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Old 08-06-2004, 18:21
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I have been looking at one of these mail order catalogues that come through the post and wondered about Audio Cleaning Lab 2004.
Advertised as being able to transfer from vynil or cassette to PC and then to cd.
Can anyone tell me if I could use this to get music from cassettes onto my PC and then transfer through itunes to my ipod.
I also have a lot of music on minidisc recorded from Sky Digital music channels could these be transfered to ipod using the same software?
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Old 08-06-2004, 19:52
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Originally Posted by Cookie
I have been looking at one of these mail order catalogues that come through the post and wondered about Audio Cleaning Lab 2004.
Advertised as being able to transfer from vynil or cassette to PC and then to cd.
Can anyone tell me if I could use this to get music from cassettes onto my PC and then transfer through itunes to my ipod.
I also have a lot of music on minidisc recorded from Sky Digital music channels could these be transfered to ipod using the same software?
Yes, I think you should be okay.....but!
I bought Audio Cleaning lab V.1 and it would only encode to MP3 for 20 times before you needed to buy a downloaded, enhanced version from the web. Something you should perhaps check-out before purchasing.
Another warning about AC Lab. The 'cleaning' claim is a little tenuous. The 'De-Clicker (to remove LP surface noise) reduces audio quality quite badly IMO.

Anyway, there are lots of free versions of other suitable software on the web - musicmatch for example. A simple 'Google' and, no doubt, other forum members will advise you of others.

All you need to do is connect the 'line-out' of your cassette or minidisc to the line-in of your PC. Apologies if you already know this.

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Old 08-06-2004, 22:56
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Oh yes. you can play your tapes through your normal tape deck and from the amp connect it to the line-in of the computer pull out the mic and use either Audacity or other software. However, if you can't get sound recorder to work then you're up sh** creek.
Like me - having probs, also see: http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/...d.php?t=125938. my problems with Sound Rec.

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Old 09-06-2004, 00:02
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In fairness, I think we are close to nailing your problem TG!!!

Once you've got the technology nailed (i.e. connecting to your soundcard and setting the recording levels), it gets easier..and you don't need to pay a penny if you don't want!!

AUDACITY is a fully functioning sound recorder you can download (Legally!) for free off the net..and it's nice and easy to use. Here's a link
http://audacity.sourceforge.net

For a .wav to mp3 encoder, look no further than the absolutely wonderful dbPoweramp Music Convertor..encodes to and from virtually any format you want..neatest thing about it is it puts a function in your right click menu..When you come across a file you want to rip from say wave to mp3, all you do is right click on the file and choose 'Convert to' and then select the quality settings... Heres a link
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/
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Old 09-06-2004, 08:21
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Sorry I'm new to all this!
But to get back to my original question!
If I want to get music from cassettes or minidisc onto my iPod will the two downloads from the links in the post above achieve this for me?
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Old 09-06-2004, 08:41
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should do i presume - i've been doing this too at the moment - using cd spin doctor (part of the *toast* burning suite) on my mac.

you basically connect the stereo to the line in on the computer, and open up the software. in spin doctor there's a *record* / *pause* and a *stop* button - so you basically use these to record the incoming music. there are also icons to represent the volume bars you get on stereo's, and a volume control - so you can adjust the volume so that it sounds ok. when you're happy, hit record.

afterwards the software creates a waveform representation of the recording, and you can then add in the softwares best guess as to the individual tracks - sometimes spot on, others less so. this places coloured layers on top of the waveform, which you can just click and adjust to cover the individual tracks.

once you're happy with these, they are listed at the below, where you can name them. then its a case of *saving active tracks* to a folder somewhere, then simply drag and drop them into your itunes library. and finally convert them to AAC, from the *advanced* menu.

and thats you. i presume other software is along the same lines, and even if you didn't follow that, it'll be become clear once you have it on screen in front of you.

hope this helps.

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Old 09-06-2004, 10:15
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Cookie,

Yes it will.. You have to make your connection in the way that's been outlined a couple of times, but after that there are lots and lots of programs that will then 'rip' (Thats the process of taking the music from the source-in this case-tape) and record it onto your hard drive. If you have any CD recording software, it's almost certain that that will contain a sound recording program, and quite often a program to then convert that into mp3, but I went with the assumption that you had none of these when I made those recommendations.
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