I'm not sure if this is a Music or a Tech question: I have several ancient cassette tapes that probably have one last play in them before they deteriorate completely. I'd like to put them on the computer so I can love them and squeeze them and call them George forever. My sound card's instructions say it can do that, but what kind of equipment do I need to input the tape info? Also, will this work with a generic cassette player?
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connie, what do you mean by "generic cassette player"? It needs to have some sort of stereo line out.
You will probably need something like this: [link]
It's got two RCA plugs on one end and a stereo 1/8th inch plug on the other. The 1/8th stereo plug goes into the "input" of your sound card and the RCA plugs go in the "line out" plugs of your cassette player.
That's assuming your cassette player has RCA "line out" plugs. If it doesn't, then it gets trickier, but you might be able to use a stereo headphone jack, in which case you'd need a cable with 1/8th inch stereo plugs on both ends.
Thanks, Tommy, I wasn't sure what to look for in a cassette player. I've got several Walkman type players around the house and wasn't sure if they'd be sufficient.
A Walkman-type player might work. But you'll need to carefully adjust the volume on the Walkman in order to get the volume correct on the computer.
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Have they fixed the bugs?
Does it hurt performance?(Some of the reviews say it increases performance.)
Does it add crippling DRM?
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