Comments on Tape to MP3

  1. The audacity to ignore Audacity

    I have been doing what you are describing for roughly 4 and a half years. Originally, the best thing running was Audacity. It hasn't changed in my opinion. I record in Audacity because it has a great deal of control and power. I then edit in audacity, split tracks and use Audacity's Export Multiple feature (which I believe was added at my recommendation) to generate all the MP3s back to back (ie. not having to save each one individually). Audacity rocks. I use it for recording tapes, but also live recording of speakers and musicians. The mixing and filtering capabilities, coupled with the unlimited undo (so long as you have HD space) make Audacity a one-stop audio-editing shop. And that doesn't list a great deal of the features.
    Nice thing is that it's in the Ubuntu repository :)

    • Comment posted on Thursday 14 Dec 2006 at 5:06pm
    • By Matt Carpenter

  2. Now I am using Audacity

    Last time I did this, I actually DID do it (almost) all in Audacity. I didn't do the encoding in Audacity because I didn't find a way to do variable bitrate MP3s. However, the recording process was pretty easy, and I finally managed to figure out how to bump up the volume on the recorded file. And you're right, the unlimited undo is a real life saver. I'm still not an expert, but upon further experimentation, Audacity is definitely much better than the ad hoc method I used the first time.

  3. Turning Cassettes into MP3s

    Please tell me where I can find the programs used to convert cassettes to MP3s. Are they free? I have two cassettes of language study that I would LOVE to convert to MP3 files. Is there any way to tell me what I might be using up? I use the Sony mp3 player as of now.

    • Comment posted on Thursday 14 Dec 2006 at 5:07pm
    • By Louie H.

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