4 track to computer

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Salvadore

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ok heres the deal, I would like to know how to hook up my analog tacsam 414 portastudio to my computer and create a wav file or something and litsen to it frome the computer
i dont even know if this is posible. (PLEASE USE TERMONOLOGY THAT EVEN I CAN UNDERSTAND)
thanks
 
hi there
i burn everything to disc from my 8 track through my friends computer so it should be pretty much the same. im sure someone could explain in more detail but since no one else replied i thought i'd give it a shot.
you will need to go from your stereo outs on your 4 track to you aux.in or stereo ins on the sound card of your computer. you will also need an audio recording program for your computer, such as Cool Edit Pro. this prgram will allow you to record your songs as wav. files. from there you can burn to disc. Cool Edit Pro can be found for free at various places on the net. hope i helped a little.
garrett
 
OK HANG ON A SECOND
I want to record from my four-track to a computer, and I connected it up properly and made sure I had a program downloaded that converted .wav s wo MP3s. Then, having read this post I went to download cool edit pro...

Problems: well guys the full version of cool edit is v.v.v expensive, and as I just found out the free demo version is useless - you can't save anything. If you can download it for free then it can't be that easy to find, and I would prefer to stay within the law.

All I want to do is convert a four-track tape to a .wav . Surely there's something I can legally download to do it???
 
You probably want Cool Edit 96 (or 2000)
This is for recording STEREO wavs to mix down from a multitrack source (such as a Portastudio). This only costs around $50.00. I used this to "master" (I use that term very loosely!) my Demo CD with the source material being on a Yamaha MD4S (Multitrack minidisc). Works very well for minor level tweaking, fades, etc...
Good luck! - Evan
 
You can still do it even if you got Windows 95. Go to Programs, then Accessories, then click on Multimedia. Pull out the file "sound recorder." Take either your line out or monitor out RCA plugs and hook them up. On the other end, you will need an adapter: RCA to 1/8 inch plug. If you can't find one, you can go RCA to 1/4 inch then get a 1/4 to 1/8 inch adapter. Plug that into the line in or mic line in. I have found that mic in works better. Open up the sound recorder and record while you play your taped stuff. One problem, you can't record a lot of time on this. This just kind of gives you and idea of what your stuff will sound like "digitized." Also, you'll have to play around with your levels.
But it's free!!!!! And you already got it on your computer.
 
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