Kentucky Joined: December 20, 2000 Contributor Since: January 29, 2004 |
I doubt you would need a digital resolution higher than 24/96, or possibly even 16/44. The first thing you need is a high-quality cassette player and the second thing you need is a digital recorder. I'll just focus on the digital recorder. TASCAM makes some excellent recorders that are relatively inexpensive. They record onto SD memory cards or micro SD memory cards. You can copy each side of an LP intact and then transfer the digital copies to your computer by simply removing the memory card from the digital recorder and plugging it into your computer. TASCAM also provides free software for splitting your recordings into individual tracks and relabeling each track. The free software is called TASCAM Hi-Res Editor. I would recommend checking out Sweetwater for buying a TASCAM digital recorder. Here is a TASCAM digital recorder for $90 that will record at 24/96 onto a micro SD memory card. You'll need to buy a micro SD memory card and an interconnect with a 3.5-mm headphone plug on one end and RCA plugs on the other. Anyway, TASCAM is what I would recommend for an inexpensive recorder and Sweetwater carries the whole TASCAM line. |
RE: Converting a mountain of tapes to digital, posted on August 9, 2020 at 20:17:43 | |
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Location: Central Kentucky Joined: December 20, 2000 Contributor Since: January 29, 2004 |
Well, all you have to do is go to the TASCAM website and look at the specifications until you find a TASCAM digital recorder with a line input. The TASCAM DR-40X appears to have a line input. |