How can you convert ausio cassette tapes and vinyl records to CDs or a computer?

Answer 1

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

1. * A Computer with sound
2. * A 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo audio cable
3. * Audacity Audio program (FREE)
4. * Lame MP3 encoder (FREE)
5. * Cassette player
6. * Cassette Tape

I found a very useful step-by-step guide on how and where to install audacity and lame. how to connect the cassette player to the computer and tips on how to record the audio. there are even pictures to explain everything better.

Answer 2

You need a cassette player, turntable and receiver. The output (CD/Tape/Aux) from the receiver will have to be adapted to mini-pin. The article and video link below will help get you started. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

There are software/hardware bundles available that convert VHS Casettes and records to a digital format (Roxio comes to my mind as your best bet for finding what you are looking for) I don't know how prevalent audio cassette converters are, but I'm sure there are some out there!

Answer 4

Welcome to the 21st century.

Just in case you missed the memo, audio cassette tapes have gone the way of the Deloreon and Jane Fonda workout videos. While these were popular in the 1980s, they have all but disappeared from the American landscape. Rather than throwing away your cassette collection, convert it to CDs for playing in car CD players or for downloading onto your mp3 player. While you do not have to be a complete tech junky to accomplish this, you will need basic computer skills.

What do I need?

The materials needed to convert your audio tapes to CD is simple. You only need a cassette player, computer with a CD burner, blank CD-RWs or CD-Rs, a two-way mini-jack to go between the headphone input on your tape player and the microphone input on your computer and a software audio-capture program like Audacity. These materials are readily available from electronics stores, but audio capture programs can be found for download on the internet. Some of these are free programs, like Audacity. Download programs from the Internet before beginning.

What's the difference between CD-Rs and CD-RWs? You can erase and rewrite files on a CD-RW, but you can't with a CD-R. Move your music

To convert your cassettes to CDs, put the cassette into your player. Insert one end of the cable into the headphone input on the cassette player and the opposite end into the microphone input on your computer. Insert a CD into your computer CD burner. Start up your audio capture program and follow the instructions given for when to start the cassette player and beginning recording. Depending on the program you are using, you might need to convert the music captured from the cassette to an mp3 file for downloading onto an iPod or mp3 player. The process is as simple as that.

Answer 5

There are many tools to convert cassettes to CD. One of the tools is Ion Tape2PC USB Cassette Deck. For more detail and price, please visit www.Amazon.com.