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Transferring old homemade cassette tapes
I have some homemade cassette tapes that were made about
20 to 30 years ago on a Radio Shack recorder. The tapes haven't been played in about 20 years and haven't been kept in any special storage. Would like to transfer them to digital. Should I expect any type changes to the tapes or the audio? Also, I don't have a cassette player. What about the idea of just getting a player at Radio Shack and transferring them through the player's headphone out? My sound card has a breakout box with "Phono" in so I don't think I'd need to get a line level signal from the cassette player. Any type of digital clean up or EQing that might be recommended? (I do have a program for cleaning up old record transfers but don't know if it would apply at all for this.) Any thoughts about what might be typical to expect would be appreciated. |
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I have some homemade cassette tapes that were made about 20 to 30 years ago on a Radio Shack recorder. The tapes haven't been played in about 20 years and haven't been kept in any special storage. Mono or stereo? What is on them? Was NR used? Would like to transfer them to digital. Should I expect any type changes to the tapes or the audio? Type changes? You can expect that the azimuth will be off, and it is possible the pressure pads are bad after so long. Occasionally you will find tape that has lost lubrication and sequeals. Also, I don't have a cassette player. What about the idea of just getting a player at Radio Shack and transferring them through the player's headphone out? My sound card has a breakout box with "Phono" in so I don't think I'd need to get a line level signal from the cassette player. "Phono" is not a line-level input. I suggest if you care about sound quality that you get a good quality cassette deck.... also you will want to tweak the azimuth control on the deck (which may just be a screw on the side of the headstack) to get the best high end. Monitor in mono because it will exaggerate the treble problems. If you used Dolby NR, there is another set of nightmare issues with getting the Dolby to track. Any type of digital clean up or EQing that might be recommended? (I do have a program for cleaning up old record transfers but don't know if it would apply at all for this.) Well, that depends on what, if anything, is wrong with them. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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