Does anyone have a futuristix cassette to mp3 converter ? I have had one for years but I have never used it.
I read on the internet that the suppliers went bust so there is not much information about it. It says it works on old windows versions but that was before windows 10 and I don't want to install the software that comes with it because there are reports it has bugs even on the windows versions it was designed for.
I have been off my music for some time but recently started listening to it again, and I started buying CDs of my old records and tapes. But if I can convert my tapes to mp3 I can write them to CDs myself, thereby saving loads of money.
I don't have a clue Dajjal. We have a turn table that we can play old records on but it hasn't been hooked up since we moved into this house. And the equipment can record a record we are playing to a cassette tape but who uses those any more? My 1995 Subaru still has a tape deck but you can't buy tapes so. . ..
And I don't buy the mp3's so don't really know how they work.
I have been reading you can use any cassette player that has an output port by plugging it directly into the computer sound card and using the software that comes with windows. But I am not doing anything until I am sure of what I am doing as it puts both your software and hardware at risk.
I've transferred a few songs from cassette to mp3 before. I don't think I used any particular software, just plugged my cassette player into the input jack on my PC. Maybe I used Audacity to record it, I don't remember; it was years ago. I don't even own a cassette player anymore.
If your cassette player has a 3.5mm headphone jack, and you have a 3.5 to 3.5 wire, plug from the cassette player headphone jack to your PC's line in. You should be able to use Windows built in software to record, or you can try a free program like Audacity if you prefer. You can also do RCA cables to 3.5 if necessary. The wires are cheap if you don't already have them, probably about $5 US.
It can certainly be done that way --- the direct approach. Might convey some noises but it'll work.
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Dajjal refers to is kind of how I record in the work I do. I use an interface to convert the audio signal to digital, which then feeds into the computer and the recording software. There's no "risk" associated with it. I've done it literally thousands of times. Although one computer's drivers eventually got corrupted so much I went to another one for that work.
However I wouldn't waste money on a cassette player (or turntable or anything else) that's designed with a USB cable for that purpose, if you already have a K7 or TT player. That's just extra stuff. Get a simple interface and you can digitize anything you want from any source, including live.
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