IT Queries: Computer problems answered

Can you convert old audio cassette tapes to CD and MP3.

Walter

You certainly can, Walter. You need to plug your cassette player into the Line In jack on your computer’s sound card. You may need to buy the right cable from your local electronics shop.

Having done that, you should download the free Audacity program to capture the sound files and save them to your computer.

Audacity also includes a feature to remove any pops or hisses that were on the original cassette and we’d recommend doing this.

Finally you can burn the files to a CD or convert them to MP3.

While the process sounds fairly simple, it usually takes a few attempts to get right. Make sure you have at least a Gb free on your computer and that the line in function on your soundcard hasn’t been muted.

An excellent tutorial on this can be found on the nsftools site.

Best of luck.

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