[Studiotalk] analogue cassette to digital transfer

[Stephen Lewis]

We use an old model 424 Tascam PortaStudio, and yes, you’ll have to adjust the playback speed.

The good news is, this is an easy fix, you just have to create a batch processing preset that you can use to adjust the speed / pitch of the digitized file(s).

The other plus with the 424 PortaStudio is that it can output all 4-sides/channels simultaneously, so you can digitize an entire cassette (6 hours of audio) in just a few minutes.


  *   SMiles

From: studiotalk <studiotalk-bounces at islemail.org> On Behalf Of James Langton
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 8:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [Studiotalk] analogue cassette to digital transfer

A question for any of you who are transferring NLS cassettes from analogue to digital : what are you using for playback of the cassettes?

I tried playing the cassettes on an old NLS cassette player but the sound quality is so awful (with incredible hum and background noise) that I abandoned that immediately.

The solution seems to be an old 4-track cassette recorder or 'mini-studio', but many of them record/playback at DOUBLE speed, so I'm interested to know if there are specific brands/models that others are having success with.

Thanks!

James
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