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| 578855 | 2007-08-09 23:55:00 | can someone help me . I need a cable to record from a cassette player via earphone piece, to my pc. for recording tapes to a cd.. i am not sure which one i need to purchase suggestions greatly appreciated ..thanks... kindly... | passion (12646) | ||
| 578856 | 2007-08-10 00:04:00 | Something like this: www.dse.co.nz To plug into the "Line In" socket (usually blue) on your computer soundcard. | somebody (208) | ||
| 578857 | 2007-08-10 00:04:00 | Make sure that the female in the cassette player is stereo and not monaural...it sure makes things strange if it isn't stereo. A patch cord should be readily available at your local electronics stores (we have Radio Shack here in the US). Wal-Mart and K-Mart have them too...sometimes. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 578858 | 2007-08-10 00:16:00 | I think recording from the earpiece socket you would get low impedence hence low recording levels. I have my Hi Fi tapedeck connected up to my computer at the moment for recording tapes to cd. I'm connected via the line out sockets from my tapedeck to the line in socket on my sound card. I use a Y cable which has right and left rca connectors on one end and a mini stereo connector on the other. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 578859 | 2007-08-10 01:20:00 | can someone help me . I need a cable to record from a cassette player via earphone piece, to my pc. for recording tapes to a cd.. i am not sure which one i need to purchase suggestions greatly appreciated ..thanks... kindly... If it truly is an "Earpeice" socket then it would be mono, a "headphone" socket would most likely be stereo, look at the plug supplied with the device, three section plug =stereo, two section plug=mono. I would suggest that if it were a mono output then the cassette player belonged to Noah but may have some interesting animal noises on the tape :) I would suggest an upgrade to a $20 ish player from the Warehouse would give you better quality. As for the impedance, I have never had a major problem with connecting a Headphone out to a line in just make sure the volume is set low to start with an bring it up to a level that is acceptable to the input, the level meter on your recording program will show you when it is right, don't "go into the red" this will cause clipping (bad distortion) and could damage the sound card. Although this method is not "HI Fi" the quality of cassette tape is not that good to start with. Unless the tapes you are transcribing are personal home recordings not available elsewhere I would say it's a waste of time, quality wise, Just go and buy the CD. |
JackStraw (6573) | ||
| 578860 | 2007-08-10 02:03:00 | Make sure that the female in the cassette player is stereo and not monaural . . . it sure makes things strange if it isn't stereo . A patch cord should be readily available at your local electronics stores (we have Radio Shack here in the US) . Wal-Mart and K-Mart have them too . . . sometimes . We don't have Wal Mart or Radio Shack here yet Joe, but I would think its just a matter of time before Wal Mart gets here . We have the Aussie chain Dick Smith Electronics and we have K-Mart but small K-Marts compared to US or Aussie . |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 578861 | 2007-08-10 04:13:00 | You will need a 3.5mm stereo cable, readily available from DSE or any decent electronics retailer. How to tell the difference between stereo and mono... have a look at the connectors... if it has to stripes around the tip it's steereo and if it has one it is a mono plug. Cheers |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 578862 | 2007-08-10 05:32:00 | Here's a pix of the tip/ring/shaft type for stereo www.proporta.com And here's the mono plug: www.amabilidade2002.com |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 578863 | 2007-08-10 12:52:00 | And here's a recording of a stereo plug being plugged in, in mono. | JackStraw (6573) | ||
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