best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
what is the best way to get your beats from cassette to computer ??
I have a 4 track tascam 414 mkll
I have a 4 track tascam 414 mkll
Re: best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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.
Or you could get an audio interface and use some better program like Pro Tools.
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Re: best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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).
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I got sp to tape to mbox
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Re: best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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.
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but the best way was mentioned, use your sampler and export the file.
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.
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Re: best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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
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
Re: best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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.
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Re: best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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 ??
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Re: best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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.
EQ is probably what you'll need. Also, check your cables, try a different set, you may get less signal loss.
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Re: best way to get beats from cassette to computer?
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
