[Studiotalk] Tape Transfer

[Stephen Lewis]

Ah yes - Dave at Infonics' ole woodgrain furniture.

When we are forced to digitize from cassette sub-masters instead of from the preferred reel master (ie-the reel master is MIA) we use an old Tascam 424 PortaStudio (Image attached) to transfer all 4 sides simultaneously at highspeed and then manipulate the files in Sound Forge to slow them down to standard playback speed, and reversing the backwards even-numbered sides (files). We then do a lot of post-production audio massaging mastering with Sound Forge and iZotope RX before finally doing navigational markup in HABC.

Do you use the old Telex Zing software running on a PC with WinXP to capture the audio from the cassettes?

- SMiles Lewis
Volunteer Recording Studio<https://www.tsl.texas.gov/tbp/vrs.html>
Texas State Library & Archives Commission
Talking Book Program
Audio Production Administrator / Studio Director
(512) 463-5546 voicemail
www.TexasTalkingBooks.org<http://www.texastalkingbooks.org/>
www.Tsl.Texas.gov/tbp/<http://www.tsl.texas.gov/tbp/>

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From: Duran, Christopher at CSL
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Subject: Tape Transfer

Good day all,
Had a question? Our Tape Transfer Machine just threw a rod!.......LOL!
Wondering what you all are using these days for tape to digital transfer?   :)


Christopher Duran
Audio/Visual Assistant
California State Library
(916) 657-3894
Christopher.Duran at library.ca.gov<mailto:Christopher.Duran at library.ca.gov>

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