[Dixielandjazz] Moving cassette to CD, MP3 etc.

[Snogpitch]

Sometimes the quality of the tape comes into play as well. But if you've been listening to a crummy tape all these years why change?  I've been using a simple cable setup for a few years now. 

I've been converting some of my tapes that I wish to share with friends that I personally recorded. Commercial recordings I usually opt for searching for an already digitally mastered edition. I still have the equipment to play my collections of LPs and cassettes. 

Here is an example of a recording I took from AM radio over 30 years ago. The quality wasn't that high but it gave the original DJ pleasure to hear it again since he had no copy of it.  
http://home.fuse.net/snogpitch/ou/WLHD-21.mp3

I've probably recorded nearly 30 hours of various recordings not available anywhere else over the years, and that's just a tip of my entire collection.   Some of those are pretty high quality, others rather poor quality. I considered the one of a kind recordings to have been rescued before they completely vanish due to deterioration. 

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On Jan 1, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Jim Allen <jalleninvest at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for that.  I also found a Youtube explanation including all the
> software manipulations.  Now I need to get the proper cables and I'm off
> and running!
> 
> Happy New Year to all.
> 
> Jim Allen
> Coronado. CA
> 
> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Wildan Abdat <wild.an.abdat at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> jim, i done this couple years ago... maybe you want to take a look on this
>> article http://m.wikihow.com/Transfer-Cassette-Tape-to-Computer
>> 
>> any other tips you may find here
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=US&ie=UTF-8&source=android-browser&q=transfer+cassette+to+mp3
>> 
>> 
>> good luck ;)
>> On Jan 1, 2013 3:52 AM, "Jim Allen" <jalleninvest at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have found a couple of cassettes I would like to move to CD, or MP3 or
>>> similar.
>>> 
>>> One is from 1984, Dejan's Olympia Brass Band, "New Orleans Jazz!" from
>>> Mardi Gras Records.
>>> 
>>> Another is from 1983, Pete Fountain, "Pete Fountain's Crescent City/Mr.
>>> New
>>> Orleans" from MCA Records.
>>> 
>>> The third one is from 1965, Al Hirt "The Best of Al Hirt", from RCA.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions how best to go about it?
>>> 
>>> Or do I just go to itunes and see if I can find the digital versions now?
>>> 
>>> Many thanks!
>>>