audio cassette to CD

[forlan est.]

Hi...everyone,

I have a Yamaha CD burner 16-10-40 with Adaptec Create CD software. I want to transfer audio (a voice recording of my Dad telling a story) to a CD.
I'm not clear what I should be looking for in the booklet. Can anyone give me some direction? Will the person listening to the CD need a specific plug-in? Any suggestions. Thanks.

I think I know that:
1) I have to get the cassette to the PC by way of a cable connection
2) It must be saved in some type of a file.
.....Help!

 

[pchorman]

first step is to plug the cassette player into the PC. Your sound card should have a 1/8" stereo jack. Use that and not the mic input which is also 1/8" but is not stereo and which happens to stink audio-wise because the internal mic preamp of the sound card is probably of very low quality. So, we're talking about a cable you can get at Radio Shack to make this connection - usually dual RCA male to single 1/8" stereo male.

Once connected, many free programs can be downloaded from the internet to do the recording, and you may even have one already installed on your computer. Snoop around under your Accessories. I believe Sound Recorder has a relatively short time limit of a minute or two so don't bother with that. Watch your input levels (use trial and error if necessary) so that you don't distort the signal, or run it too low near the noise floor. Check back in if you have no recording s/w.

Save your recording as .wav file(s) which can then be used by Adaptec CD Creator to burn audio CDs.

 

[forlan est.]

Thanks Pchorman for the useful information. Now I'm all ready to start recording. Thanks once again.

 

[RecordingMaster]

sound recorder

forlan est.,(if u come back or for whoever else interested)

i always thought i couldn't use that sound recorder program which comes standard on most pc's.
i was wrong!haha
it only records up to a minute but i discovered a clever way to record as long as you want. just follow these easy steps:
1. open sound recorder and record nothing (no sound/mic off) as long as it will let you (60 seconds).
2. save the file of blankness
3. check how long your track is (lets say 6 minutes for example) and then keep pasting in your file of blankness after its self. ( u would do it 6 times if its 6 minutes because the file of blankness is 1 minute).
4. then set your cables up like pchorman told you how to do it. and set your sound recorder at the beginning of your 6 minute track of blankness.
5. simply push play on your tape player that is going through your computer and record over top of your 6 minutes of blankness.
6. then save as .wav, open your adaptec cd recorder and open the file from where you saved it. click "ADD" and then "CREATE CD".
i was shocked that i could find a way to beat the system and it actually works! try it!
Good luck.
Jay

 

[Aren]

RecordingMaster -

This is a really cool idea. No one likes to beat the system more then armt veterans .
However, Don't you think it's just a little too much work, when you can get a wvae editor/recorder like Goldwave for absolutely no money?

Oren