Topic: Transfering Casette Audio to Computer

[twatts (pants are so over-rated...)]

Saw this discussion just now:

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=61705.0

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[greenone]

Well, the number one most important thing when transferring cassettes is a good cassette deck. Number two is probably the sound card. If he wants to spend less than $200, and you're steering him towards a JB3, then he's still missing a cassette deck...I don't see the wisdom in that, especially if he's not looking to get into taping.

[Krispy D]

I don't want to come off as a dick but the first thing I would do is take a look at these tapes (that he has already said are not of the highest quallity) and decide if archival is even neccessary.  High gen, abused, poor sounding tapes are going to just corrupt the bit pool. if better sources already exist then the tapes aren't worth transfering

I hope we can come up with a better and cheaper answer, because, frankly, a cass(3) out of a boombox into a crap PC soundcard is not the best way to go about getting these shows into circulation.

Terry

it looks like this tranferring atempt is 'for the community' so before a substantial outlay of cash I'd look into wheather or not the sources are needed.  now if it was just for personal listening by all means transfer whatever you want.  but, crappy sources of already existing shows do nothing for anybody.

[smokingpanda]

you are right.  It is more for archival purposes and for the community.  The sound quality is not great, but I still want to get them so the whole community has access to them.

I have been looking at DAT on ebay.  What kind should I be looking for?  Sony? Does it matter?  Also, I saw a DAT player that was a handhelled sony one, a player and recorder.  Would this be alright to use?  Thanks again all.  Sorry to get everyone up in a rise.

[greenone]

I wouldn't bother with a DAT...go right from the cassette deck to your computer.

[twatts (pants are so over-rated...)]

you are right.  It is more for archival purposes and for the community.  The sound quality is not great, but I still want to get them so the whole community has access to them.

I have been looking at DAT on ebay.  What kind should I be looking for?  Sony? Does it matter?  Also, I saw a DAT player that was a handhelled sony one, a player and recorder.  Would this be alright to use?  Thanks again all.  Sorry to get everyone up in a rise.

DAT would be useless for you.  While it would allow you to transfer the analog tapes to digital tapes, you will still need to transfer the digital tapes to your PC or whatever. 

You'd be better off taking the money you would spend on a DAT and buying a nice cassette deck and nice soundcard instead.

Terry

[keepongoin]

yep, a nice tape deck and sound card, along with a nice ADC would be ideal...

i use my V3 between my deck and sound card and feed it a S/PDIF signal.