cassette tape to cd


hi
when i try to make a cd from my cassette deck which is conn
-ected to my i noticed that some of the crispness from the
cassette gets lost on the final cd.is there a way to retain
the crispness on the cd?thanks
coonsanders
You need to describe your equipment setup and software/settings that you're using for the transfer. That makes a lot of difference in the resulting quality.

It is impossible to offer anything more than the most generic of suggestions without additional info.
Just a thought be if your cassettes sound crisper than the cd transfer, perhaps you are playing dolby encoded tapes back w/o the de-emphasis switched in.
hi
ok to misstl...i have my cassette tape connected right into the line in on my sound card.the tape is not dolby
encoded.i open up nero 6 wave editor and let it grab it.
then i save the file as one big file.
to swamp...
the cassettes arent dolby encoded.where and what is the
de-emphasis located?i never heard of that.

lenny
Still not too sure about your setup. Is the "line out" of the cassette deck connected to the "line in" of the sound card?

Is it the same make and model of cassette deck you use to play the cassette for listening as you use for recording? (For example, you're using the cassette deck in your car for playback but using a different unit in the home for recording to CD.) You can't expect equal results if you're using different sources for playback.

There is also the chance that your computer soundcard isn't up to snuff. You haven't mentioned make/model for any of the equipment you're using so it is still difficult to spot what may be going on.

Make sure you do not have any "auto level" gain controls turned on during recording. Make sure if the playback cassette deck has a tape bias switch (i.e, regular vs chrome tape) that it is set to the correct position. There may be other hardware switches or software settings that you need to twiddle with.

I use an old Nakamichi 700 MkII into my computer when I need to transfer an old cassette to CD and have no problems with loss of quality