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Old worn out cassettes... What is the best way to convert to
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 7:57 am
by TC
mp3 and not get all of the hiss and pops. I have been going over some of my old stuff came across a ton of stuff on cassette that I want to convert to MP3. they sound bad to start with but when you play it over on MP3 it is just not that great.
I came across a Maureen McCormick (sp?) Marsha Brady Cassette, I also have a cassette of Lisa Welchel (Blair from Facts of life).. it is 25 stinkin years old. Most Def an 80's Christian pop sound...
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 8:39 am
by RamboPreacher
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 9:59 am
by Billy n NC
The two items that Rambo listed are kewl. but
I purchased a Dual port Cassette stereo player.
I then purchased a RCA to 1/8 mini port cable from Radio Shack.
Come directly out of the Tape Player stereo out ports and go in the LINE In on Sound card.
I then use a package called EzTracker to record.
Then I process it thru converting to MP3. During this process it removes the pops, hiss etc.. Roxio 5.0
Go to download.com and should be able to find many different types of conversion software etc.
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 2:30 pm
by free
I say send them to Billy and let him do it for you!
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 4:02 pm
by MacUser
Or keep looking online till you find it already in Mp3 format!
Billy
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 5:24 pm
by pastorables
free wrote:I say send them to Billy and let him do it for you!
I can see it now: Billy's Conversions.
Re: Billy
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 8:53 pm
by Billy n NC
pastorables wrote:free wrote:I say send them to Billy and let him do it for you!
I can see it now: Billy's Conversions.
Yep thats what I really need another box of tapes to add to my two boxes to convert to mp3. along with the 6 boxes of VHS to convert to DVD.
I would need a few cases of Aroundtoits also...
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 10:44 pm
by TW
Billy,
While your at it - - - I've got some old "Super 8" movie film that I need converted to DVD. Can you handle them to?
TW
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 1:47 am
by TC
I guess my wording is wrong, I am not having a problem coverting to a wav file or condverting that to MP3. The problem is being a cassette they just sound so bad.
I have a rack mount (audio) cd burner, I am going Rca out to the burner. Burns to cd no problem. I have the dolby off on the cassette if not it is so low you can barely hear it. On the burner I have donewith Dolby on and off but neither sounds that great.
I am making copies like that just incase the tape breaks. But I really want a great copy. (well as great as it can get).
On a side note.... I have a 500 gig external HD, I had been putting alot of my audo, and video files on this drive. I had them scattered on 4 drives before. I copied over and cleaned the other drives after I checked the 500. Two days later the 500 stops working. They are going to replace the drive but I lost all of my stuff on the drive. some I can't get back... Boy am I ticked. What made me mad was it was a WD drive, I went in to get a seagate, but they didn't have any more. So same discount of WD. The guy sold me the case and I installed. NOW he tells me that the seagate are better for large storage and that you have to get the thick case with the fan for the WD... it is know to over heat. Problem is I told him I needed a case when I got the drive and he said this was the best case and it actually cost more.
Bottom line Watch mass storage on WD external drives.
Posted: February 23rd, 2008, 1:05 pm
by Mike Vande
Use this gadget.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Aphex-aural-Exciter ... dZViewItem
They can be picked up pretty cheap, and they will make your transfers sound better.