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October 30, 2013 9:31 pm at 9:31 pm #611117HarotzehbilumshmoParticipant
I have two questions, and appreciate any help that you can offer.
1. I have a few tapes that I want to transfer to digital format. I attempted to do so using the sound recorder that comes with Windows. Results were very poor. Recording was way too low and quality too poor to enjoy. Is there a simple way to do this with better results for someone who is not too familiar with such procedures?
2. I have a few hundred tapes, less important to me, that I would transfer if there was a way to do so that was not too difficult. Is there any device that I can buy that would do a high speed conversion from the old analog tape format to a digital one?
October 31, 2013 3:38 pm at 3:38 pm #986133☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantYes, there are such devices.
October 31, 2013 6:32 pm at 6:32 pm #986134Little FroggieParticipantHigh speed audio devices are very costly, they start at about $1,400. There are USB regular speed converters, they’re about $30 – $50. Most of them come with a kit – so it will guide you how to get the best recording possible.
November 1, 2013 2:24 am at 2:24 am #986135HarotzehbilumshmoParticipantDo you know of model numbers? For both of your suggestions? I would look for a used option for the expensive one and of not take the cheaper option. Thanks
November 1, 2013 3:33 am at 3:33 am #986136☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantGoogle “2013 Best Cassette to MP3 Converter Comparisons and Reviews”.
If you use high speed, you will lose sound quality. It might be okay for speech, but not for music.
November 1, 2013 4:20 am at 4:20 am #986137SaysMeMemberu can get a simple cord n plug a tape player’s headphone output into the computer’s sound input. Not dbl speed though. You can download audacity (free i think) as a decent sound program/recorder
November 1, 2013 7:10 pm at 7:10 pm #986138HarotzehbilumshmoParticipantI did that, using the sound recorder that comes with Windows but the quality was terrible and the volume so low that it was all but useless
November 1, 2013 7:18 pm at 7:18 pm #986139bekitzurParticipantI know a service that does it for $5 a tape.
November 1, 2013 7:41 pm at 7:41 pm #986140farrockgrandmaParticipantDid you connect the ‘audio out’ headphone jack on the tape player to the microphone port on your computer?
November 3, 2013 12:12 am at 12:12 am #986141HarotzehbilumshmoParticipantI connected it to the audio in on the sound card. I would pay $5.00 a tape. Not for the 100’s of tapes that I mentioned, those are shmuzen and shiurim, would cost me too much (probably have over 1,000) but for the few important ones I certainly would
November 3, 2013 4:24 am at 4:24 am #986142–ParticipantTo get a good transfer you need a tape player with an audio-out jack and a sound card with an audio-in jack. If your tape player only has a headphone jack or your sound card only has a microphone jack you need an attenuating cable but it still won’t give you the same quality (but good enough for speeches).
November 3, 2013 5:08 am at 5:08 am #986143kkls45MemberI think that you can do it in Costco for pretty cheap.
November 3, 2013 5:23 pm at 5:23 pm #986144HarotzehbilumshmoParticipantI called Costco. They do not do it.
November 3, 2013 7:55 pm at 7:55 pm #986145bekitzurParticipantIf you live near me, you can use the service I know about.
Mods… is there any way I can contact Harotzehbilumshmo?
November 3, 2013 9:03 pm at 9:03 pm #986146lebidik yankelParticipantI know someone good in Israel (kiryat sefer) that both digitizes it and works on the sound quality. Mods – how do we give specifics?
November 3, 2013 10:59 pm at 10:59 pm #986147☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantCheck out the Vktech Mini USB Audio Capture Adapter Converter for Music Laptop PCR1BO for a low cost option.
November 4, 2013 6:21 pm at 6:21 pm #986148HarotzehbilumshmoParticipantAny reason to think that will give me a better transfer than the standard cable that I got in Radio Shack?
November 4, 2013 7:05 pm at 7:05 pm #986149☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantIt plugs into the USB port, not the audio/microphone in jack.
November 5, 2013 11:08 pm at 11:08 pm #986151HarotzehbilumshmoParticipantI ordered it. I suspect though that I wont get true music quality. Thanks
November 6, 2013 1:35 am at 1:35 am #986152☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantLet me know how it is, please.
November 6, 2013 11:31 pm at 11:31 pm #986153HarotzehbilumshmoParticipantWill do
November 7, 2013 8:18 am at 8:18 am #986154yaff80ParticipantI have a little machine made a company called “ion” that does just this. It is called “tape express”
It looks like an old style Walkman that plays the tapes to the computer whilst the computer records the cassette as an mp3 format.
I bought this on ebay.
Only drawback is that there is no facility to speed up the process.
November 7, 2013 7:50 pm at 7:50 pm #986155TorahMomParticipantI bought an ion tape to digital converter about 2 years ago, but I have never been able to get it to work properly – the tracks come out all out of order. This is especially a problem for story tapes. Do you have any idea what I can do to get it right?
November 7, 2013 7:54 pm at 7:54 pm #986156☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantTorahMom, can you change the file names to be in order?
November 8, 2013 5:41 am at 5:41 am #986157TorahMomParticipantI actually did reorder the tracks with one tape, but it was very time consuming. I would think that it would keep the order of the tracks the tape is played in. Why would it mix them up?
November 8, 2013 7:09 am at 7:09 am #986158☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantHow does it name them?
November 10, 2013 5:15 am at 5:15 am #986159☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantI would have to see the software, but I would guess that there’s a setting to control how the files are named
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