Transfer Audio from Cass 2

[y2ktiger]

I would like to know what program should I be using to transfer my Audio from cassettes to the hard drive, Thx.
Nick

 

[BadBigBen]

FREE Hi-Q Recorder Version 1.92

http://www.roemersoftware.com/#Free-Sound-Recorder

Audacity 1.2.6

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows?lang=en

just to name two...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[y2ktiger]

Thank You Ben, shall try it.

 

[ArizonaGeek]

I use Ashampoo CD Studio 3.0 to record my vinyl and it works pretty good. For $30 you can't really go wrong. The other ones are free and I have not used them but what I have found, not all the free things are good. Sometimes you just need to break down and buy something. But give them all a try and see what is going to work for you.

If you want to do all kinds of edits and filtering you could spend a chunk of change and get Adobe Audition 3 but I think that would be overkill at $349.

Cheers
Rob

The answer is always "PEBKAC!

 

[PRPhx]

Here's a tutorial. Maybe you will find it helpful!

http://www.andybrain.com/archive/convert-cassette-to-cd-digital.htm

 

[LeeMcCauslin]

I like the free trial of [url

http://www.goldwave.com/

]Goldwave[/url] for this too. Has a million features that come, in handy - from straight recording to all kinds of wav form editing and filtering. The trial eventually expires but if you plan to do this a lot it is well worth the 45 bucks.

For simple recording with no frills, [

http://www.milosoftware.com/en/index.php?body=cdwave.php

]CDWAVE[/url]is old-school excellent. One thing I love about it is that it splits files on a sector boundary to help avoid nasty pops and clicks from splitting between boundaries. (When you record a cassette or LP you end up with one long wav file - if you intend to make separate tracks from it you have to split the songs out. CDWave is excellent at it.)

Maybe they all do that now but they didn't used to and I haven't tried too many other things because that always did the job for me.

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[y2ktiger]

Hi; Thx all for your feedbacks. Tried out Audacity (BadBigBen) and it works fine. NOW I am looking for another prog to transfer the Videos from my VCR to HD, any suggestions will be welcomed.
Nick

 

[BadBigBen]

For this to happen, I would need a few more info about your setup...

GFX card, TV card, what DVD burn software is installed, the codecs installed or what format you want it in, e.g. mpeg2, mpeg4, xvid, divx, etc...



Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[linney]

This might lead to something?

convert VCR tapes to DVD
thread779-1485133

 

[y2ktiger]

BadBigBen > I was hoping the transfer would be as easy as the Cass Audio (connecting proper cables and a program) but from further research found out that it is a bit more involved, seems I'll need a video capture card; here's the info of my computer cards:
Sound,Game,Video- Hauppauge Win TV HVR-1800(model 78xxx, combo ATSC/QAM){would this work as a capture card?}
Display Adapter- NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT

linney > Thanks for the link I found out a few more things which I wasn't aware of.

Nick

 

[sggaunt]

I would think that your Win TV card should have the necessary connectors.
I have to say my new machine has a similar spec (its not Dell is it?) and I have removed the Huppage card, (I dont need a TV tuner and the computer runs a lot better without it).

Anyway the card most likely has a Composite Phono connector Plus L/R Audio and an S Video IP connector, You might need to get hold of a SCART to SVideo or a SCART to LRC (phono) lead but yes you should be able to input an AV signal.



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[y2ktiger]

Steve> I have the HP Elite and you are right it does have the L/R and an S-Video Connectors, I'll prob have to look for the SCART to S-VIDEO, Thx
Nick

 

[BadBigBen]

Hauppauge Win TV HVR-1800 - Will work over the antenna aswell as the s-video (preferable)...

NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT - may also have a s-video input, and with the proper software would also work... but some manufacturers do cripple them, in that they do not turn on the video capture codecs in the firmware...

so it is a lot better to use the WinTV card as it has a dedicated mpeg chip onboard...

Guide to capturing, cleaning, and compressing video

http://arstechnica.com/guides/tweaks/vidcap.ars

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[y2ktiger]

BadBigBen> Used the Win TV card with R/W and an adapter to convert the phono to s-video (thanks to HP for including the adapter with the computer) and am using the AVS prog to capture the video, and it works fine, thx all for your feedbacks. Now am searching the web for a good video editing prog.
Nick.

 

[BadBigBen]

y2ktiger - glad to hear that all is set and running nice...

as for video editing, there are lots of good progs out there, one I have used and works for my purposes is:

VirtualDub for preprocessing

http://www.virtualdub.org/

TempGEnc 4 (Commercial older versions can be found on the net)

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/

Here you will find TONS of information on Video (play, conversion, authoring, etc...)

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[assets]

Also some magazine come with a program see if you can get a back issue of one that has one.

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