TSGL: Digital recordings on PC

[Geoff Glave]

>I can use it as the recording app
>too, right?
Yep - Press "record" in audacity, then 'play' on your cassette player and you're recording away.
> From: tbrandl2 at chello.at> To: list at tsgserver.com> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:12:41 +0100> Subject: Re: TSGL: Digital recordings on PC> > Hi guys,> > thanks for your most helpful remarks!> > The tape player I was referring to is an old Philips pocket memo 393 from > old times, running on mini tape cassettes. It has an earphone jack, which I > probably could use - only need the correct plug ...This solves the problem > of my old recordings. I'll certainly get Audacity, your descriptions truly > sound good. If I understand you correctly, I can use it as the recording app > too, right?> > As to the laptop, I guess direct recording would give me better quality than > running it through my old memo tape player again. Or should I buy a new > (digital ?) pocket device, they're not cheap though from first sight. And - > how about the sound quality of these devices?> > I've btw still my old (and pretty good) Technics cassette deck - > unfortunately it's not portable, and the people I want to interview are too > old to get them into my place easily. So this isn't an option ;-/> > I'm really glad I asked here, thanks again.> > Tilman> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tilman Brandl> To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 11:56 PM> Subject: TSGL: Digital recordings on PC> > > Hi,> > I wonder what the standard audio equipment on my new PC + Notebook can > handle, and how to create and edit recordings.> > In connection with my family history project I've recorded a few > interviews with older relatives (born around 1910-25) in the past . My > questions are:> > 1. the older records were with a voice recorder - probably analog(ue) - > resulting in a few tapes. What would I need in order to convert those > recordings into digital format, which would be easier to use later when my > tapes may have faded (and I too)?> > 2. What do I need to do decent digital recordings. Can this simply be done > e.g. using my laptop and a microphone? Is recording quality a highly > important point, or just important to get standard intelligibility? Besides > a good mike - what else would I need ?> > Thanks in advance> Tilman> _______________________________________________> Tech Support Guy Mailing List> http://www.tsgserver.com/list/
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