Equipment to download cassette tapes to your pc

Does anybody know if they make something that you can take your cassette tapes and put them on your pc? I have seen things for records to be downloaded onto your pc. Thanks

Do you still have a cassette player? If so, use this:
Easy LP to MP3 - Windows
Model: 8045661 | SKU: 9511192
Tired of scratched records and damaged cassette tapes? Update your music collection with Easy LP to MP3. This convenient tool includes a handy Audio Capture USB device that converts music from traditional LPs, cassettes and even Internet radio into WAV, WMA, Audio and MP3 CD formats. From there, you can output the digital music from your PC to iTunes, CD or a portable device with ease. No need to tote your record player around; now music goes from your turntable to your tiny portable music player in minutes. Converting recordings into new formats is just the beginning. Easy LP to MP3 also improves sound quality by removing clicks, pops and hisses from recordings. Enhance audio with the 10-channel graphics equalizer and add special effects to make each recording sound unique. Within recordings, automatically split and name tracks for easy identification. A disc label creator helps you create personalized, easily identifiable CDs. An included cable connection kit ensures you'll have everything you need to begin bringing your music collection up to date.
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There are cassette players that can connect to computers. From there the audio can be recorded to mp3 file using software that comes with the device. Another option is to pay a company to do the conversion for you.
I have been considering this myself because I have some old tapes for which CDs were never released. Don't even know if the tapes are in good enough condition to make the conversion worth while.

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1st: Hook up your stereo to your PC line input jack. I prefer using an analog-to-digital converter hooked into my USB port instead. This may reduce or eliminate a possible PC soundcard hum, mostly found on laptops and low-end PCs. Ederol makes the UA-1X converter that is fairly good.
2nd: Record the album using one of the various free or paid software programs out there. I use Audacity. It is free and can be found here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows
3rd: Youll need to record each side individually. After recording both sides, youll have two computer files. These need to be broken into their individual song tracks and error corrected (if desired).
4th: Assigning track name and other info may be possible using the CDDB, but it may not recognize the files. Manual entry may be the only method.
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Hi, zoopop - This subject was discussed recently, and several options for achieving your aim are described in this topic:
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Please can I ask for your advice on the best way to acheive optimum quality when converting/transferring cassette tapes into my itunes library.
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Transferring analog vinyl albums (or cassettes) to your PC is not a trivial effort.
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4th: Assigning track name and other info may be possible using the CDDB, but it may not recognize the files. Manual entry may be the only method.
5th: You can then import them into iTunes as MP3, AAC or other format to play in your iPod. You may first want to burn them to CD in their full-digital form for backup. iTunes and the CDDB may recognize them better coming off a CD rather than your HD.
Do some Google searches. There are many sites that give overviews on how to convert your records to digital. Here are some from my files:
http://www.blazeaudio.com/howto/lp-overview.html
http://www.gmayor.com/CDR_Pages.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~doniteli/index80.htm
http://www.pcabusers.net/vinyllp/vinyllp.htm
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