Technology Ripping Cassettes

[Lok]

I have a bunch of tapes that I would like to rip, but I don't know how :-/

Does anyone have any kind of experience with ripping tapes and can help me out?
The problem is not actually ripping the tape. I can easily do that, but the problem is adding the Bass (EQ) later on. For some reason I am never able to add the bass, and as a result the songs sound kinda hollow. Is there some sort of a trick to it? or am I using the wrong program (I use GoldWave).

 

[Casey]

Use Cool Edit Pro to fuck around with the sounds, you should be able to get it to sound decent, there's a good hiss remover, you can remaster them well in there too.

 

[tennis_dog]

how do you rip tapes in the first place??? what tool is there?

 

[Lok]

connect your tape player to your PC (connect it to where you would connect your mic). get a software, like GoldWave. Hit play on the tape player & hit Record in the software.

Use Cool Edit Pro to fuck around with the sounds, you should be able to get it to sound decent, there's a good hiss remover, you can remaster them well in there too.

That's the first software I ever downloaded to rip tapes. It gets rid of the hiss like no other, but it can't add the bass that well. It sounds good on your PC, but once you soot it up to your I-Pod/Net MD, you realise it doesn't really have bass :/

 

[Bobby Sands]

What kind of a cable do you use?

 

[Lok]

NO CLUE! probably the cheapest one lol. When I bought it from The Source, I just asked them for a cable to connect it to my PC & he brought me one, it wasn't even in a wrapper. Here it is, if it helps:

Edit: Im beginning to think that the problem is with my hardware.

 

[Casey]

What kind of a cable do you use?

Standard "small jack" cable, with the same connector at both ends. One end goes into the headphone section of your tape player, the other end goes into the mic socket of the PC.

Lok, yeah I did notice that about Cool Edit Pro....not sure what to suggest other than that as I don't really rip cassettes often...you should be able to find a decent audio plugin to boost the bass, put it into the right folder and you will be able to use it in Cool Edit Pro.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Would the cable i use to connect my ipod to my hifi work?

 

[Kevsta2004]

You might wanna try this > http://www.steinberg.de/ProductPage_sb_wl6_eu.html
Wavelab 6 formally know as Steinberg Clean.
I'm told it produces good results but i'm to cheap to buy an I can't find a trial or warez for it either :fury:
PS: Avoid Magix's Audio Cleaning Lab 10 deluxe it's pile of shit it might get rid of hiss but it totally dulls the quality.

 

[Lok]

Thanks a lot for the help folks, i'l try & get that program, see if it's any good hehe. And I didn't even think of trying to get a patch for Cool Edit Pro, good looking.