I did extensive research a number of years ago into these for a site I run that distributes audio lectures, and I have multiple different models of tape to MP3 converters.
Almost all of the USB ones just show up to the computer as a USB sound card. As it happens, my brother has that exact model (with a different brand name on it, but they're all made by the same company), and can confirm that it shows up as a sound card (on Windows; I've never actually tried it on Linux). I strongly suspect that it will work on Linux, because there aren't all that many different audio chips floating around out there. In terms of software, the bundled CD just contains a copy of Audacity <http://www.audacityteam.org/>, which you should have no trouble getting for yourself. There is no special control software of any kind. Honestly, I prefer the sound quality from my Plusdeck2c <http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/gadgets/ipods-and-portable-audio/cassette-players/plusdeck2c-pc-cassette-deck-79024/review> over the sound quality of the USB model, but the Plusdeck is no longer available (for reasonable prices anyway; though occasionally they show up on eBay), and most cassette tapes weren't such incredible quality to start with. (The nicest thing about the Plusdeck was that it did have special software and a Serial port that it used to control and query status. However, that wouldn't work on Linux anyway, unless you wrote your own software.) Moshe -- Moshe Katz mmk...@umd.edu (301) 867-3732 On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 7:30 AM, Judah Milgram <milg...@cgpp.com> wrote: > A question to liven up the dog days of summer. > > I'm considering solutions to convert some cassette tapes to MP3. Turns out > for not a lot of money you can get something that converts directly, see > for example > > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018WBUJBS > > The question is... Linux? > > Some put the MP3's directly on a flash drive, and I guess that's a good > bet. > > But others seem to require connection to a computer... is it likely that > that they send a digital stream over the cable? And if so... is it likely > to be set-uppable on Linux? > > -- > Judah Milgram > milg...@cgpp.com > 301-257-7069 >
