Recording audio from cassette player to computer

**SagarP** · 10-09-2008

I have some old cassette tapes I would like to put on CD using my computer's CD burner. How do I hook the cassette player to my computer?
I don't know what actually i need?
Well i have sound card on my computer & have audio headphone out on the cassette player. So how can i connect these two devices? What wire & pin will be needed?
OR is there any other way?

**mijaba** · 10-09-2008

This is the perfect answer to your question

Record Music from a Cassette Tape to Your Computer

**Mutilda** · 10-09-2008

I’d connect an 1/8 inch to 1/8 inch audio cable from the headphone output on the tape player to the input on your sound card. This will give you a direct connection straight into your sound card. Many of you may have equipment that’ll allow you to use stereo cables from your player to your computer, but I don’t have a hoity-toity sound card, so this is out of the question for me. Look at the ports on both devices to see what type of cable would provide you with the best quality for the transfer.

Once the audio has been recorded, you can convert it into an MP3 or burn it straight to a CD.

**Howard** · 10-09-2008

Use DMC auxiliary input (download this from www.download.com)and its parent program dBpoweramp music convertor. I think you need both to run.

Attach a cable from the headphone socket of the device and plug the other end into the LINE IN socket of your sound card (most sound cards will have a line in, mic in, out)

You can listen to the music as you are recording. dMC auxiliary input will detect the start and stop sections of each song and save your files as MP3.

Great way to save tracks from old LDs, cassette tapes etc.