Audio cassette >>> CD

PeterL · 05-16-2009, 09:44 PM

I'm not sure this is the right forum for this question, but, here goes:

I have a set of audio cassettes that I want to transcribe onto CD's.

These are mono audio, all voice, - Books on Tape.

Can I patch from the headphone output of my little cassette player to the mic input of my PC directly and will that work?

I suppose I COULD put the PC's mic near the cassette players speaker, but.. I'd rather get better quality than that.

Suggestions?

Thanks

**kodi** · 05-16-2009, 09:54 PM

Connect it to the line in socket on your sound card or PC and not the mic input

PeterL · 05-16-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kodi

Connect it to the line in socket on your sound card or PC and not the mic input

Yeah right, that makes sense, thanks.

I'm assuming I can get a patch device the allows the mono cassette output to travel to both channels of the stereo "line in" jack. Sounds like a Radio Shack item.

Thanks for the input..

**kodi** · 05-16-2009, 11:50 PM

Your cassette player would be stereo and you would need a stereo connector at both ends even if you are playing mono tapes

05-16-2009, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
PeterL Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 58 OS: Win Xp pro	Audio cassette >>> CD I'm not sure this is the right forum for this question, but, here goes: I have a set of audio cassettes that I want to transcribe onto CD's. These are mono audio, all voice, - Books on Tape. Can I patch from the headphone output of my little cassette player to the mic input of my PC directly and will that work? I suppose I COULD put the PC's mic near the cassette players speaker, but.. I'd rather get better quality than that. Suggestions? Thanks

05-16-2009, 09:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,376 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Audio cassette >>> CD Connect it to the line in socket on your sound card or PC and not the mic input __________________ Brian

05-16-2009, 11:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,376 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: Audio cassette >>> CD Your cassette player would be stereo and you would need a stereo connector at both ends even if you are playing mono tapes __________________ Brian