convert cassette tape to mp3[views:20816][posts:83]_______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 2:38pm - Messerschmitt ""] i have old tapes i'm trying to convert to mp3 or any type of file i can store on my pc. i'm trying anything, not knowing my ass from my hand when it comes to this shit. so this is what i have so far... my stereo looks something like this with rca jacks in the back [img] from there i have an adapter 6-Ft. Y-Adapter, 1/8" Right-Angle to Two RCA Plugs [img] that goes from the back of my stereo to the microphone jack of my laptop [img] no sound is coming from the laptop? i'm guessing this is a stupid attempt at what i'm trying to do. if anyone has a clue as to how the fuck i do what i'm trying to do, please share your thoughts :moe: |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 3:36pm - Messerschmitt ""] fuck you then |
| __________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 3:40pm - DeRtOxIa ""] you need to make sure you're plugged into the outputs on your stereo, not the inputs. on the laptop you need to make sure that the mic input is the default recording device and that the input volume is turned up. go to the volume control to check that out. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 3:59pm - Messerschmitt ""] DeRtOxIa said:on the laptop you need to make sure that the mic input is the default recording device how do i make it the default recording device? |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:07pm - the_reverend ""] you don't want to go the mic. the mic is mono only! |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:08pm - the_reverend ""] open up your volume control then click options properties recording |
| __________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:08pm - DeRtOxIa ""] yeah you really want to use a line-in input |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:10pm - the_reverend ""] you need one of these: http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOTRANSIT but you don't need one that good. that's 24-bit |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:14pm - Messerschmitt ""] the_reverend said:you need one of these: http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOTRANSIT but you don't need one that good. that's 24-bit do i really need one of those? i just want to do it the cheap way you know? |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:15pm - the_reverend ""] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829126101 $18.99, but I think that one will work.. I think.. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:20pm - Messerschmitt ""] the_reverend said:open up your volume control then click options properties recording i can't even figure that out? how do you ope up your volume control? |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:24pm - hunterhunter ""] I used Audacity it works well |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:24pm - Messerschmitt ""] hunterhunter said:I used A udacity it works well tell me more |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:25pm - hunterhunter ""] http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:26pm - ArrowHead NLI ""] My roommate bought an external soundblaster live soundcard at Staples for like $30. It plugs into his USB, and has rca inputs. He just ran his stereo outputs to the souncard, and was able to convert all his tapes to MP3. He even had all the song titles and album covers, but I'm not sure how he did that. http://www.creative.com/products/product.a...ory=1&subcategory=206&product=10702 I think thats the one he has. It's almost $50 from there, but he got it at Staples with a rebate for $20 or something. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:26pm - hunterhunter ""] just use a cable in the line in input and record |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:29pm - Messerschmitt ""] so it seems fairly simple? some of the shit we recorded isn't mixed well at all but i guess that's another ball game. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:35pm - hunterhunter ""] its a tape though so you wont recapture the ultimate clarity but its not like you are recording into a microphone |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:36pm - Messerschmitt ""] hunterhunter said:its a tape though so you wont recapture the ultimate clarity but its not like you are recording into a microphone yeah, i'm not too concerned with the quality. it's a bunch of noise anyway. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:36pm - the_reverend ""] rick... think before you buy.... if you are doing recording, you can buy a multi-line in card and then mix it on your computer. I was going to link the SB that pete linked, but the cheapest I saw it was $52. it's a slick card and I almost bought it a while ago. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:39pm - Messerschmitt ""] the_reverend said:rick... think before you buy.... if you are doing recording, you can buy a multi-line in card and then mix it on your computer. I was going to link the SB that pete linked, but the cheapest I saw it was $52. it's a slick card and I almost bought it a while ago. so, the soundblaster is the way to go ey? |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:44pm - the_reverend ""] it's only got one input but rocks. I was saying, think about what you might want to do with it, before you buy. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:47pm - Messerschmitt ""] hunterhunter said:just use a cable in the line in input and record so i dl'd that program, have the rca's going from the back of my stereo to the mic input on my laptop... nothing? no sound? no activity on the Audacity? |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 4:50pm - Messerschmitt ""] the_reverend said:open up your volume control then click options properties recording i went to my -control panel -sounds, speach, and audio devices now what? how do i make my mic my default |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:06pm - the_reverend ""] click advance until device volume. then options properties recording |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:36pm - Messerschmitt ""] still no fucking sound? argh |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:41pm - the_reverend ""] you are thinking wrong... if you select mic from the recording properties, then you can record, but you won't hear it while recording unless you go to the volume control and un-mute the mic |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:47pm - Messerschmitt ""] where the hell's the record button? haha |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:51pm - the_reverend ""] what are you using to record? |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:53pm - Messerschmitt ""] i have a solution... i will shoot myself in the head now *i dl'd audacity, so i'll give that a shot? |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:55pm - the_reverend ""] you need something to record like a program to be able to record. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:56pm - RichHorror ""] Throw it against the wall really hard and call it a whore. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:57pm - Messerschmitt ""] Audacity is a recording program? |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:57pm - Messerschmitt ""] RichHorror said:Throw it against the wall really hard and call it a whore. that only works on my girlfriend |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 5:59pm - Messerschmitt ""] i can tell i almost have something because when i hit record on Audacity and play it back, something comes out of the speakers but not what's on my tape? |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 6:02pm - RichHorror ""] The calls are coming from inside the house! |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 6:08pm - Messerschmitt ""] hahaha. this sucks |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 7:22pm - Dwellingsickness ""] This works awesome, a friend of mine has it.................. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...to+CD&type=product&id=1158322070315 |
| _______________________________ [Jan 14,2007 7:53pm - Mess ""] nice |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:20pm - the_reverend ""] the sound blaster is better. mess: pull out dick, insert knife. your files will be transfered in no time! |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:27pm - Dwellingsickness ""] the_reverend said:the sound blaster is better. For like 5X the price |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:29pm - RichHorror ""] Just offer Mike a blowjob in exchange for hooking it up for you. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:31pm - the_reverend ""] from BB Our Price: $49.99 for that box from sound blaster's site Buy for $49.99 I'm not been in school for a while, but it's 5x like 1x? where any number times 5 is itself? |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:33pm - Dwellingsickness ""] I must have been looking at the wrong thing, But the soundblaster thing I looked at that does the same thing this does, was like $299 http://us.creative.com/products/product.as...ory=1&subcategory=208&product=14064 |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:38pm - the_reverend ""] I'm pretty sure you weren't looking for anything. as a matter of fact, I'm 99.9% sure that you were really looking for photos of girls masturbating to look at while you listened to holidy voicemails from your various family members. you disgust me. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:40pm - Messerschmitt ""] how about i rape all of you while your kittens watch |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:42pm - Messerschmitt ""] the_reverend said:the sound blaster is better. mess: pull out dick, insert knife. your files will be transfered in no time! rev: whip out clit dick, insert fist. you'll be satisfied in no time! hey whoa! |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:43pm - Messerschmitt ""] i'll probably go for the Sound Blaster. looks fairly simple. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:48pm - Dwellingsickness ""] the_reverend said:I'm pretty sure you weren't looking for anything. as a matter of fact, I'm 99.9% sure that you were really looking for photos of girls masturbating to look at while you listened to holidy voicemails from your various family members. you disgust me. I'd rather look at webcams....Photos are so 90's pfft!. And the only holiday voicemail I got was fom you big boy |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:50pm - Messerschmitt ""] 20 bucks refurb'd on ebay for the SB sonofabitch |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:50pm - the_reverend ""] [img] |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:53pm - Dwellingsickness ""] :pukeface::pukeface::pukeface::pukeface::pukeface::pukeface:: |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 8:58pm - Messerschmitt ""] [img] |
| __________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:21pm - DeRtOxIa ""] Ok.....try this Go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Entertainment>Volume Control Then click Options and click Properties and click the little button for Recording and hit OK Then make sure that the little checkbox under microphone is checked and the volume is turned up....not all the way but turn it up a little over halfway or so. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:26pm - Dwellingsickness ""] That pic is so uncalled for |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:38pm - Messerschmitt ""] DeRtOxIa said:Ok.....try this Go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>Entertainment>Volume Control Then click Options and click Properties and click the little button for Recording and hit OK Then make sure that the little checkbox under microphone is checked and the volume is turned up....not all the way but turn it up a little over halfway or so. i just tried that. while it's recording, the green line is staying flat? and when i play it back, no sound. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:43pm - Messerschmitt ""] ok... i fucked around a little and threw a headphones adapter on the end where the rca's are supposed to go and plugged it into the phones jack on the stereo. now we're getting somewhere. that little recorder thing works pretty good. |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:46pm - GoatOfCatalyst ""] i do think the most important, question yet to be asked is... what tapes will you be ripping and uploading for us??? |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:50pm - Messerschmitt ""] GoatOfCatalyst said:i do think the most important, question yet to be asked is... what tapes will you be ripping and uploading for us??? trust me, you don't want to here them. i have some old tapes of our drunk'n jam sessions. just thought it would be neat to have on a pc. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:52pm - Messerschmitt ""] now... my next mission... how do i convert a wmv file to mp3? |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:56pm - Toddnonymous ""] Drag them into Itunes, and it converts them automatically |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 9:57pm - Messerschmitt ""] i don't have itunes |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:00pm - RichHorror ""] Get it. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:01pm - Toddnonymous ""] then I have no idea...go to Download.com and look for a program to convert them I guess |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:04pm - Messerschmitt ""] RichHorror said:Get it. why? i don't have an ipod |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:05pm - the_reverend ""] google for CDEX |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:05pm - Messerschmitt ""] word niggs |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:05pm - the_reverend ""] welcome to 1996 mess |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:07pm - Messerschmitt ""] well... what the fuck? ovah? |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:11pm - Messerschmitt ""] the_reverend said:google for CDEX i dl'd this... Xilisoft CD Ripper - version 1.0 Flexible tool used to extract CD tracks to MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG Vorbis, VQF, APE with ease. Xilisoft CD Ripper (2.75 MB) |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:13pm - Toddnonymous ""] "Itunes....It's not just for Ipods anymore":stupidflanders: |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:14pm - Messerschmitt ""] i'm catching shit from every end |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:14pm - RichHorror ""] I don't have an iPod either, but I still use iTunes. It rules. |
| _____________________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:42pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] So are you successfully getting audio from the tapes onto your laptop now? Also... did you say the laptop has a line-in jack on it? (some (most?) don't). |
| _____________________________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:42pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] and Christ... people like iTunes? I absolutely hate it. I'm wondering if it changed at all since the last time I used it. Apple still makes it right? haha |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 14,2007 10:48pm - RichHorror ""] What'd you hate about it? |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 15,2007 12:24am - DeRtOxIa ""] i fucking hate itunes, i use Media Monkey |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 15,2007 6:27am - Messerschmitt ""] menstrual_sweatpants_disco said:So are you successfully getting audio from the tapes onto your laptop now? Also... did you say the laptop has a line-in jack on it? (some (most?) don't). yeah, i actually was able to record stuff from tape to the recording device the laptop came with. i went from the headphones jack to the mic jack on the laptop. i'm not sure if it has a line-in jack on it. i'll have to check when i get home. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 15,2007 12:35pm - Messerschmitt ""] Rev, i just bought this on lunch break for 50 bucks. i took your advice because you know your technologeeeeeez. oh yeah and Arrowhead too. [img] |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 15,2007 12:40pm - the_reverend ""] MSD: most lappies don't have line-ins. mess: cool, it's a nice unit and should work with audiology. I'm guessing you can save as mp3 or wav from audiolody. if not, install CDEX from sounceforge and then just drag and drop the wavs into cdex and it will mp3 them. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 15,2007 12:51pm - DeRtOxIa ""] my laptop has line-in |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 15,2007 12:57pm - the_reverend ""] most "normal" meaning cheap ones don't |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 15,2007 1:01pm - Messerschmitt ""] can i use this program on more than one computer? or do i have to register it and only use it on one? |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 27,2007 2:36pm - Messerschmitt ""] i give up. fucking fuck fuck |