How to record from a sterio cassette deck onto a cd audio recorder?

Question

I have lots of cassette`s that i want to record onto cd and i would like to know how to do it.I have a cassette deck and a cd audio recorder i need to know the step by step process,i heard from someone that you have to pause after every song once recorded so that the cd can record track numbers please explain how and what buttons must i press to do this?If you could direct me to a website with step by step instructions it would also be well appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi!

There are 2 ways to convert your cassette to CD.



You can either buy a stand-alone audio CD recorder, from companies such as Sony or Teac. (Search on http://www.ebay.com/ )Connect you tape deck directly to the audio CD recorder, hit ‘Play’, and record directly onto blank CD’s .Some say they offer automatic track detection, which creates a new track on the CD each time it hears an interval of silence; in practice, this technology can be flaky. If you want the CD to recognize each song as a separate track, you’ll usually wind up baby-sitting the entire process and hitting a ‘New Track’ button at the end of each song.



(If you do decide to buy a separte recorder, here's an article on how to use a Teac. turnatable

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/technology/17pogue.html?ex=1313467200&en=c2750ad818bbd966&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)



If you have computer, you can connect your tape deck directly to it. The cable you need has stereo RCA jacks (round red and white) that plug into the tape deck’s stereo output, and a headphone style mini-plug for the audio input jack for your Mac or PC.



Next, equip your computer with some recording software. Free programs abound, like MusicMatch or Audacity .

Download Audacity from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/?lang=en

Visit your computer’s sound control panels or the options screen in you recoding software, to make sure that it is ‘listening’ to the correct audio input (and not, for example, it’s microphone jack). Once you’ve set the volume levels, press ‘Play’ on you tape deck and ‘Record’ in the recording software. If you save each song as separate file on your hard drive, you’ll be all set to turn them into traditional tracks on the finished CD. This entails stopping the tape after every song and exporting the file before continuing.



Once a song has safely arrived on your hard drive, you can export it – in AIFF or WAV format, for example – and then import it into a program like iTunes or Windows Media Player for burning to a blank CD.



If you want more step-by-step details on this process , browse through the following links. You may find them useful.



http://www.andybrain.com/archive/convert-cassette-to-cd-digital.htm

http://web.singnet.com.sg/~lion4/articles/diy/cassette.html

http://www.webtechgeek.com/How-to-Burn-Copy-a-Cassette-or-LP-to-CDR.htm

http://www.infopackets.com/channels/en/windows/gazette/2005/20050519_convert_mp3_audio_cd_to_cassette.htm



I hope that helps. Best of luck

Answer 2

Further to James M. You will still need to make each track an indivdual item. It really depends on the software and media you re using.



I occasionally convert some of my vinyl into CD format but I use a Sony Hi-MD for the process. This gives you alot of scope for the choice of file format you wish to record in and therefore, quality of the finished CD.



The quickest way to do this is to surf the web (iTunes is a good place to start) for the tracks and maybe purchase a hiss-free version.

Answer 3

I don't know where the stop betweentracks came from, you don't say what input and output sockets are on your equipment but if as I am guessing you have standard audio jack sockets just connect up start recording and press play on the tape. Job done. Hope this helps.