How to Convert a Cassette to a CD USB

Copy the contents of your tape onto a CD.

If you do not have a built in CD burner on your system it is possible to install an external burner through one of the USB ports on the computer. This allows you to hook up the new equipment without opening up the computer and internally installing a new CD burning drive. With the attached drive you may copy just about anything to the CD, including imported cassette tape audio.

Things You'll Need

• USB CD burner
• Blank CD
• Cassette tape player
• Cassette tape
• RCA to 3.5mm cable

Instructions

1. Plug the RCA end of the cables into the "Audio Out" ports on your cassette tape deck. Insert the 3.5mm end of the cable into the "Line-In" port on your computer.

2. Power on the cassette player then click "Start," "All Programs," "Accessories," "Entertainment" and finally "Sound Recorder."

3. Set the recording option to "Line-In," press "Play" on the cassette deck and click "Record" in the program." The Microsoft Sound Recorder" begins to record the audio from your cassette tape. Once you are finished click "Stop."

4. Select "File," "Save" and a save window appears on the screen. Title the document then choose a location to save the file to and click "OK."

5. Insert the blank CD into the USB connected CD burner. Launch Windows Media Player. Either double-click the desktop icon or select it from the "Start" menu.

6. Click "Library," "New List" and title the list. Click-and-drag the audio files you saved into the open window. Once complete, click "Library" again, then choose the list you just created and click "Burn List." Select "Start Burn" and the program begins to copy your audio files to the CD.

References

• Microsoft: Burn You Onw CD's with Windows Media Player