Cassette Tape
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VTG 8 Track Stereo Tape Cassette 2 or 3 times a day Kiss me Starvin Woman AS IS $5.99 |
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6X Retro Cassette Tape Silicone Back Case For AT&T iPhone 4 4G 4S $0.95 |
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Savoy Audio Cassette 60 Tape storage holder vintage carrying case cassette tapes $24.99 |
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Death Grips – Ex Military Cassette Tape SEALED money store badbadnotgood $2.25 |
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CASSETTE TAPE BLACK SABBATH NEVER SAY DIE HERO RARE SAUDI ARABIA LABEL IMPORT $10.62 |
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New Philips Cassette Tape Hard Back Skin Case Cover For Apple iphone 4 4G 4S 4th $0.99 |
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MARILLION – SCRIPT FOR A JESTER’S TEAR (RARE 747 SAUDI CASSETTE/TAPE ALBUM) $6.31 |
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Boz Scaggs Down Two Then Left Cassette Tape 1977 The Marksmen Rock Steve Miller $2.39 |
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Boz Scaggs My Time Cassette Tape 1990 Columbia PCT 31384 Jazz Rock Soul 1972 $2.99 |
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CASSETTE TAPE CARPENTERS CLASSICS 355 RARE SAUDI ARABIA LABEL IMPORT OOP $9.48 |
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Boz Scaggs Slow Dancer Cassette Tape 1986 Columbia PCT 32760 Van Morrison $3.59 |
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The Byrds Original Singles 1965-1967 Vol 1 Cassette Tape 1980 Best Of Greatest $4.79 |
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CASSETTE TAPE EAGLES THE LONG RUN IMD RARE SAUDI ARABIA LABEL IMPORT OOP $7.73 |
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MARILLION – MISPLACED CHILDHOOD (RARE 747 SAUDI CASSETTE/TAPE ALBUM) $6.31 |
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CASSETTE TAPE THE FIRST JAZZ GUITAR COLLECTION VOL. 2 1983 SAUDI LABEL IMPORT $8.92 |
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Orange Silicone Cassette Tape Soft Cover Case +Film for iPhone 4 S 4G 4S ZVSF252 $0.89 |
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This Used to be My Playground MADONNA Cassette Tape Single & Long Version $4.99 |
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Willie Rosario- Sus Grandes Exitos- new/sealed cassette tape $11.00 |
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CASSETTE TAPE T.G. SHEPPARD’S GREATEST HITS 747 COUNTRY RARE SAUDI LABEL IMPORT $9.48 |
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BASF SOUND I 90, SEALED CASSETTE TAPE, TYPE I NORMAL $7.89 |
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New Philips Cassette Tape Hard Back Skin Case Cover For Apple iphone 4 4G 4S 4th $0.99 |
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CASSETTE TAPE OL’ WAYLON WAYLON JENNINGS 747 RARE SAUDI ARABIA LABEL IMPORT $9.09 |
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MARILLION – CLUTCHING AT STRAWS (RARE INDONESIAN CASSETTE/TAPE) WITH LYRIC SHEET $6.31 |
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1pc Retro Cassette Tape Silicone Case Cover Skin for ATT SamSung Galaxy S2 i9100 $0.99 |
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Pink Silicone Classic Cassette Tape Soft Case +Film for iPhone 4 S 4G 4S ZVSC942 $0.89 |
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CASSETTE TAPE WAYLON JENNINGS WAYLON & COMPANY 747 COUNTRY SAUDI LABEL IMPORT $9.48 |
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lot of 5 ROCK Metal CASSETTE TAPE MADE IN BULGARIA NEW ULTRA RARE UNIQUE $22.99 |
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THE SILENCERS A LETTER FROM SAINT PAUL CASSETTE TAPE $14.75 |
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CASSETTE TAPE EMERSON LAKE & PALMER IN CONCERT GMR RARE SAUDI LABEL IMPORT $10.62 |
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SKY audio cassette tape $7.89 |
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CASSETTE TAPE JOAN BAEZ /5 355 RARE SAUDI ARABIA LABEL IMPORT OOP $10.62 |
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SET LOT of 5 ROCK Metal CASSETTE TAPE MADE IN BULGARIA NEW ULTRA RARE UNIQUE $19.99 |
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CASSETTE TAPE KIM CARNES VOYEUR IBM RARE SAUDI ARABIA LABEL IMPORT OOP $10.62 |
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Brother P touch TX tape cassette TX-A511 Black on Grey 1″ (24mm) $21.99 |
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SET LOT of 5 ROCK Metal CASSETTE TAPE MADE IN BULGARIA NEW ULTRA RARE UNIQUE $21.99 |
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Brother P touch TX tape Cassette TX-2331 Blue on white 1/2″ (12mm) $19.99 |
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OFF! First Four EPs cassette tape Black Flag Keith Morris Circle Jerks Melvins $10.45 |
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VTG 8 Track Stereo Tape Cassette The Screen Scene Peter Nero Ship of Fools AS IS $5.99 |
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Brother P touch TX tape Cassette TX-1311 Black on clear 1/2″ (12mm) $15.99 |
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Bull – Bootsauce CASSETTE TAPE $1.49 |
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6 PCS Retro Cassette Tape Silicone Back Case For AT&T iPhone 4 4G 4S $0.95 |
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TDK SA-X90 90 min Blank Audio Cassette Tape Japan USA New Sealed NIP $12.95 |
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FORSYTH frederick/Sharp Pract/card game cassette TAPE AUDIOBOOK $2.39 |
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WALLACE edgar MAN WHO SHOT THE FAVORITE cassette tape audiobook $2.39 |
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ABBA GREATEST HITS VOL.2 UNIQUE EXYU CASSETTE TAPE $20.74 |
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AEROSMITH BIG ONES 1994 RARE SAUDI ARABIA CASSETTE TAPE $29.04 |
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AEROSMITH PUMP 1989 RARE EXYU CASSETTE TAPE $29.04 |
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BILLY IDOL CHARMED LIFE 1990 EXYU CASSETTE TAPE $16.59 |
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BILLY IDOL SONGS 11 OF THE BEST 1988 EXYU CASSETTE TAPE $16.59 |
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BILLY IDOL WHIPLASH SMILE 1986 EXYU CASSETTE TAPE $20.74 |
How to transfer vinyl records and cassette tapes to CDs
Analog media has become a thing of the past. Cassette players are slowly disappearing from the electronics sections of department stores. CD and MP3 players are in, cassette players are out. It’s almost impossible to see real turntables being displayed other than in music or DJ equipment stores, and the good ones are not cheap. This significant and fast change in the way we store our media today creates for us a new challenge, the preservation and transfer of our old media content to new digital mediums. I say preservation because we don’t want to lose it, and transfer because we still want to enjoy it. So how do we do it?
First, stay away from inexpensive equipment being sold at stores marketed as media conversion tools to transfer your cassette tapes or records to CDs. Generally, these products don’t perform any editing or noise reduction to improve the sound of your media. They also are not high quality products as far as sound reproduction. If you have decided to transfer your old media you might as well do it right and be satisfied with the results since this is something you will most likely only do once.
The first step would be to have an excellent player to produce the best sound possible. You can find a studio quality cassette player for about $200.00 and a decent turntable for about $400.00. You will also need a USB audio interface like the American Audio Versaport unit Guitar Center carries for about $120.00. You will also need a good audio editing program so that you can capture the sound, perform any necessary editing and burn the results onto a CD. Audacity is a free one you can get from www.download.com.
This is pretty much all you need as far as equipment and software, but as you can see, it will cost you about $700.00. This does not include quality blank CDs (not all CDs are created equal) and all the time you will need to setup and learn how to use all of this on your own.
Your other alternative depending on how many records or cassettes you actually want to transfer is to utilize a professional service like www.mediacure.net to do this for you. Sure, you might save some money by doing it on your own assuming you have hundreds of tapes or records, but that does not take into account the learning curve or how time consuming this process can be. This service offers several packages and options including transferring all of your media to MP3 files if all you want to do is load it into your MP3 player or computer to then burn on your own. The choice is yours.
About the Author
Peter Garcia is the founder of www.mediacure.net, a service offering media transfer solutions.
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