I wouldn't advise that either. I would suggest going to the line out of a tape deck for better signal and no likelihood of unwanted added frequencies. Just my $.02.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Samuel Wilkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 9:42 AM Subject: Re: Hello am looking for some advice in converting tapes to cd. >I meant from the line-in jack of the soundcard to the headphone jack of the > cassette deck. I must be going mad. > Samuel Wilkins > Email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype Cleverclogs6953 > Windows Live Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > A O L Instant Messenger Samuel4851 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 1:20 AM > Subject: Re: Hello am looking for some advice in converting tapes to cd. > > >> High Samuel, >> Aren't you a little mixed up there? >> You said to run a line in cable from the headphone jack of the sound card >> to >> the headphone jack of the tape player. >> That trick wont work. >> Because you are trying to run 2 outputs in to each other. >> If the voltage was much higher then 250mv which comes out of both a walk >> man >> and your sound card, you will end up frying your tape player and your >> sound >> card all at the same time. >> The headphone jack if anything, should be connected to the line in jack >> of >> the sound card. >> This way, Gold Wave or any audio editor will make the recording without >> any >> problems. >> I'm not to keen on making recordings on a pc yet, but I did learn that >> the >> hard way when I was a kid. >> Two outputs can't be connected together. >> John. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Samuel Wilkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:58 AM >> Subject: Re: Hello am looking for some advice in converting tapes to cd. >> >> >>> Have you tried the Goldwave sound editor? That is what I use for my >>> sound >>> editing and I am currently in the process of converting a tape to CD for >>> a >>> friend of mine. I use Window Eyes too and Goldwave is very accessible >>> with >>> it. You need a line-in cable running from the headphone jack of your >>> sound >>> card to the headphone jack of your tape deck. Hope this helps. >>> Samuel Wilkins >>> Email >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Skype Cleverclogs6953 >>> Windows Live Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> A O L Instant Messenger Samuel4851 >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Sue Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:44 AM >>> Subject: Hello am looking for some advice in converting tapes to cd. >>> >>> >>>> Hello my name is Sue. Hope I could find some friendly people here on >>>> this >>>> list. Hopefully some of you are visually impaired and could help me >>>> out. >>>> I >>>> recently got a cd burner and am loving it. Am using this program from >>>> Readingmadeeasy.com. It allows me to create data and audio cds. What I >>>> would like to do is somehow convert my tapes to MP3 format then I could >>>> transfer to cd. I did look at two programs which are audio grabber and >>>> audacity. Since I only have a 20 GB hard drive with 256 MB of ramcould >>>> this work? Also if I were going to do this I also know I would need >>>> some >>>> sort of cable to go from my computer to my tape deck. I do have a tape >>>> player about the size of the walkman, could I use that? What kind of >>>> cable >>>> would I need. Also am using Window Eyes and since am looking at those >>>> programs I have mentioned, I did look at the memory and the space they >>>> would take up. Would this work? Am looking at an hour tape to convert >>>> to >>>> cd. I am also running Windows XP. So if anyone has suggestions on how >>>> to >>>> do this since this is my first time in making cds and loving it. 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