headcase Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I have many old cassette recordings of organ music that have a good deal of sentimental value to me, so I was delighted to discover a useful bit of software that can be used to transfer them to CD. The software is available in a fully-working trial version (which gives 14 days unlimited use) at www.polderbits.com It is incredibly easy to use. I made a successful transfer within minutes of downloading the software. One needs to be able to connect a cassette recorder (or other device) line-out into the PC soundcard line-in socket. The recording is made first onto the computer hard-disk and can then be burnt onto CD, in a variety of formats including SACD. The website above has some good FAQ's and accurate, helpful tips about the connecting lead needed. Fantastic - I'm off to burn some more CD's ! H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJJ Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 You can also do this in a slightly more round about way using 'Audacity'. Connect the tape player to your PC input - play and record onto Audacity then create MP3/WAV and burn disc as normal using your usual set up. AJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazman Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Thank you headcase and Alastair. I have wondered if this would be possible, and will start experimenting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Newnham Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I have many old cassette recordings of organ music that have a good deal of sentimental value to me, so I was delighted to discover a useful bit of software that can be used to transfer them to CD. The software is available in a fully-working trial version (which gives 14 days unlimited use) at www.polderbits.com It is incredibly easy to use. I made a successful transfer within minutes of downloading the software. One needs to be able to connect a cassette recorder (or other device) line-out into the PC soundcard line-in socket. The recording is made first onto the computer hard-disk and can then be burnt onto CD, in a variety of formats including SACD. The website above has some good FAQ's and accurate, helpful tips about the connecting lead needed. Fantastic - I'm off to burn some more CD's ! H Hi For even better results, use an external soundcard - something around the £70 mark or more will outperform the on-board sounds of most computers - even the £30 soundblaster USB job will outperform most laptop's on-board sound. Every Blessing Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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