Testing Two Cassette Tape to USB MP3 Converter/ Capture Devices (ezcap231 & Reliance)

[@MsSalisha13]

Hello, I'm watching this in 2020. This was extremely helpful in making my purchase. Thank you

[@heygem]

enjoy your digitized tapes.

[@abdallahaourik]

I’ve just purchased one of this devise, I must say that it records only few seconds. I wanted so much something to record all my cassettes, Unfortunately this device is not satisfactory to my need. I lost money for nothing I hoped on this device.

[@Curegirl0023]

@@abdallahaourik oh, which one u bought?

[@alanguages]

January 28/ 2023 My first endeavour to saving information from my cassette tapes that were never released on to digital. Truly grateful for your video and explanation on the approach. Now I have treasured educational material, that I can use with convenience. Big Thanks.

[@heygem]

Sounds good!

[@jlacey6674]

This was a HUGELY important video. I have a 22yr old KORG T1. Floppies were the means to record tunes created on the KORG, but floppies deteriorate and I was lucky mine had been stored in a cool, dry place and still work. However, moving them FROM the KORG to my computer (iMAC) has been a nightmare, not to mention costly and time-consuming, only to fail at every turn. These simple devices allowed me to use the 1/4" jacks out of the KORG directly to EZCAP rather than the MIDI outs from the KORG to begin saving compositions nearly 50 years old which had been saved to the KORG on floopies. These is a considerable loss of quality, but the tunes are well-enough discernable that someone with a keen ear who does NOTATION is able to convert them to sheet music/scoring/arranging/orchestration. That's HUGE.

[@TravellerMee]

Very nicely made and informative. Pleasant surprise for me was that I got a clue on how to use the good old PC & cassette player to convert old cassettes to MP3. Useful for me bcoz I still do have a desktop PC with Audio Jack input (sound card). So, Thankyou and merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

[@heygem]

Merry Christmas!

[@halcyonold]

watching this video right after purchasing one, this answered so many of my questions. THANK YOU!

[@heygem]

Enjoy your new toy. :)

[@bletheringfool]

Excellent and informative video. I bought one of these to digitise an audio book on cassette. It worked fine but I went on to buy an 80s Sony Walkman I use the modern personal stereo as a backup. They work well as a Walkman type but on the bus the automatic transmission interfered terribly with the audio. What I ended up using to capture audio was a Sony TCM-939 cassette recorder and for music a Technics RS-B11W Stereo Dual Cassette Tape Deck. To capture audio from these I use the line in/ line out and a 'digitnow' capture cable, using audacity as you did. I don't like the trend of removing the headphone jack either.

[@christopherhale5445]

Filipinos love , love music ....and they are so family focused.....their two loves ...music and family...salamat po

[@ciprianwinerElectronicManiac]

Fantastic video, so much information and when you mentioned MiniDisc I was hooked, I also think that MiniDisc is a superior format to pretty much everything just for the convenience, features and durability. It's just too bad that I've arived at the game too late, anyway, I have over 10 tape decks and I love tape and always will. :)

[@heygem]

Thanks! I still have my Minidiscs but I don't use them anymore. :)

[@wetherby6774]

Cassettes are the one thing that won't make a comeback, too much maintenance with tapes. I still use my cassette recorders at home and I have a small stash of high bias blank tapes I'm looking to use with computer software to make the "ultimate mix tape". Good video here, especially for a female who is as into the music as some of us geek guys are. I have one of those 'easy cassette' player devices I got as a Christmas gift but it never worked so it sits in my box of audio cables. These days, the best music players are your iPODS, MP3 players and phones, they just need to be charged frequently. And remember, KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN if you're listening on any type of headphone, you don't want to destroy your hearing. Thanks for letting me riff. :-)

[@REALSTERLINGBABY]

Ehhh anything’s possible you’d be surprised how many young people still like analog music so never say never ;) but this is still a good way to get your songs onto mp3 just in case

[@keithaumann8183]

Thanks for being so thorough :)

[@heygem]

:)

[@xxresoxx947]

nice music taste. im getting into refining my music library and ordered one of these. very usefull info thanks!

[@heygem]

Enjoy

[@rodmk7769]

Thanks for the good info. It was a pleasant surprise for me knowing that you're from pinas after hearing that rooster in the background. Looking forward to your next vlog!

[@heygem]

Thanks! I don't upload on a regular schedule but I do have a few vids since I put this up, please click around. :) the roosters were a giveaway huh.

[@surrealchemist]

I saw one of these on eBay that recorded to microSD and also supported Bluetooth that looked similar to the usb one so thanks for sharing. It might be fun to collect old cassettes.

[@heygem]

that sounds interesting, i guess a "version 2.0" of these things.

[@Curegirl0023]

It was one call diginow or something like that?

[@namakkalpsrinivasan7419]

Thanks a lot for your review with a good comparison about different methods of casette to mp3, quite helpful.

[@SourojitBh]

Wow! This was a very interesting video! Thank you! I wish companies would bring back turntables and cassettes. ((

[@hankfacer7098]

Very helpful & fun. Thank you

[@MrLeftsaidfred]

Love your editing style

[@annunaki06]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@khameeleeon]

I'm watching in 2019. Interesting the one with tape to PC converter with the Audacity bundle. I have a few tapes to salvage before they get chewed up by time.

[@ajit1a]

Thanks a ton for the video. It was very helpful.

[@gotoloco2719]

Can song from mp3, converting to cassette? Basically i want to use old fashion cassette player back

[@gotoloco2719]

This convert cassette to mp3. How about mp3 to cassette, is it possible?

[@emmanuelcaranza4412]

Me too! Is it possible to use it to record?

[@heygem]

it's a cassette player, not cassette recorder.

[@nickj7335]

You could purchase a cheap cassette recorder from amazon and connect an aux chord onto a phone or computer and press record. There’s many tutorials online, I suggest just getting a cassette deck with Dolby nr which sounds heavenly

[@lookoutleo]

I still use winamp. Thanks for sharing

[@hvmulay]

nicely explained, i too had tried with older cassette player to computer and worked fine, except if you put the volume high that would add blurring of sounds. actually thats why i prefered player to usb directly, some songs which might get split due to gaps in the songs can be joined using the computer software, anyways good job

[@TheTimeProphet]

I bought the ezcap machine. After the 4th tape was recorded it started clicking loudly, and the tape direction keeps switching back and forth. There is something seriously wrong with it.

[@igrologiya]

Thank you for the video

[@cydhieras9111]

Hi! Do you know where I can buy a decent portable casette tape player in PH?

[@heygem]

I got these in lazada. Whether they're "decent" or not depends on the usage, as I explained in the video.

[@thomevans3393]

@5:00 Aha! A fine choice! Much excite x

[@Estonius]

Informative and very well done!

[@kennethadrian]

Thank you! This video is very informative! I'm just starting to get into cassettes, finding a walkman in a decent condition here in Manila is really difficult!

[@heygem]

Good luck!

[@AnonymousCaveman]

cheers and thank you for the informative video :)

[@synyspar2576]

Can the cassette tape converter able to record songs on to the cassette tape from the USB

[@danbienitherdejesus9040]

I'm planning to buy that cassette player but I don't know if it works even if I don't convert it to mp3?

[@metalfranlazar777]

Me funcionó. gracias desde Perú

[@jennifercolladoplaza3868]

Hola,me puedes explicar como lo has hecho porfavor? Es que no entiendo el inglés y no sé como grabar

[@metalfranlazar777]

@@jennifercolladoplaza3868 Hola, si como no, primero ten listo el cassette, luego conectas tu USB externo (yo tengo pendrive de 4gb no es necesario que esté vacío) y para grabar reproduces tu cassette y seguido presionas el botón negro con un circulo dentro. Para detener la grabación, vuelve a presionar ese boton negro.

[@jennifercolladoplaza3868]

@@metalfranlazar777 muchísimas gracias!! ☺️☺️

[@michaeljhintonpiano]

Informative and delightful! Thanks

[@MusicBoxVinyl]

How are the players now? Are they still working?

[@heygem]

they're still working, but that's because i hardly use them. they're not meant for heavy duty use unlike older, dedicated tape decks. these are just novelty toys meant for quickly digitizing a few tapes.

[@deiondavis6273]

Can you use it to listen music instead of using usb or whatever

[@heygem]

Yes. Just plug in earphones.

[@deiondavis6273]

heygem ok thx

[@ayreensafiya777]

Hi, does it work?

[@witkrutkam]

very informative, i like your clip

[@randomperson-gl7dj]

can you record audio onto a blank cassette with this player?

[@ms-ex8em]

i light goes blue but it doesnt flash !! please help me out thanks................

[@decisivefawn1009]

My face when you tested it with Britney cassette tape 😍

[@heygem]

I have a lot of tapes, but for some reason the Britney one is near the top of my tape box. I think it's because that album (her 3rd I believe) was one of the last tapes I bought before switching to exclusively buying CDs.

[@ChannelBerpindah]

So the ezcap 231 cant be rekorded as stereo ?

[@heygem]

It will record two tracks if you use an aux cable and into your computer's line in input, but it won't be true stereo as in left or right.

[@stvrtoo]

Amazing. Very helpful, thank you :)

[@day1tech]

Very thorough review thank you

[@heygem]

Thank you.

[@Eriisugoi]

hello! i find this very helpful in terms of transferring cassette tape songs to pc, but can you also do a video on recording mp3 songs from laptop/pc to cassette tapes? it'd really be helpful! thank you!!

[@Eriisugoi]

I look forward to it!

[@heygem]

no, it's not a cassette recorder.

[@MegaMar14]

Awesome! Thanks.

[@FabioGnecco]

very relaxing video ! i quite like it !

[@britsluver]

The Britney tape looks fab

[@G20005]

The first one recorded not in stereo but did the second one record in stereo?

[@heygem]

It's been years since I used these devices, so I don't recall. but look through the past comments, i think someone asked and answered it before. sorry.

[@man23.s]

can i use this like a walkman like plugging headphones and listen to my songs?

[@heygem]

yes

[@TechieZeddie]

Nice review. I noticed even the USB cable version with Audacity, it’s outputting in mono only. That’s sad because the tape heads look like 4 track stereo auto reverse heads. I see two capstans and pinch rollers. Are these auto reverse? I’m sure the audio qualities of these players aren’t that good. If you have an older higher quality Walkman device, that would probably sound better. If you have a laptop without a line in, you can always buy a USB device that will give you line in function (ADC). This method gives you stereo and would sound way better. BTW, when you record directly to the USB thumb drive, what bitrate is the MP3?

[@heygem]

sorry, i don't remember what birate anymore. i'm quite busy now but maybe next month i'll test it again and check. it's been a year. no, no auto reverse. this is a very barebones player. correct. the build quality is quite shoddy. as i mentioned in the video and the comments here, this is meant for digitizing tapes you have no means of digitizing otherwise. not really for playing and enjoying cassettes you already have.

[@TechieZeddie]

@@heygem if you're interested in cassettes, check out my channel and also Cassette Comeback channel. Cassette Comeback does a lot of cassette related videos. I do tech, but lately it's mostly cassettes.

[@leogoulart7229]

Nice video! Is that possible to record digital audio from computer into the cassette tape? Is thatnecessary another device to do that?

[@heygem]

as i already addressed in previous comments' replies, it is not a cassette recorder. it's a device for digitizing your tapes.

[@galliumboron5417]

Hello I was wondering if I could use this player for recording songs from Spotify and adding it to a new cassette tape?

[@heygem]

it's not a cassette recorder

[@ms-ex8em]

what size does the usb flash disc have to be? cos mine is a 2 tb ?? thanks..............

[@heygem]

2TB may be too large for it to read. better get something small and formatted with FAT32.

[@gregm.857]

Hi or should I say hey, heygem! Nice review. I'm watching in 2022. You might be interested to learn that cassette sales have been going up continually for the past several years. (Not sure why, because cassette audio quality is worse than R-R, vinyl, CD, and minidisk. Only ancient 78RPM records are worse.) Anyway as I said, nice review. I would like to confirm that if you put in a stereo tape, the output recorded on the thumb drive is true stereo, not the two channels mixed together. Also I'm wondering (there probably is no answer) how you are supposed to set the correct recording level on the thumb drive version, since you can't see the waveform anywhere to be sure your levels are OK. Oh, some final thoughts... If a computer has only a mic input, then the line output on CD player etc. will be too loud and will distort. On new computers with the single mic/earphone jack, the mic input is MONO so you can not record stereo audio into your computer! Obviously the old PCs with separate line in jacks are better! Keep up the good work! Peace, out.

[@heygem]

thanks for commenting. re: " would like to confirm that if you put in a stereo tape, the output recorded on the thumb drive is true stereo, not the two channels mixed together. " - no, it's just two channels mixed together. not true stereo like whatever sound is only for the left channel comes out only of the left. the result still comes out of two earphones, but they're mixed. "Also I'm wondering (there probably is no answer) how you are supposed to set the correct recording level on the thumb drive version, since you can't see the waveform anywhere to be sure your levels are OK. " - you only get to adjust the source I suppose. this is meant to be like a novelty toy, not really a serious audio recorder. "Obviously the old PCs with separate line in jacks are better!" - there's still two ports (line in that's blue and mic in that's green) on modern computers, but on desktops. I still have them even up to today, 2022. "n new computers with the single mic/earphone jack, the mic input is MONO so you can not record stereo audio into your computer! " this must be for laptops. in that case, you can get USB sound cards or USB audio interface devices.

[@heygem]

you may enjoy my little 2020 pandemic project of photographing all my existing cassette tapes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIStn6KKmK96nM0 I also made a video of my remaining Minidisc gear, but i don't use them anymore: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onnPemech8SlrMk (2019 video)

[@christopherhale5445]

I like you and your helpful infomation....thank you...

[@490o]

Can these also be used as recorders, like can I connect an audio source that will be recorded to the cassette or do they only do output?

[@heygem]

they do not record into cassette tapes.

[@490o]

@@heygem That's too bad. Thanks for the response though.

[@LANCEofIRAQ]

Thanks for your efforts 💐

[@sivanhamis3715]

Hello I ordered a similar Cassette tape to the second one you showed and mine doesn't play music when I click play I don't know what to do

[@heygem]

probably a factory defect. you have to take it up with the seller.

[@莫言-l7b]

fantastic illustration thx

[@ms-ex8em]

hello i just bought one of these (the usb stick version) but it doesnt seem to work ? can u help me out here ? thanks.................... i pressed the right buttons but it still dont work thanks.................

[@heygem]

if it's newly purchased and not working right, get in touch with the store

[@thats.kenneth]

Can you record your voice using the pc one? I have many blanck tapes i wanna make voice records or mix tapes

[@heygem]

They are not cassette recorders.

[@its_berserkin_time]

how do you get rid of the white/static noise?

[@musiquemillet]

Thanks for the video ! Can you scan and send the manual for Ezcap231 please ? or give a link, I can't find it

[@heygem]

www.manualslib.com/manual/1660158/Ezcap-231.html

[@namirahusnaputri]

thanks for the video! it helps me to know more about cassette tape things etc. Can this converter record a mp3 music from laptop (any devices) to a cassette tape? it will be so helpful if you answer this, thankyou

[@heygem]

not a recorder

[@suburwarismualim]

Can i use this for listening only? Like for my daily music listening? Cause I don't need the converter things...

[@heygem]

yes you can. it's a tape player. but i don't know how long the tape heads will last if you plan to use it heavily daily.

[@numo203]

May i know if you can still listen to the songs without using the ear phone?

[@heygem]

I made this video years ago when I had to digitize a couple of tapes. I haven't used it since so I don't know if I'm remembering this right, but I don't recall either of these having built in speakers. so you'll have to use the earphone jack, you can plug in a 3.5mm aux cable to speakers if you want.

[@SuperRailvlogs9089]

Madam can we recorder or transfer the digital songs to cassettes tape blank can we record it

[@heygem]

Not with these. as i replied to other people in the comments, and stated in the video, these are cassette players, not cassette recorders.

[@SuperRailvlogs9089]

Can we record or trant the digital files in blank cassettes through recorder Walkman how can we do it tell me

[@missyoubeth]

Just tried the one that you don't need a PC. Tried to record an tape of my Mother singing and when i went to replay it it was jumping through the song like a record with lots of skips. I t is a cheap cassette so i will try another with better ones and update on this page.

[@heygem]

oh yeah, unfortunately the quality control is all over hte map.

[@ahmedis6yrold900]

can u record with microphone for lofi vocals

[@heygem]

this isn't a tape recorder.

[@billaitken2989]

6:40. I'm at this stage on the Audacity screen and I set the player to record onto my computer, but all I get is a few seconds of sound and accompanying image waves. So the player appears to be faulty. I'm thinking of sending it back unless someone has any advice.

[@heygem]

make sure the input settings on your computer and Audacity are set to line-in correctly, the cable is seated properly, and the cable itself is a working cable. if all are ok, then it could be the player.

[@LondonUnderground186]

My best advice : buy the Byron Statics KCS-312B model. You won't be disappointed. I had this shitty device as shewn on the video and it worked very shortly (4-5 tapes to the max until this pos recorder gave me headaches). Now with the Byron Statics I'm super satisfied

[@billaitken2989]

@@LondonUnderground186 Thanks for that. Much appreciated. I'll give it a try.

[@ms-ex8em]

mine does not record at all - nothing at all !! please help thanks..............

[@heygem]

probably best to get in touch with the store.

[@anonyarena]

Hi, Heygem, I have the second one that records directly to the computer. I have a Mac laptop. The audio port that does double-duty as the earphone out/microphone in, doesn't work for me, even though I'm making sure in "Audio Devices" that it's set to the microphone setting. It's still just recording the open air in the room through the laptop's mic. So, this means I have no option but to select the USB PnP Audio Device option and go through the USB port. The problem I'm encountering is that even though I am specifically selecting USB PnP Audio Device in Go>Utilities>Audio Midi Setup>Audio Devices on the laptop, but it doesn't REMAIN on there long enough to get through a whole song on the cassette tape. It inexplicably for no apparent reason de-seclects the external device and returns to the internal microphone selection right in the middle of the audio capture. Then Audacity sends me a message that says the capture was "unexpectedly interrupted." Yeah, I know why! The reason why is because I can actually SEE that it's just automatically switching from USB PnP Audio Device back to Internal Microphone. I even make sure that set the sample rate, bit-depth, and number of channels to the same as in Audacity, to no avail. Do you know how to prevent the laptop from leaving USP PnP Audio Device selection for no reason in the middle of a capture? This is happening every time I try it.

[@heygem]

Hi, this seems to be an OSX issue, and I'm not very familiar with Mac. But if i'm to guess, do you think your Mac laptop went to sleep for a bit and when it woke up Audacity didn't detect the USB PnP immediately and switched back to the microphone? Or maybe you can try a different USB cable. Perhaps the cable is weak or faulty and occasionally drops signal and maybe the Mac stops associating audio input with USB PnP the moment it thinks no data is being transferred? Do you want to try a different cable? My guesses could all be off though. I think it would be easier to ask people familiar with Mac about this.

[@rfabbas]

Thank you for this video. It highlights the pros and cons nicely. I bought the one that has the thumb drive output. I bought it for a blind friend so she can save her old cassettes of parties and events and mix tapes. She used her cassette recorder the way we use cameras to remember events. It was more difficult to use Audacity for her even though she is "high tech" and uses talking software for her computer. In this current time, she is able to teach her many music students using "Zoom", "face Time" , "Duo" etc. This was just a simpler solution for her. One point - if you use an "Aux" output to a laptop computer "Mic" input, you MUST reduce the aux input level to a microphone level using an "attenuator" which is like a volume control or you run the risk of damaging the sensitive mic input circuitry (worst case) or having bad distortion (best case) even with the sound source volume level turned down to minimum. If you don't know what I am referring to, just DON'T ever connect an "Aux" or "line out" directly to a "Mic" input with a back-to-back cable (mp3 to mp3). I have a degree in Electronics and have been working with sound systems since the 70's.

[@heygem]

Yeah. My desktop has a direct line in input. Not to the microphone. Since the 3 years I made that video, there's also a lot of affordable decent USB sound cards for laptops with no dedicated line inputs too.

[@marvinsanluis7410]

Very well-explained.

[@oxydoze1680]

can you put a blank cassette in this device and put songs in it using that portable cassette player?

[@heygem]

this is not a cassette recorder, as has been mentioned multiple times in the comments and the video.

[@jongmabayagyYT]

is there anything like this doin the other way around ? from a laptop to a computer?

[@heygem]

laptop's line out port to computer's line in port (if your desktop has one), with a 3.5mm cable.

[@ZenithAkirae]

Hello, so i accidentally bought the super usb player and 5 packs of blank 60 mins cassettes thinking I could record songs from my computer to the cassette itself :( do you think it is possible to record audio using line in from my computer (with audio software) directly into to the player ?? :(

[@heygem]

this is not a tape recorder

[@aliciadeltapena3402]

Hey I really want to know what's the name of the shop?

[@heygem]

I don't remember, and Lazada listings disappear often. but i typed the exact model name in the description and video, just search for those on Lazada, Shopee, Aliexpress, Gearbest, Banggood, or eBay. you'll find them. the shop i bought those from are just distributors, not the actual manufacturers, any shop selling them with many positive ratings will do.

[@prassigarlapati9159]

Hey can I plug a earphone into this and listen to music?

[@heygem]

yes. it has a 3.5mm audio jack.

[@sjassjasen1161]

What? The most interesting is a comparison of the audio quality!!

[@heygem]

they don't differ much, but would be worse than a good quality tape deck from known brands like Sony.

[@kaleidoscopelex]

Btw, how's the audio quality of the cassette player (if listening to an earphone)?

[@heygem]

It's normal, like other Walkman style portable players. But if you use it to play back tapes often, I don't know if the cassette mechanism will hold up, as it's a cheap device. You may start to hear hisses. This wasn't meant for longevity or even constant playing. Just for quick digitization of tapes.

[@THE1956CHANDRA]

Hi, your video is very useful. Thank you. I have a question, instead of using batteries, how to charge the cassette converter?

[@heygem]

it doesn't have built in batteries. so you can't charge it. if you don't want to use disposable batteries, you can buy rechargeable AAs like Eneloops.

[@THE1956CHANDRA]

thank you. It is working successfully with power I connected to power with USB wire

[@8151noname]

Very helpful Thank You.

[@saikrishnakittu9475]

Can I listen songs by connecting usb to it and just hitting on play button does it starts playing mp3 in usb ?

[@heygem]

hmm, i'm not sure, sorry, it's been a few years since i used this. i did share the user manual in the video, check the timestamps in the description. you can pause to read it.

[@steve.c_89]

Top work! Excellent info 👍

[@JaneDoe-wn1pt]

Thank you!

[@nicolemilitar8337]

Hi do you still remember the name of the store in Lazada? where you bought the player?

[@heygem]

sorry no, just search for any that fits this product name that has positive ratings. there are many selling these, no tjust one.

[@adithyazear]

Really help me.

[@ayazbadal7581]

Mam where can I get this recorder?

[@heygem]

check online stores in your region.

[@FluMusic2020]

is it work with Apple Mac Mini 2020?

[@heygem]

If the 2020 Mac Mini has a line-in port you can use that method.

[@vinylmastersgr1036]

Hello. Is this for converting cassettes to audio files? I want to ask you because I bought an ezcap and a logilink and they had problem they made very much noise when I pushed play for first time even there was no cassette inside. And this noise was recorded to audacity. .The good thing is that I returned them back and I took my money back. I have old cassettes original from Greek artists that never have been released in compact disc, and they play with very crystal clear sound in an old walkman I own. But I can't connect old walkman with laptop.

[@heygem]

As mentioned in the video and by others in the comments, it's not really high fidelity nor true stereo. But you get a decent enough copy. If you need to really digitize precious music, look to professional equipment. This is more of a cheap hobbyist novelty toy.

[@vinylmastersgr1036]

@@heygem i just want to make a normal job but not to have noise like hiss, hum and buzz from the player. older walkmans have very clear sound without noise but there is no way to connect these to laptop in order to convert cassettes to mp3.

[@gamenfix2586]

I need help. I want to buy one of those cassette to mp3 but I don’t want to use it for that feature I want to use it as a normal cassette player and record music off my phone into the built in aux port/ headphone jack that it comes with and record a mixtape onto a blank tape but I was wondering if you could tell me if that is possible or if it’s also possible by using a Walkman and hooking a aux cable to it into a line in on the computer if that can record my music onto the blank cassette.

[@heygem]

you'll need to buy a cassette recorder.

[@carlosgomez1344]

Heygem, vary useful your videos, I am using the last demo, recording directly from the tape recorder to the computer, I downloaded Audacity and got up to listening the music in my computer, but I have been unable to find the tracks and playback them, I want to convert my cassettes to MP3 in my computer but it has been a headache, could you please give me some tips on how to do that. Carlos

[@heygem]

Hi, here are the help pages for the recording feature in Audacity: 1. manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_selecting_your_recording_device.html 2. manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_audacity_settings_for_recording.html . 3. manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_and_editing.html 4. After recording, you'll probably have to specify which folder to save them in. That's why you can't find them. This is the help page on exporting after recording: manual.audacityteam.org/man/file_menu_export.html

[@corieslawson5144]

Carlos Gomez how do records

[@nickykoleto1982]

Can you tell me how many gigabytes of flash drive to use THANK YOU!!!

[@heygem]

to be safe, just keep it under 32GB, FAT32 formatted. it may not be able to read bigger drives.

[@frankporter508]

Great video.

[@kishorgore9389]

Can it convert other way round I mean MP3 to cassette tape

[@heygem]

it's not a cassette recorder

[@AKIBATAKU39]

can this work the other way around? IE covert MP3 to empty cassette?

[@heygem]

Hi, it's not a cassette recorder.

[@ashleyherzog3371]

For the first one you tested (to usb), have you tested the automatic feature? There's a way for it to automatically record each side and then switch over. I'm wondering if it will record a break between songs? Ie unique MP3 files per song or if it will do Side A of the tape on 1 mp3 file and then side B on 1 MP3 file. Would like the songs to be separate but want to make sure it will do that automatically and I don't have to stop/start recording between songs. Thanks!

[@heygem]

auto mode does detect the silence in between songs and saves it into two discrete MP3 files. but it works best if it's a commercially recorded cassette. if your source is some homemade mix tape, sometimes the interval between tracks isn't long enough or truly silent enough for the converter to detect as a gap between songs. my units do not do auto reverse, so it won't be flipping over to side B on its own no matter what mode you use.

[@nadanjan8533]

How much price and where avallable

[@heygem]

I stated price and where I bought in the video. However since I made this video some years back, prices may have fluctuated a bit by now.

[@MrT0bby]

can it play video on cassette at laptop? i hv Handycam before to recoding video.. can it convert?

[@heygem]

it can only take standard cassette tapes. it can't read any other kinds of tapes, including DV