How Do I Record MP3s From Cassete Tapes?
Just plug the output from your tape player into the “Line In” socket on your sound card, plug one end into the earphone socket of the walkman, and the other into the sound card line in. Then, turn the volume on the walkman all the way down, fire up your system volume control and choose Options / Properties / Recording and select the the “Line” source. Then press play on the walkman and gently turn up the volume until you get a level which registers well but does not clip (shown by the red “lights” in the volume control level indicator) during the loudest parts. To record the WAV files you’ll need a program capable of recording large files such as GoldWave. If you want “CD Quality”, be sure to set the controls in your WAV recording program to 44.1 kbps, stereo, 16 bit. Be warned that you’ll need about 10Mb of hard disk space for each minute recorded. Once you’ve recorded the file, use the WAV recording /editing program’s “cut” function to trim off any excess before the beginning or afte
