[olug] OT: seeking hardware

[DYNATRON tech]

do not use the mic input, it's for unbalanced devices (mics, turntables,
etc).

use the line input.

try using a nice tape deck, not a crappy walkman.

audacity works okay for doing this.
On Oct 15, 2012 10:54 AM, "Matthew Platte" <51 at triopticon.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 04:19:30AM -0500, Kevin wrote:
> > I was doing some cleaning and I found some audiocassettes that I'd
> > like to convert to digital. Does anyone have the hardware(preferably
> > including software) that I could borrow or use to convert 14 tapes to
> > MP3 versions?
>
> I'd get one of those male-male cables from RadioShack, a tape player
> from the attic or Goodwill, and use Audacity on the PC to make the
> recording.
>
> You'd plug the headphone output from the tape player into the microphone
> jack on the PC.
>
> /works for me
>
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