will wrote in news:BD02DCBB.83F%willp17
@sio.midco.net:

As for archiving LP's to mp3... I think I'd archive as AIFF or .wav files
and save a copy as mp3. Cassettes may not matter as much, depending
on how and what type of original cassette was used (and how they play
back, etc.). Although, I have to say that I've cleaned up some cassettes
using SparkXL and the resultant file wasn't bad. So, I guess...YMMV.
HTH.


I'd planned on putting wav files on a DVD for archival purposes but need to
make the MP3s available as well for inclusion in a library's music
collection. Easy access is a priority here.

The cassettes are pretty nasty sounding. Between low quality cassette
stock being used, an overuse of reverb and a surprisingly noise 1/2" master
(which has since been destroyed which is why I've got to take it from the
mass produced cassette), the audio quality is pretty horrid. I'm not going
to let "perfect" be the enemy of "good" here.