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Thread ID: 27044	2002-11-12 03:17:00	Is recording cassettes and creating MP3s easy?	robo (205)	Press F1

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98025	2002-11-12 08:04:00	cdex 1.30 is a great ripper /file type converter.. if you record as a wav, it will definatly give you prime mp3's It can also do the recording for you! .Clueless	Clueless (181)
98026	2002-11-12 08:11:00	The only other thing to watch is line levels, don't use a mic input on the sound card (unless you are willing to solder thing together to dampen it all down, about 20db pad will be needed) Get the signal from the output of your tapedeck, or failing that a headphone socket and a little experermenting will work........ .Clueless	Clueless (181)
98027	2002-11-12 08:25:00	1) Download and install Goldwave or Cooledit. Goldwave is simpler. Also, find some MP3 encoders such as LameEnc or such. Download and install. 2) Connect your tape output (headphone or line out) to your PC input (mic or line in) experiment to see which gives you the loudest result. You might like to know someone at this stage who (like me) has a few spare connectors, wires, widgets and knows how to solder. 3) Your windows volume box should be set thus: playback - master as low as possible, line / mic as high as possible without getting distortion. If you are using the headphone socket on your tape player, then you should set the tape volume to about 80%. Line out is best. 4) Open up Goldwave (or cooledit) From here, all instructions refer to Goldwave, although Cooledit is similar. 5) in the little monitor box at the bottom of the window, set your recording settings (click the options button). Also make sure 'monitor' is ticked. Play your tape and fiddle untill it sounds right (coming from the pooter). 6) Click new file, and you want to make the settings 'Stereo CD quality', even though it's tape - you'll see why soon. For now, just set the length of the recording to say 10 seconds longer than the song. 7) Rewing your tape to the begining of the song. Click the record button on the monitor box thingy at the bottom, then hit play on the tape deck. You won't see anything come up, but you should see the scope moving in the two little monitor windows. You should also hear sound. 8) Hit Stop when it's done. The window should now be filled with a wave form of your song. 9)First thing you want to do is crop the ends off to get rid of the silence gaps at the start and end. Zoom right in highlight the offending areas and hit the delete button at the top. 10) Next thing you want to do is remove noise. Goldwave comes with a few noise reduction facilities such as Noise Gate, Noise Reduction and a couple of Equalisers. You'll have to experiment to get the ultimate result. Also remember Goldwave has only 1 undo so don't get carried away! 11) Once you got the ultimate sounds, you can save the file as an MP3 if got the encoders. File -> Save as and in the list choose MPEG (*.mp3). You want your file attributes to have a balance of file size and quality. For home storage (if you have ample eg CD-R) go something like 320 / 44 / stereo if you want smaller file go 160 / 22 / stereo 12) go to 6) SiK	SoniKalien (792)
98028	2002-11-12 20:50:00	Hello Robo, I found it takes a fair bit of fiddling with stereo and soundcard settings, to get the best result of the recordings . Firstly,You need to run stereo lead from your line out on your stereo, to your line in on your computer . The two programs that do line in recordings are media Jukebox, and Musicmatch . Media jukebox is a 30 day trial, (and in my opinion the best) and musicmatch is free, although you may need to pay for for faster burning speeds . there is a need to experiment with settings in these programs, to get the best results, and the help systems are great for this . Having successfully recorded the songs to your pc, you will need a cleaner, to take the hisses and pops out of the recordings . the one I use is depopper . or I believe cool edit is pretty good . Again, settings need to changed to get the best results . I found at the beginning, there was a lot of experimentation, and learning before I could get a resonable result, and if the cassette wasn't in good condition, no matter what I did, the song always sounded poor . In saying that, I also have had some very satifactory results . good luck, Bob	Bob Kehely (621)
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