http://twitter.com/chrispirillo – What was the first cassette tape you ever purchased? And if you NEVER purchased a cassette tape… I’m sorry.
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Tags: Audacity, audio, cassette, computer, convert, DIY, electronics, gadget, mp3, music, tape, tapes
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
The first thing i …
The first thing i remember is a Nintendo 64.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Right? I thought I …
Right? I thought I was the only one who thought this…
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
my first thing was …
my first thing was the xbox lol
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
or just use any …
or just use any tape player and plug from the headphone jack to the mic jack on the sound card. use windows media player. that works pretty well.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
sorry i meant to …
sorry i meant to say 3.5 mm. i guess i always got the size wrong.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
what kind of rca …
what kind of rca cable would you suggest. i gues rca to 1.5 mm i think was the size of the head phone jack. i guess google would help alot lol.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
the first thing i …
the first thing i got was a Nintendo when i was 7 years old
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I did it with a …
I did it with a walkman and Windows media encoder 9
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I did this using an …
I did this using an old Walkman that I found and Audacity. No money spent there.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Audacity sucks …
Audacity sucks balls.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
My SONY walkman …
My SONY walkman which i still have and it still work’s!
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
the first piece of …
the first piece of tech i ever lutsed after was a portable cd player
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Jeez…I haven’t …
Jeez…I haven’t seen this guy in AGES. He goes way back to the TechTV days, which is now g4, sadly. he had great computer tips. Wish he still had the show.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I find it …
I find it incredible that anyone would check out any video on how to do this. It is just too easy. I have been converting vinyl and cassette to digital since I figured how to record with Microsoft Sound Recorder. WAV!!! But if it helps anyone, it’s nice to know its there….
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Can u message me …
Can u message me how to do this + links? My dad REALLY wants to do that.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
a walkman ( $5 ). …
a walkman ( $5 ). RCA cable ( $5 ). Computer. and audacity. would do the samething. That is how we would need to do it in this economy.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
well you don’t need …
well you don’t need that thing, all you need is :
-Any tape recorder or just player.
-Double audio jack cable.
-Plug the cable to the recorder/player as you would do with any headphones.
-plug the other end on your audio line in located on your computer (all pcs have one, not sure about mac)
-record with Audacity. (you might need the mp3 encoder as a separate download.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
If I remember …
If I remember correctly, the first piece of hardware that I “lusted” after was that tape recorder that was featured on the Home Alone movie! Oh, my for me those were the good ol’ days! lol Cheers! Happy Thanksgiving ya’ll!
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Wow cool I still …
Wow cool I still have got loads of cassettes that I wanted to convert into mp3 but never knew how to do it. Years ago I transferred stuff from CDs to cassette and recorded cassettes from other decks. That is really cool stuff Chris, ta!
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I’ve recently found …
I’ve recently found that extreme Goo Gone is great for extremely dirty heads that won’t come clean with alcohol. But don’t get it on plastic, it melts. I tried some on capstans and pinch rollers, but careful of some rollers may be damaged or dried out. Use a rubber conditioner whenever possible to keep rollers like new, otherwise tapes get eaten, and the archive process is compromised. I did all this on a deck recently and compared the difference, and I couldn’t believe what I was missing.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Just wanted to add …
Just wanted to add that adjusting the tape heads for old tapes can give you much better high-end and/or stereo separation. They always stick ‘glue’ on the head screws, but they are rarely set right, and will often be out of align, causing muffled sound on playback on a different player. You can also set the screw using a reference tape. I use an MFSL copy of Imagine, ’cause I know they were sticklers about head alignment for copying. Amazing the difference it makes. Same goes for demag/cleaning.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
I agree, but I’ll …
I agree, but I’ll pass on the Scorn for now. Some music has a bad affect on my mood. Getting back to archiving: I have been having good results with a 24/96 M-Audio, and an old Technics cassette and turntable that were state of the art. I haven’t been happy with the new products for conversion. They are all 16 bit, and I find that converting from a 24 bit file straight to MP3 gives much better results. I back up the 24 bit data on DVD. Oh, always demag and adjust azimuth on heads for best sound.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Almost 40 years ago …
Almost 40 years ago I got a GE tape recorder for Christmas and I went around as “Walter Concrete” (Cronkite) interviewing people. I also secretly taped phone calls with my dad, step-sister, step-brother, etc by holding the mic to the ear piece of the phone. It was the Age of Nixon. I still have the tapes. Yes, decoran234, I know it’s illegal…. but after 40 years I think the Statutes of Limitations have run out and expired.
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
My first car had an …
My first car had an 8-track player!
November 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
your grandma has …
your grandma has obviously never listened to black metal. Look up the song video The Sacrilegious Scorn by Dimmu Borgir, that is the devils music. But I’m christian. What music you listen to doesn’t have to affect what you believe in.