I have a PM 7300/180 OS7.6.1 and would like to turn my old audio records and cassettes into CD's using my burner. I have a non-portable 3-in-1 stereo which plays all but I don't know the procedure to use it for stereo input into the computer or which specialty programs may be needed. I have toast with audio extractor but this only appears to be meant for CD's (which are better cheaper portable backups than cassettes). Any links or responses would be greatly appreciated.

First, check your stereo's outputs; a lot of those all-in-one units don't even have line-level outputs (speaker or headphone outputs won't work). Second, you'll need a sound card with stereo analog inputs, and a stereo recording/editing program. Most cards include the software, but there are plenty of freeware/shareware programs out there. *Note--> The card and software must be capable of creating SoundDesigner II (SDII) or AIFF files, since these are the audio formats that Toast understands. The files must be 16-bit, @ 44.1kHz sampling rate. Once everything is installed, hook the stereo outputs of your player to the inputs of the sound card, fire up the software, and follow the directions from there. Oh, and check your available disk space; a 16-bit/44.1kHz soundfile is about 10Mb of disk space per minute of audio!

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