Converting Cassettes to CDs

An instructional video on how to convert audio cassettes to a digital sound format. This shows how you can use an external USB soundcard to capture sound from a cassette player and save it as an mp3 file. The process uses Audacity to record the sound.

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this video will discuss how to convert
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audio to digital format but first let's
talk about some other differences
between analog and digital audio
analog audio can be stored on magnetic
media like audio cassettes
or in vinyl discs called records however
the state too much space and they will
sell quality over time
digital audio on the other hand is
actual information broken down
in two series of ones and zeros this
information can be played back
in a wide-ranging gadgets including
computers mp3 players
and even mobile phones and since the
information's digital
it doesn't this sound quality so how do
we get from here
to hear I'll for this project the only
two computer
a cassette player and an external sound
card
with either a USB or FireWire interface
we'll also use a free computer recording
program podcast City
which you can download from this website
let's now look at how we can hook up
everything
first turn on the computer and connect
the sound card to available USB port
up then with an RCA jack
connect the cassette player to the
inputs and the sound card
you can also connect headphones the
sound card to be able to monitor the
input signal
now we're all set launch the audacity
program
poppin the cassette you want record in
press play check the audacity level
indicators
making sure it doesn't reach the zero
mark adjust the volume level up the
cassette player if you need to
when you're satisfied with the level
rewind your cassette
press play and click on audacity speak
with battle
this will start a new track waveforms
will appear on screen
when you done click on the stop but
looked
you I'd ask the screen should now look
like this: go to the File menu
and select Export mp3 select a location
in your hard drive
type in a final aim up
and click on Save up in the next dialog
box
audacity we'll ask you for more
information on the recording up
click on OK when you're done and a new
mp3 file is saved
you can now listen to this file on your
computer
send it as an attachment in an email
burn it on a CD or downloaded 10 mp3
player
and that's how we conferred analog audio
to digital format in
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