Audacity software

[dubtrub]

Is anyone familiar with the free online download software program Audacity? http://audacity.download-latest.com/ I'm skeptical of anything free.

I'm wanting to transfer my many/many cassette tapes over to CD and found this tutorial on YouTube.

[Veenture]

Last year I went and bought myself a USB turntable which came with the abovementioned Audacity program. It worked but I couldn't get it to record in stereo and besides, the turntable was of such flimsy quality that I regretted buying it. On the recorded tracks 'wow' and 'flutter' was all over the place, so I made no further attempts at transferring from vinyl records

Audacity software itself is no problem. I have it on my computer and when I have the time (and the urge) I shall now follow this tutorial since I still have my old Thorens turntable in the attic, as well as my old tape casette machine.

You can always scan the download with your anti virus software before using it but I'd say it's safe.

That's a great tutorial you posted Danny, thanks!

Paul

[sleeperNY]

I have Cool Edit Pro on my computer and have recorded some with it. I haven't transfered from cassette to cd with it but my friend has transfered from recored to cd with it and it came out great. You can remove all the background noise with it. I wish I know how to do it but I haven't tried to and my friend has had a Stroke and no longer can help me with it. Oh ya I should mention that Audacity is the new name for Cool Edit Pro.

Sorry I couldn't have been more help but the program can do what you want.

Jim

[brutus]

Consider buying a stand alone component burner, I bought the pdr 509 from Pioneer and it works great for tapes, vinyl, field recorders. But I do worry about future availability of "music" CDR's and of course burners aren't free.