General Music Chat

I have a tape I want to post here but not sure of the best way. It's on cassette and I don't have a cassette player except in my car. Thus I see two options:

1) Take my PocketStudio (which is the successor to Tascam cassette 4 tracks and mildly complicated) and play the tape in my car.

2) Or take my laptop out to the car and record it through a mic using Audacity.

Neither method seems to promise much fidelity. Any suggestions?

btw - I have the old studio tape but doubt that can be useful in this situation. It was mastered extremely well however and I'd prefer to use it.

thanks for any suggestions
Talbot

Just use the headphone output on one of these plus you get a nice little radio to carry around.

http://www.antonline.com/p_MPCD450BLK-NX_791753.htm?sID=NX

Depending on the laptop and the stereo -
Line out from the stereo, line in to laptop. (Using one of those little stereo cords. I forget the size.)

Use line in signal to get it into audacity while you play the tape.

gtZip doode has it: although for some reason, lineIn doesn't seem to be as prevalent as it once was on laptops for some sad reason..
if you have a true Line-in, you're golden.

Depending on the laptop and the stereo

I think he said he only has a CAR CASSETTE DECK, and the only way to get a good recording off of that is to get a speaker wire to RCA adaptor and they are $49.95. The cassette radio I pointed out is 34 dollars.

Line out from the stereo, line in to laptop. (Using one of those little stereo cords. I forget the size.

Its a 1/8" stereo to a 1/8" stereo cord.

Thanks everyone. I'll be working on it tonight and looking into the various suggestions you've made.

cheers
Talbot

There is another option - take it to a local studio and let them do it. You can also have it mastered while you're at it. Might cost you a few bucks but it's only money.

You may be able to digitize it but do you have the equipment to make it sound good? Because I guarantee it's going to need some help. I took a cassette tape recorded in 1984 into the studio and had it reworked, turned out great but without the mastering it would be - how did Klug put it - unlistenable.

I replied but I'll reply here as well.

Would you want the Studio Master or the cassette tape?

I appreciate the offer.

thanks
Talbot

See ... that is why I like this place.

Despite the occasional shitstorm.