Cassette tapes have a limited lifespan. After a few years, the audio tape begins to oxidize and fall apart, eventually becoming unusable. Reactions to the demise of cassette tapes range from mild disappointment as favorite songs become distorted, to outright panic over the loss of business seminars or critical audio records. This is a task you do not want to postpone. For the best sounding audio CDs, digitize your cassette tapes as soon as possible.
Instructions
- 1 Insert the cassette tape into the tape player. Plug one end of the cable into the output of the cassette player; plug the other end into the input of the computer.
2 Click All Programs from the Start Menu. Click Accessories. Click Sound Recorder.
3 Play one of the loudest sections of the audio tape. Adjust the volume on the cassette recorder for optimum audio quality so that the volume level bar in the Sound Recorder extends most (but not all) of the way from left to right, to assure that the audio will be loud and clear but not distorted. Stop the cassette and rewind to the beginning of the tape.
4 Press Play on the cassette player, then quickly click Start Recording on the Sound Recorder. Click Stop Recording when you reach the end of the tape. Enter a file name for the audio file. Press Stop on the cassette player, if necessary.
5 Open Windows Media Player. Press Ctrl-O. Click the audio file you just recorded. Click Open.
6 Right-click the audio file in the Windows Media Player window. Click Add to Burn List. Click the Burn tab.
7 Insert a blank CD into the CD drive. Click Start Burn. Remove the CD when finished burning.
