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Does anyone use that? I've got one which is a pretty obvious succesor to their tape system (4 tracks).

I have two tunes on the thing that i want to upload here but I can't get them to convert to .wav which is what it needs to transfer to my computer.

i actually did it before with a practice tune but cannot for the life of me figure it out.

(I got Audacity and I'm slowly figuring that out but the tunes mentioned aboved are already recorded and mixed so its damned annoying!)

thanks
Talbot

Don't have the pocket version, but, I feel for you brotha'. Even with the book it is maddening. I've got the studio (cassette) version and you can send it to digital, via hard drive, then burn it. You'll never have to buy an antiquated recording tape again, go digital in the process, and it's burnable for redistribution. Re- post for Q and A

Does anyone use that? I've got one which is a pretty obvious succesor to their tape system (4 tracks).

I have two tunes on the thing that i want to upload here but I can't get them to convert to .wav which is what it needs to transfer to my computer.

i actually did it before with a practice tune but cannot for the life of me figure it out.

(I got Audacity and I'm slowly figuring that out but the tunes mentioned aboved are already recorded and mixed so its damned annoying!)

thanks
Talbot

Speaking of .wav files, they can be a bit large for uploading because they are "lossless" sound. For every minute recorded is roughly 10 megabytes. There are formats that use smaller space such as MP3, and AAC Audio which is about 1 MB a minute, but are not as easy to edit as .wav. If planing on editing, all Windows computers use .wav files in generic recording and their media sounds. Idea: If you play through the Tascam to the computer, take the tape cassette recording completely out of the equation, you can adjust the sound with tape cue, equalizer knobs, and analog controls to each instrument channel, and then plug in the Line Out channel to the Mic plug in on the back or front of the computer. You may have to use some adapters for some plug ins. Now, if you are using the generic Windows recorder, you can only record one minute of sound before it will time out your recording. I heard of Audacity, but I don't know if it records .wav files or for how long.

Last message was from my son- Audioalchemist

Since most mike inputs on sound cards are designed for electret condenser mikes that would be far too hot wouldn't it? Besides, if it is recorded in stereo, you would only get a mono signal from the mike input, however, line and aux are both stereo inputs.

If you play it into your computer without any recording program, you can use the "What you hear" record function to capture it in wav format. Then you can convert it to MP3 after editing.

I would suggest going into the Aux or line input.

Audioalchemist says: You seem to know your way around a computer. You're right about being to hot for standard mic input with a studio mike, but some sound cards such as a Sound Blaster Live! sound card, which is the one I use, comes with a drive that goes in a drive bay on the front (where a CD drive would go) on most computers, called a Live Drive!. It has the SPDIF in/out, 1/4 inch headphone and mic/line inputs, and MIDI in/outputs. Problem with using older model sound cards is they aren't compatible with newer systems. A Windows message pops up when I put in the driver disk in a Windows XP computer saying it's incompatible with this operating system. Luckily, I have a Windows 98 computer that runs like a dream, and the card fit the same way- like a Dream! Now, for stereo sound I use a RCA male cord with a 1/4 inch connector, and plug it in the RCA line out on the back of the Tascam to the Live Drive! in the front of the computer. I then just plug the instruments into the Tascam, so I can mix 'em. So the "What u Hear" ( as it is called in the SB software) can record MIDI, mic, CD, etc. at the same time? Also, can I compress the .wav files so I don't have to change the format? .Wav files have been working good for me so far, especially burning them to CD.

I'm going with .wav files (or trying to) for the simple reason that .wav is what the Tascam uses - I have no choice. I downloaded a tool to convert them to mpc if that seems expedient.

the manual is written in such a way that it assumes you know quite a bit. I don't.

I tried to get tech support. Had to type in lots of info about the problem and so on, then a box popped up that said "Are you willing to pay $30 for an answer? Our tech is brilliant etc...ad nauseam

I'm stumped on this. Dreamweaver generously offered to convert it for me but I'm hesitant to mail it out until I have some sort of backup. Plus when I wrote and recorded these tunes I was playing bass so I'm teaching myself the guitar parts from the tape.

Thanks for all the comments guys.
Talbot