[Senator Pardek]

There's a great deal of pro and semi-pro software out there that will let you do just that - while saving each song as its seperate track (if you edit it so) so it can be burned onto a CD.

Here's the rub - the average soundcard that comes with a computer is not designed to make HIFI recordings. However, with the software, one can remove tape-hiss, and soundcard noise, plus EQ it like crazy so it sounds better than the original.

Remember, the recording will only be as good as the weakest link allows, so if the souncard does not faithfully pass along 13 kHz to your HD, you may be in trouble.

[steve-b]

Remember, the recording will only be as good as the weakest link allows

For that reason, you might as well save the final results (once you're satisfied that you've done all you can, or want to bother with, in the way of cleanup and enhancement) as MP3 files. If you use a decent bitrate (I use 192Kbs; anything over 160 should suffice), the MP3 compression is probably a stronger link than the initial audio tape.

[Nita Nupress]

Bump for a good thread. I STILL haven't gotten around to doing this. (..sigh..)

[djreece]

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