Do likewise, if your deck has buttons for different tape types, like metal or chrome. Adjust the tape bias and type: Each of your tapes should say “high bias” or “normal bias.” If your tape deck has a bias knob or button, adjust it to match each tape.It’s also great for analog-to-digital audio conversion.

Download Audacity: This free, bare-bones audio editor is easy to use.

If you notice any of these (or your tape gets eaten), get your hands on a new tape deck. Listen for common issues, like excess hissing, weird playback speeds, or wow and flutter (warbling noises).

Make sure the tape deck works: Play a tape you don’t care about.

One of the dropdown menus should say “tagging” or “properties.” Open this menu to add album art you’ve fetched from Google Images.Īnd that’s all there is to it! Keep your USB cassette converter handy and offer it to friends who need to digitize their old cassettes. Hold down the CTRL key, click each track of an album, and then right-click your selection. To add artwork manually, open your music player and find your songs.

Add album artwork: You can either do this automatically in Music Tag or manually in music software, like iTunes or foobar2000.

Be sure to add the album and artist name to each track, along with a tracklisting (track 1, 2, etc.), so the files stay organized.

Put a tape in the converter, plug it into your computer, and read the instructions: After you’ve done this, open the software and follow the instructions to digitize your tracks.

If your computer doesn’t have a disc drive, consult the manufacturer’s website because you can probably download it from there. Download the accompanying software: Your USB cassette converter comes with a software download disc.We suggest either the Reshow, which drops recordings into iTunes, or the MYPIN, which converts recordings to raw MP3 files. Buy a converter: Your first step is to buy a USB cassette converter.

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