http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-convert-cassettes-to-mp3/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-convert-cassettes-to-mp3/#comment-730160 Michael Hallsted Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:08:56 +0000 http://395730416#comment-730160 I have both the ION USB turntable and the ION USB cassette deck. They work great as long as I did not use USB. Use the RCA output plugs with your computer's sound card line input and you will get consistent and better sound quality. I first tried using USB, and the recordings were... ok, and sometimes USB just could not keep up and the sound was all garbled. This was on my iMac. So I hooked them up to my brother's WinXP computer and tried recording with USB, only to get the same garbled results. Then I switched to the RCA plugs and it was like night and day for me... good sound, good recordings, each and every time. Sometimes, I have no idea why people like USB so much. I have both the ION USB turntable and the ION USB cassette deck. They work great as long as I did not use USB. Use the RCA output plugs with your computer’s sound card line input and you will get consistent and better sound quality. I first tried using USB, and the recordings were… ok, and sometimes USB just could not keep up and the sound was all garbled. This was on my iMac. So I hooked them up to my brother’s WinXP computer and tried recording with USB, only to get the same garbled results. Then I switched to the RCA plugs and it was like night and day for me… good sound, good recordings, each and every time. Sometimes, I have no idea why people like USB so much.

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-convert-cassettes-to-mp3/#comment-729964 Jeanine Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:25:52 +0000 http://395730416#comment-729964 I think this is cool. The first device I lusted after was an eight track player. Wooo, really dated. Anyway, what is the name and contact info for a tape deck with quality audio that I could use to transfer my cassettes to mp3? I think this is cool. The first device I lusted after was an eight track player. Wooo, really dated. Anyway, what is the name and contact info for a tape deck with quality audio that I could use to transfer my cassettes to mp3?

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-convert-cassettes-to-mp3/#comment-729711 Nick Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:36:18 +0000 http://395730416#comment-729711 The internal deck for converting tapes to mp3 was a waste of money; much too much rfi hash. Even unacceptable for 'voice' tapes. I think it's been taken off the market now. Mine is called PlusDeck2. The internal deck for converting tapes to mp3 was a waste of money; much too much rfi hash. Even unacceptable for ‘voice’ tapes. I think it’s been taken off the market now. Mine is called PlusDeck2.

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-convert-cassettes-to-mp3/#comment-729652 Andrew Hargreave Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:14:30 +0000 http://395730416#comment-729652 How's the mp3 quality of the conversion? I have a bunch of old cassettes from the 80's that I've been planning to digitize...along with a bunch of LP's (I used to DJ at a roller rink). I looked at some devices a few years ago but they got panned pretty badly on the quality of the converted audio. How’s the mp3 quality of the conversion? I have a bunch of old cassettes from the 80′s that I’ve been planning to digitize…along with a bunch of LP’s (I used to DJ at a roller rink). I looked at some devices a few years ago but they got panned pretty badly on the quality of the converted audio.

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