How to Digitally record Magnetic Audio Tapes to your PC

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How to Record Cassette Tapes into a Computer More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Jim Mc Vety | permalink
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Most people listen to digital music files these days, but that doesn’t mean your beloved old cassette tapes need to be trapped in the analog realm for eternity. It’s not terribly difficult to load your favorite tapes onto a computer and a portable MP3 player. You just need the right equipment and a little determination.
For further reading: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/audio/tips-and-solutions/how-record-cassette-tapes-computer ^[1]

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Trapped on tape: Transferring audio from cassettes to your computer More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by GNT Duke | permalink
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Columnist Drew Williams describes how to convert cassette tape recordings into digital files.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/trapped-on-tape-transferring-audio-from-cassettes-to-your-computer ^[2]

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How to Transfer Cassette Tape to Computer More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Kainhalt | permalink
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Audio cassettes open up a world of portability unimaginable in the days when LPs ruled the roost. Music on the go! However, cassette tapes have fallen by the wayside (or, in many cases, have been thrown to the wayside from moving...
Tags: WikiHow, Transfer Cassette Tape to Computer, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Transfer-Cassette-Tape-to-Computer ^[3]

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How to convert audio tapes to CD or MP3 More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Jaymes Leavitt | permalink
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If you've got a collection of old mix tapes you want to preserve, you can convert them to MP3 format or burn them to CDs. We explain how to do it.
Tags: c-90,c-60,c90,c60,cassette,tape,audio,mix,convert,transfer,pc,laptop,record,mp3,cd,audio

For further reading: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/audio/how-convert-audio-tapes-cd-or-mp3-3417318/ ^[4]

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Converting cassette tapes to digital formats More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Flerianos Michael | permalink
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It's not hard to do, and you can do it without using a PC
Tags: Technology,Digital music and audio,Cassette tape

For further reading: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2008/aug/07/convertingcassettetapestod ^[5]

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Alpha Geek: How to digitize cassette tapes More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by John Yin | permalink
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by Rick Broida
Tags: Mp3, Alpha Geek, Analog, Audio books, Digital Audio, Digital Music, Feature, Top, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/222394/alpha-geek-how-to-digitize-cassette-tapes ^[6]

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1. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/audio/tips-and-solutions/how-record-cassette-tapes-computer

2. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/trapped-on-tape-transferring-audio-from-cassettes-to-your-computer

3. http://www.wikihow.com/Transfer-Cassette-Tape-to-Computer

4. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/audio/how-convert-audio-tapes-cd-or-mp3-3417318/

5. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2008/aug/07/convertingcassettetapestod

6. http://lifehacker.com/222394/alpha-geek-how-to-digitize-cassette-tapes