Introduction
There
are a number of different ways of carrying out this task, including
buying specific hardware such as a cassette
player than you can fit directly to a PC, or a USB
turntable. We are going explore how this can be done with
your existing hardware, looking at the general principles first,
then the detail.
In general terms you are trying to convert an 'analogue' signal
into a digital form. This task will involve the following:
1.
Analogue source (tape player, radio, turntable etc...)
2.
The soundcard of your PC
3.
Software on your PC
Once
the information is captured in digital format, software can
be used to convert to other digital formats (MP3,
OGG VORBIS, WMA etc.) or burn the files onto a CD.
There
are some points which need to be made before we get started
on converting our sounds into digital format. Firstly, there
may be copyright issues involved in this process, check out
the copyright page to ensure that
you are clear about this. LiVEWYRE studio
does not encourage or condone the illegal duplication of copyrighted
material for distribution by any means. Secondly, the quality
of the final product will be largely dependant on the quality
of the original material and the quality of the system you
play it through. If your tape is warped or stretched you will
probably be wasting your time, the same applies to a faulty
tape player or ropey cabling.
OK,
that said, let's begin to take a look at the 'nuts & bolts'
of turning your tapes into CD's in STEP
ONE - 'Getting Started'.
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