Recording from PC to cassette
 

I would like to get some MP3s off the PC onto cassette tape for use in the car, as I'm a luddite and don't have a CD player in it, even though it's comparitively modern.

My question is, being stupid, how on Earth do i go about doing this? I don't want brilliant quality since the tape player isn't brilliant anyway, just so that it's playable.

Re: Recording from PC to cassette
 

Get a 3.5mm to 2 phono cable.
Connect the 2 phono to the inputs on your tape deck.
Connect 3.5mm to usual output on your soundcard.
Play on the computer, record on the tape deck.

Hope that helps.

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Must confess I'm not sure what cable this is.....

I'm rather rubbish at this sort of thing.

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Add a cassette deck to your PC.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2005/05/6.jpg

Here's a UK site that stocks them, but it may be cheaper from the ThinkGeek link above.

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Reemmber to try it out for a few seconds before you record the whole thing to make sure you have the volume levels set correctly.

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I would probably purchase it from ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WD2V

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Or, pop down to Camlab... just behind House of Fraser in the town centre... opposite the old railway museum. Explain to them what you want to do, adn they'll sell you the exact cable you need :) It's open this afternoon, but not open tomorrow.
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Ahhh, here's their website: http://www.camlab.net/
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err... you do still live in Swindon, right?

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Me? No, Manchester!

Thanks to everyone who's offered advice, I am going to have a go next week at getting the right equipment.

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Oops, could have sworn you lived in Machester, along with me and Rough D :blush: :dunce:

wonder who else it is then. :confused:
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Oh, I was thinking of Mikey B... I'm sure he's from Swindon. Your names are very similar after all :erm:

I think I've been drinking too much Night Nurse today

Re: Recording from PC to cassette
 

what tape deck are you using? is it part of a midi system?you may well be stuck without audio inputs,if its stand alone tape deck part of a stack system or an av system you will be ok but im not sure about line in's on midi systems

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The alternative way if you dont have auxilary inputs on your hifi, would be to burn it as a CD, then pop the Cd in your little hifi unit and then press record on the tape deck that should pick up the signal playing on the CD.

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^^^^ that sounds an easy way to me and cd's only cost pence nowadays

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The MP3->CD->Tape method was the one I was going to suggest.

The only drawback is that some hi-fi units (in fact, many old ones) won't be able to read from CD-Rs, and even fewer will be able to read from CD-RWs.