Author Topic: How do you make a cassette tape into an mp3?  (Read 1760 times)

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How do you make a cassette tape into an mp3?
« on: February 03, 2004, 07:46:41 pm »
is it possible? well nvm, i guess it is, but is there an easy way to do it?

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How do you make a cassette tape into an mp3?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2004, 08:00:14 pm »
easy? no.

get a good stereo with a tapedeck.
Use the stereo's audio outs (speaker line ports work in most cases), run the cable from that to your computer's audiocard LINE-IN.
You'll need an adapter from Radioshack or something.

Then record to a WAV what is coming into the LINE-IN.

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How do you make a cassette tape into an mp3?
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2004, 08:11:22 pm »
Quote from: "blackvulture"
easy? no.

get a good stereo with a tapedeck.
Use the stereo's audio outs (speaker line ports work in most cases), run the cable from that to your computer's audiocard LINE-IN.
You'll need an adapter from Radioshack or something.

Then record to a WAV what is coming into the LINE-IN.


yeah that's like what my dad said, but he didn't know how exactly to hook it up. thanx a bunch!  :D

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How do you make a cassette tape into an mp3?
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2004, 12:01:34 pm »
But it is easy . . . :?