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Recording from Tape / MD to MP3

  • 04-11-2003 4:47pm
    #1
    Serbian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,160 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    I have a tape from way back and I would like to record it onto my computer. I have a Hi-Fi with both tape and MiniDisc on it, so obviously I can get the contents of the tape onto a Minidisc, but that doesn't really help me :p

    The Hi-Fi is fairly recent so I'm sure it has all the input output ports I would need, the problem is, I don't know what cables to get. Do I need to connect into the Auxillary port on the PC?

    Any advice or pointers to web sites would be much appreciated :)

    Thanking you,
    Serb


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  • #2
    Vorrtexx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 541 ✭✭✭Vorrtexx


    The easiest way would be to plug a cable into the output of the Hi-Fi, and then the other end of the cable into the Line-In on your PC Soundcard. Use some software to record to wav, and re-encode to MP3. The Cable would be a male-to-male headphone jack cable. If the Hi-Fi has auxillary out and the PC soundcard has the same IN, then that might give better quality.

    first hit on google brought this up (for setting the connection up)

    http://www.looprecorder.de/tut_receiver-pc.php

    after that you just use software to record from the Line-In

    here's a more detailed tutorial
    http://www.planetsavage.net/articles/viewarticle.php?article=296


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