tape cassette to PC software

[notahopeinhell]

Hi.

Can anyone suggest free software that I can use to record from my cassette deck to my PC which is simple.
I have tried audacity but frankly I haven't a clue as to what the various adjustments are supposed to be for and also I keep getting messages that audacity has a problem and needs to close and then it does!!

I have tried "Spin it again" which is dead easy and happily recorded the first side of a cassette but the free version doesn't seem to permit creating a CD by adding the second side to the first - or if it does it is beyond me!

I just want software a mutt like me can use to copy an audio cassette to my PC and then record to a CD without the need for a sophisticated  brain.

Appreciate any help.

[darhblader]

what kinda hardware are you using?

how is the sound sent from the cassette player to the computer?

line in?

[musicollector]

Judging from what you said, you already know that your cassette outputs have to be physically connected to the Line In of your PC's audio card.

I would very highly recommend Audiograbber, the only freeware you'll ever need for this purpose.  Use it to encode the music being output from your cassette deck to the PC.

Once you install this software from:  http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/  open the software and click on "MP3" after checking the box below it. Set the slider to the MP3 quality you want. It used to be that you had to explicitly place a Lame Encoder file in the directory, but I believe this is now automatically done during the installation (if you find that the higher bit rates are not showing up, drop me an email at: musicollector at gmail dot com)

Go to File | Line In Sampling.

Click on Mixer. Set your output volume such that the VU meter reads at the border or below the red section. Give it a name in the window.

Cue up the song,  hit the Play button (the triangle). and start your music Your music will start encoding.

Once you complete this, install a very good software for burning CDs. I recommend CBurnerXP found at:
http://cdburnerxp.se/download

Once installed, you can use it to burn the CD. I recommend using two separate software for encoding and burning.

Hope this helps.

Harry
http://harry.cckerala.com