Let me rephrase the question re: Transforming Regular Tape (audioand video) to DIGITAL

[TIA]

Thanks for the response re the software. Does anyone know what machines
I can buy that will copy the recordings of microcassettes, regular audio
and handycam (8 mm) to digital format?

I know the video format machines are out there. How do I get the other
types of tape into a digital format?

TIA.

[Kendall]

"TIA" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the response re the software. Does anyone know what machines
> I can buy that will copy the recordings of microcassettes, regular audio
> and handycam (8 mm) to digital format?
>
> I know the video format machines are out there. How do I get the other
> types of tape into a digital format?



I think maybe you aren't asking the correct questions.

You need a machine that plays each type of tape. To get a signal from a
microcassette to digital, you buy a machine that plays microcassettes, and
plug the output into your computer soundcard and record it.

To get a signal from an 8mm Handycam tape to digital, you get a machine that
plays 8mm tapes, and plug the output into your computer soundcard and record
it.

I would continue and specify what machine you need for "regular audio", but
I have no idea what you mean by that. Are you speaking of sound you can
hear in a space, that someone or something is making as you hear it? If so,
you need to connect a microphone to your computer soundcard and record it.
If by "regular audio", you mean something on another format (such as VHS or
whatever) then you need a machine that plays VHS or whatever, and connect it
to your your computer soundcard and record it.

Now, having typed all of this, and answered the exact questions you have
asked above, I have a suspicion that these aren't the answers you actually
want. Perhaps you are asking for specific model numbers of machines that do
the above? Or are you asking what soundcard you need to get sound into the
computer? Or software, maybe? Or are you asking if there is a standalone
machine that you pop all 3 kinds of tapes into, and it spits out digital
audio? If one of those questions looks like it might yield the answers you
are actually looking for, perhaps you would do well to ask one of them,
instead.

I suggest you back up, and look at what you are trying to achieve, and then
look at what questions you need to ask to get a meaningful (to you) answer
from us, and try yet again. If you want specific model numbers for each
type of tape, ask that in the question. If you want to know a complete
synopsis of the process from each type of tape to a specific type of digital
audio file, ask that in the question.

The more detail and info you give US, the more likely it will be that we
will answer the question with the answer you need. As it is, the questions
you have asked got answered. Like I said, I don't think you are asking the
right questions.

Good luck with the next round.

Kendall

>
> TIA.

[Kendall]

"TIA" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the response re the software. Does anyone know what machines
> I can buy that will copy the recordings of microcassettes, regular audio
> and handycam (8 mm) to digital format?
>
> I know the video format machines are out there. How do I get the other
> types of tape into a digital format?



I think maybe you aren't asking the correct questions.

You need a machine that plays each type of tape. To get a signal from a
microcassette to digital, you buy a machine that plays microcassettes, and
plug the output into your computer soundcard and record it.

To get a signal from an 8mm Handycam tape to digital, you get a machine that
plays 8mm tapes, and plug the output into your computer soundcard and record
it.

I would continue and specify what machine you need for "regular audio", but
I have no idea what you mean by that. Are you speaking of sound you can
hear in a space, that someone or something is making as you hear it? If so,
you need to connect a microphone to your computer soundcard and record it.
If by "regular audio", you mean something on another format (such as VHS or
whatever) then you need a machine that plays VHS or whatever, and connect it
to your your computer soundcard and record it.

Now, having typed all of this, and answered the exact questions you have
asked above, I have a suspicion that these aren't the answers you actually
want. Perhaps you are asking for specific model numbers of machines that do
the above? Or are you asking what soundcard you need to get sound into the
computer? Or software, maybe? Or are you asking if there is a standalone
machine that you pop all 3 kinds of tapes into, and it spits out digital
audio? If one of those questions looks like it might yield the answers you
are actually looking for, perhaps you would do well to ask one of them,
instead.

I suggest you back up, and look at what you are trying to achieve, and then
look at what questions you need to ask to get a meaningful (to you) answer
from us, and try yet again. If you want specific model numbers for each
type of tape, ask that in the question. If you want to know a complete
synopsis of the process from each type of tape to a specific type of digital
audio file, ask that in the question.

The more detail and info you give US, the more likely it will be that we
will answer the question with the answer you need. As it is, the questions
you have asked got answered. Like I said, I don't think you are asking the
right questions.

Good luck with the next round.

Kendall

>
> TIA.

[Scott Dorsey]

TIA > wrote:
>Thanks for the response re the software. Does anyone know what machines
>I can buy that will copy the recordings of microcassettes, regular audio
>and handycam (8 mm) to digital format?
>
>I know the video format machines are out there. How do I get the other
>types of tape into a digital format?

You play them with whatever playback machine you have, and plug the output
into a digital recorder of some sort.

The hard part is the playback side, especially with microcassettes.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Scott Dorsey]

TIA > wrote:
>Thanks for the response re the software. Does anyone know what machines
>I can buy that will copy the recordings of microcassettes, regular audio
>and handycam (8 mm) to digital format?
>
>I know the video format machines are out there. How do I get the other
>types of tape into a digital format?

You play them with whatever playback machine you have, and plug the output
into a digital recorder of some sort.

The hard part is the playback side, especially with microcassettes.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."