Cassette Tapes have been widely replaced by the CDs and for lots of people, MP3 files are perfect format as Mp3 Files provide great sound quality and takes lesser space on your hard disk or CD. I really don't need to say anything about the popularity of Mp3 files. This format is extremely popular and supported by almost all portable devices like iPod, iRiver, Creative Zen, Mobile phones etc..
It is a great idea to convert your Tapes to Mp3 files or CD. This way you can preserve your records as well as carry your favorite music anywhere with you.
Converting Tapes To Mp3 means, you need to record your tapes into your computer. It is very easy and now let me tell you how to convert audio cassettes tapes to Mp3 format without any hassles. Please do these things step by step and there is no way you'll face any problems :-
1. First of all, you need a recording software to record from your cassette player. You might use Windows Sound Recorder but unfortunately, it doesn't support recordings larger than 1 minute. Therefore, practically Windows Sound Record is of no use If you want to use it for recording audio cassettes into Mp3 format. There are other software available for this purpose and I'll discuss this later in the article.
2. You need to connect Headphone out (or Line Out) jack of your tape player to Line In jack of your computer's sound card with a Stereo to Stereo cable having 1/8" plugs on each end. Ask for this cable at Radio Shack or nearby hardware stores. You should get this cable very easily and cheap. This cable will act as a medium of transferring audio data from your tape player to your computer's sound card.
3. Run the recording software and select "Line In" recording source and start recording the output of cassette player. You can also monitor the recording.
4. Once the recording is done, break the files so that you can get a separate file for an individual song. If you save the whole file, all the tracks will be in one file and you'll face problem when you'll want to hear a particular song. You won't be able to walk between different songs so make sure to break up the recorded file while converting cassette tapes to mp3.
5. After breaking the file into individual songs, you can either burn an Audio CD or an MP3 CD. You can also just save MP3 on your hard disk and transfer them to a player of your choice.
Please note that MP3 format is a compressed format and make sure that you use higher bit rates to save the recorded file. Higher bit rates will save the resultant mp3 file in excellent quality.
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