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by aelara

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I would like to know how one would go about transferring an old cassette tape collection onto a PC. What cables would be needed to accomplish this and how/where would they plug in?
I'm running XP Pro on a top-end system.

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by thechas

The better quality a sound card you have, the better your results will be. I would not even attempt this if your system has the sound built into the motherboard.

Check out www.enhanceaudio.com for sound card advice, and a program to record the sound, and clean it up.

You need a cable to go from your tape player to the line-in jack on your sound card.
For the average PC, this cable would have 2 "RCA" plugs on one end (tape deck) and a 1/8" stereo plug on the other (PC Line In).

Then, you need software to record the sound from the line in jack.
I made a sample CD from a tape using the software that came with Roxio EasyCD Creator Platinum 5.

Their are many other options available to you, ranging from freeware to professional audio grade.

Chas

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