- 1). Plug the red and white stereo cables from the "Line Out" (playback) jacks on the tape to the pair of jacks on the audio Y-adapter.
- 2). Push the mini-plug into the "Line In" audio jack on the computer, usually located on the back near the bottom.
- 3). Turn on the tape deck and computer, then load an audio cassette into the tape compartment and fast-forward or rewind the cassette to the chosen starting point.
- 4). Open the audio recording software by clicking twice on the name of the program. To locate a program in Windows, click the "Start" or Microsoft flag button in the bottom left corner, choose "All Programs" and double-click the name of the software, such as Plus! Analog Recorder. Click "Finder" on an Apple computer and select "Applications" to locate a specific program.
- 5). Test the sound level by pressing "Play" on the tape deck and adjusting the level controls on the front of the deck while monitoring the sound on the computer with headphones connected to the headphone jack. Click the slide control on the software to adjust the incoming sound level. If the level is too low, the recording may not be audible; too high, and the audio will sound distorted.
- 6). Rewind the tape to the start position and press "Play" on the tape deck, then click the "Record" button (with the red or black circle) on the software. Click the "Stop" button when finished.
- 7). Store the recording on the computer by clicking "File" on the software and choosing "Save As." Type a name for the recording in the box that will appear, then click "Save."
- 8). Insert a recordable CD in the computer's media tray, close the tray and launch the software that operates the CD burner, such as Apple's iTunes or Windows Media Player on a Microsoft system.
- 9). Click the round "Burn" button and select "Import" in iTunes or the "Burn" tab in Media Player and open the "Library" folder.
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Click the name of the copied cassette recording, then click "Import" in iTunes to move the recording to the Burn list. Click and hold the left mouse button on the name of the recording in Media Player, then drag it to the Burn list. - 11
Click the "Burn" button on either software package to copy the converted cassette tape to CD.
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