Try MusicMatch Jukebox.  I did some soundclips located at
www.springhillquartet.com that turned out pretty good.  It allows you to
specify the quality and the length of the recordings.

http://www.musicmatchjukebox.com/


Thanks,
Keith D Sellars
WebGraffix
www.webgraffix.com

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Ohlman" <matthew(at)ohlman.com>
To: "Lori" <lorrie652(at)icehouse.net>
Cc: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: audio from cassette to HD


> Lori. I tried this once and got it to work, but of course the
> quality won't be that good. I'm not sure if you can get a
> program like Easy CD Creator on a Mac, but you will
> need something like that, (or I think a program like
> Windows Sound Recorder would do). CD Creator has
> a special option to rip music. It will let you go from CD
> to HD, from Vinal Record to HD, and it will let you go from
> Cassete Tape to Hard Drive.
> That is not all though. You will need a tape recorder
> with a LINE-OUT slot, (I think that a Headphone slot
> would work just as well). Remember that the head phone
> slot is already amplified, and if you turn it up to loud you
> risk frying your sound card! Oh yeah, you need a sound
> card. Then finally, you will need a "patch cord". A patch
> cord is a cord that matches with whatever both of the
> ends are. You could probably go down to your local Radio
> Shack, and pick up one, and I don't think that there very
> expensive.
> Anyway, Plug both ends up, and push play (on the tape deck),
> and record (on the computer) and HOPEFULLY they will work.
> Let me know if you have any problems!
>
> Hope this helps, it's been a while since I did this!
> Matthew
>
>
>
> | Matthew Ohlman
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> | http://www.ohlman.com/
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>
>
> At 08:26 PM 4/20/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi
> >
> >This is my first time to try and get an audio file online. I have all the
> >software I need once I get the audio into my HD but I need to know what
> >kind of hardware/software I will need to get it from my cassette to my HD
> >(the tape is only 2 minutes long).
> >
> >I have a PowerMac 8500/180
> >
> >I'll probably be back with Q's re the code later :o)
> >
> >thanks in advance,
> >
> >lori
>
>
>
>
>

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