best way to get beats from cassette to computer?

Retro_addicT · **Joined:** Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 53

what is the best way to get your beats from cassette to computer ??

I have a 4 track tascam 414 mkll

MattCoops · **Posted:** Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:04 am

A cheap and dirty way is get a RCA to 1/8" mini cable and plug into Mic input on sound card and record playback in Reaper, Audacity, or similar software.

Or you could get an audio interface and use some better program like Pro Tools.

hseiken · **Posted:** Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:48 am

Play the tape back into the SP, use your normal method of getting tracks from SP to the computer (i.e. pull the card out and plug it into a card reader).

eighty9s · **Posted:** Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:22 am

I got sp to tape to mbox

LO- · **Joined:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:11 pm **Posts:** 446

i got a usb walkman foe 20 bucks, didnt get to try it yet though,

yo, grab an berginger ufo 202 or ucontrol 202. it works good with tapes.

48 khz berginger hifi/

but the best way was mentioned, use your sampler and export the file.

Retro_addicT · **Joined:** Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 53

maybe I should have mentioned that I have ableton and a saffire 6 audio interface

I asked this question because I hate the way my beats sound when I track them out to ableton straight from the sp...It never really sounds like it did on the sp

LO- · **Joined:** Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:11 pm **Posts:** 446

if you use the line out on your sp, you should be able to match the sound on your computer, might need to fiddle with the input level on the computer or interface, but it's do-able.

Retro_addicT · **Joined:** Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 53

bonkers beats wrote:

if you use the line out on your sp, you should be able to match the sound on your computer, might need to fiddle with the input level on the computer or interface, but it's do-able.

should I be running the sp into something before It goes into the daw ??

hseiken · **Posted:** Wed Feb 12, 2014 8:52 pm

Use the DAW to correct the SP's sound. Nothing in between is necessary on direct input.

EQ is probably what you'll need. Also, check your cables, try a different set, you may get less signal loss.

Retro_addicT · **Joined:** Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:30 pm **Posts:** 53

hseiken wrote:

Use the DAW to correct the SP's sound. Nothing in between is necessary on direct input.

EQ is probably what you'll need. Also, check your cables, try a different set, you may get less signal loss.

will do thanks a lot

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