Audio Cassette to CD Tansfer

[Synthere]

Hey tech heads :) I need your help. I have several TDK Metal Cassettes from way back in the day with stuff that I want to transfer to a CD so I can have it for a long time and so that I can actually listen to it without plugging in a protable cassette player :).

Not sure if recording studios do things like this, but what would you recommend in terms of the process to do that and any audio suggestions in getting the best possible transfer in place for this.

Thanks for any help.

[NoirTech]

There are several things you can do. You can plug your cassette players RCA out to your computers input. Depending on what kind of sound input your soundcard has, you will either need a Y cable or if you have a soundcard with RCA-ins, just plug a regular RCA cable to it. Then I would suggest audacity (it's free). It will take several hours of work from you to transfer everything, edit and re-encode. That is the free way to do it...
or....
you could get one of these. I have never used one myself, but I just recently took a look at one while I was at a music store:

http://www.firebox.com/product/1700?src_t=wnw&currency_conversion=1

[MiscGenius]

damn that is the most insane thing
i have ever seen
a tape deck in the pc
awesome!

[ProAudioX]

If you need an actual cassette player into the mix for this and have lots of tapes to convert then something like this is also an option.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--IONTAPE2PC

http://www.americanmusical.com/ProductImages/Large/p47166.jpg

[ERIC31]

There are several things you can do. You can plug your cassette players RCA out to your computers input. Depending on what kind of sound input your soundcard has, you will either need a Y cable or if you have a soundcard with RCA-ins, just plug a regular RCA cable to it. Then I would suggest audacity (it's free). It will take several hours of work from you to transfer everything, edit and re-encode. That is the free way to do it...
or....
you could get one of these. I have never used one myself, but I just recently took a look at one while I was at a music store:

http://www.firebox.com/product/1700?src_t=wnw&currency_conversion=1

That is awesome! I have 4 racks of cassettes from the 80's that I can seriously put on Cd's with this sort of thing. Thanks for the link!:thumbup:

[Vicky]

How about a VHS tape to DVD machine? Must be one of those around to I bet.

[MiscGenius]

How about a VHS tape to DVD machine? Must be one of those around to I bet.
you can see some devices here

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/gadgetreviews/magazine/16-04/pl_test

[Vicky]

Thanks, I just saw this LOL.
There is one item in there that I will follow up on. Seems reasonably priced. :)

[THLC]

Maybe you won't get the AWESOMEST quality ever, but I baught a $60 CD recorder from radio shack that I used to make mix CD's on with my turntables.

I've had the thing for maybe 4 years now, best bang for my buck I suppose.

Just be sure you get one that has an Analog and Digital input selector.