[Novalug] converting old cassette audio tapes to digital

Bonnie Dalzell bdalzell@qis.net
Thu Nov 26 17:10:50 EST 2015


On Thu, 26 Nov 2015, John Holland wrote:

> Hey, I have an old reel to reel.i haven't tried it in 20 years but it 
> probably still works.its a teac 4 track 1/4" I think it only goes to 7 
> 1/2 speed. If that could help you I'd be happy to lend it to you.

one thing to check is the lubrication on the mechanism. the reel to reel I 
had died because of a failure of the lube since it had not been started 
for so long. i did not realize this could be a problem.
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> On Nov 26, 2015, 4:16 PM, at 4:16 PM, Bonnie Dalzell via Novalug <novalug@firemountain.net> wrote:
>> On Thu, 26 Nov 2015, Roger Broseus wrote:
>>
>>> As others have said, you can probably take audio-out from the tape
>>> player to audio-in on your sound card. Start with low volume to avoid
>>
>>> over-driving the sound card. Audacity is likely the way to go. I
>> believe
>>> it may even clean-up tape hiss / noise. Good luck.
>>
>> can Audacity be used on the converted file to clean up hiss and clicks
>> after the conversion provided you have set the sound volume properly?
>>
>> I have some old "folk song" type tapes from the 1960's which I have not
>>
>> found current versions on line. For example a bunch of songs each of
>> which
>> is based on a different Edgar Allen Poe story.
>>
>> Of course there is also my audio reel to reel tape collection and no
>> reel
>> to reel tape player.
>>
>> At least the Oscar Brand music seems to be online.
>>>
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                        Bonnie Dalzell, MA
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shipping address:5100 Hydes Rd 21082 (Hydes Post Office closed Jan 2012)
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