Welcome to the Cassette to CD Kit™ User`s Manual (Windows Edition)
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1. Make sure you have the correct USB audio device Line In option selected in the preferences and that the channels are set to 2 stereo 3 Make sure your volume is turned up on your cassette player as well as in the program and that the cassette player is moving the tape 4 Lastly try unplugging and plugging in the USB cable before starting up the Audacity program Can I export my files as MP3 1 Yes simply download the LAME encoder from the following website http www cassettetocdkit com lame_win html 2 Run the downloaded file to begin the installation Note DO NOT change the destination location of C Program Files Lame for Audacity 3 Return to Audacity and use the Export as MP3 command on any recorded file 4 Audacity will ask for the location of lame enc dll library Browse to C Program Files V Lame for Audacity select the lame enc dll click Open then OK 11 Still Need Some Help Open a support ticket at the support center at http support cassettetocdkit com ello AA ecatta WIN TOCDKT ro Kit Box Not Included EN For Microsoft Windows 4 For Mac OS2. 1 Name h Artist s Name Song 2 Name 000 quatit uiuis Mn Exit Ctrl Q Once you have all your tracks labeled from the File menu choose Export Multiple Export format WAV Microsoft signed 16 bit PCM port location C Users PowerUser Desktop Music Split files based on Name files Labels Using Label Track Name C Indude audio before first label Numbering before Label Track Name T TUS Numbering after File name prefix First File name Sample File name prefix Sample Tracks Overwrite existing files Export Select the WAV Export Format and make sure that the Export Location is the Music folder you choose earlier Leave all other options set to their defaults and click the Export button Note the Metadata window will open for each exported track to disable this choose Edit gt Preferences Import Export uncheck Show Metadata Editor prior to export step then OK Once the export completes you will receive a confirmation screen This export will have split all your tracks into individual files based on where the labels are located A track 1s defined as the audio recording between the labels Burning the CD Insert a Blank CD into the burner drive Close or cancel the Windows AutoPlay window that pops up Double click on the Cassette to CD Kit CD Burner icon to open the program Cassette To CD Kit CD Cassette To CD Kit CD Burner Burner Add audio tracks
3. TUM he P TT E Bibi dis i ii m Apply Chain o E m v Size This folder is empty File name 01 Artist Name Song Title Save zs ype Select a location such as the Music or My Music folder inside the My Documents folder Note WAV will be the default format Name the track usually starting with the Track Number Artist Name Song Name as shown Click the Save button to save the track Note You will be prompted to save the Metadata This screen is only necessary if you did not include the Artist Name or Song name in the title of the file You can simply press the OK button to continue the export Repeat the process for the remaining tracks that are recorded Remember they are not saved to the computer permanently until they are exported When finished you may exit Audacity and say NO when asked to save the file Saving Multiple Audio Files Automatically with Labels It is possible to name your tracks and have Audacity export them as individual files all at once File Edit View Transport Generate Effect Analyze Help Add New gt Audio Track Ctrl Shift N MI IIS TRITT ERR re til m pee pm Stereo Track to Mono emerit v Mix and Render Siana i Time Track Resample Remove Tracks Mute All Tracks Ctrl U UnMute All Tracks Ctrl Shift U Align Tracks gt Align and Move Cursor gt Sync Lock Tracks WT Add Label At Sele
4. Welcome to the Cassette to CD Kit User s Manual Windows Edition Installation Instructions a Connecting tape deck to the computer b Installing the Software Using Audio Editor Setting up and Testing for Audio Recording Audio gt Saving your tracks Individually b Saving Multiple tracks with Labels Burning the CD Setting up the Playlist b Burning a 2 Copy pq 5 F A Q s Troubleshooting Kit Box Not Included ky For Microsoft Windows M For Mac os7 Minimum System Requirements Windows XP Vista 7 8 CD burner drive Blank CD s CD Rs recommended 1 2 GB free disk space Available USB port Connecting the tape deck to the Computer Using the supplied hardware connect the following 1 Insert batteries into the tape 4 Optional Plug headphones deck into other end of the splitter 2 Plug in the audio splitter into 5 Connect the Audio2USB the tape deck s Phone jack Cable to your PC 3 Plug the Audio2USB Cable into one end of the splitter Installing the Software Insert the CD into the computer and Select Open Files to View Folders when prompted If no AutoPlay selection appears simply open up My Computer Start gt Computer on Windows Vista 7 8 and find the drive our CD is in and right click on the icon to choose Explore Open Run the following applications from their Respective folders and follow any on screen instructions and accepting the default options as they a
5. ction Ctrl B Ai LI n Add Label At Playback Position Ctrl M Edit Labels Sort tracks T TY il i i With your recording finished from the Tracks menu choose Add New Label Track A new Label Track will appear below the Audio Tracks Click on the track where the first song begins and from the Tracks menu choose Add Label at Selection Ctrl B Begin typing the Artist s Name Song Name then press Enter A new label will appear E x File Edit View Ti port Tracks Generate Effect Ana aye Hel PIE ie E SEES E gt 9 i yr ZEE YE 18 BEES a 25 err mm rr e vmm WAPPEN S rai m T TN I m Ul mm NM A eme ilh Lu 4 OT Click in the center of the next silence between songs and press Ctrl B to add the next label and so on for the remaining tracks in the audio file an carum e Hele k vids 50 Pye 40 EET zj 4 Speakers Realtek High gt Microphone Array 6 u File Edit View Trans nsport Tra cks Genel era ffe ct Analyze Help z SES are e n a Le MES UON rw mmy vr LAM a lla NN Cp fu o wm _ WENT PY My nm i Sample o x Edit View Transport Tracks Generate Effect Analyze Help TX WA New Ctrl N Open Ctrl O Recent Files gt Close Ctrl W Save Project Ctrl S mA ae n y mmm EN uisa lui o A EEO Export Export MIDI Page Setup ame Song
6. d the recording while you flip your tape over then click the blue Pause button l a second time to resume recording Press the Stop button yellow square when finished File Edit View Transport Tracks Generate Effect Ana Help x o ES Tr Pio e u m meee e I CUERO fx E s y is SECEITN oje 6 sse el y 6 U v m pis dem mme v 4 Speakers Realtek High aasa O ON wii m ey SARA Mil Mf With the wave form recorded you will use the mouse to click and drag between the silences flat lines as shown above Note If you cannot see the starting and finishing silences from the View menu choose to Zoom Out or Zoom In You can also use the magnifying glass in the upper left hand corner toolbox a left click will zoom in and a right click will zoom out when using this tool Be sure to click back onto the selection tool to make your selection Sample File Edit View Transport Tracks Generate Effect Analyze Help E 4 1 ii New Ctrl N esi ES ial LUN wn coe ot P elx z 4 v i8 60 Pot 60 a Bs E A H ey cv P eleleri gi phone Array 6 U v 2 Stereo Inp v Close Ctrl W l 11 0 12 0 13 0 Save Project Ctrl S 1 A 1 1 Save Project As aN dab Save Compressed Copy of Project m Check Dependencies Open Metadata Editor Export T ae Export MIDI ibi o A ky lu Ig
7. nnl Aa ak lsu ail deat N vm id nune ym If all settings and connections are correct then you should receive waveform this is the visual representation what your audio recording looks like The flat lines represent silences and the peaks and valleys represent vocals or music This will be important later as we divide our songs into tracks for the CD burner Note if you are receiving ONLY flat lines then no recording is taking place please see our FAQ section for troubleshooting tips T MARIN Recording and Saving Audio Files Individually File Edit View Trans nsport Trac acks Gen erate _ Effect Analyze Help HEU mm il BE BH EM NE eee Ce gt P k 4 E 18 WE 18 60 MME Speakers Realtek High P adl Microphone Array 6 U r 2 Stereo Inp 12 0 13 0 ENR n aii a A ical ch i aud sci Y ob ahati mpm Queue up the tape in the cassette player to the beginning position of the track to be recorded E 1 0 Dp 0 1 0 2 0 X Audio Track w 1 0 Stereo 44100Hz 32 bit float 0 5 Mute Solo Press Play on the Cassette Player and the Record red circle button in Audacity Wave forms will begin to be displayed Allow both the cassette player and Audacity to run until the tape stops Then click the Stop button in Audacity the yellow square Note you may press the blue Pause button l to hol
8. re presented AudioRecorder Folder audacity win 2 0 2 exe Gur Audacity Setup CDBurner Folder Run this setup program not the CD Burner Setup MSI program setup exe setup PEE Setting Up the Cassette2USB Recorder Audacity Double click on the desktop icon to launch the program The initial screen will appear Audacity File Edit View Transport Tracks Generate Effect Analyze Help FEAE jE Tiii iiei 89 8e at et mox pem ORIG P e k 9 308 50 Paji 50 me e sende 7 J repere Reate Greci 7 CENE LT E US S PEE NUNT 50 so 7 90 190 Interface toe WE Using PortAudio V19 devel built Feb 4 2012 23 27 31 On the Devices option set the Playback Device to your computer s Speaker option set the Recording Device to the Microphone Array USB option Note the name of your device may vary but will be the USB option each time and the Channels to 2 Stereo Click OK Testing for Audio Insert a tape into the cassette player and start the cassette playing You may plug in the headphones purchased separately into the headphone jack to verify that you hear your tape playing or to queue up your tape to where you wish to start recording In me v click the Red Record Circle button 6 2 2e Eu peake Realtek High X j v 2 Stereo Inp v 2 0 12 0 13 0 me VT T n m
9. ry to do the steps as they are being showed to you on the screen Once you plug in the sound card blue box it takes over the control of your computer s sound Unplug the sound card blue box and watch all the steps in order from start to finish Then perform the steps as you go along I have over 100 tapes and that would take a lot of batteries Where can I get a power adapter for my cassette player You can get a power adapter for the cassette tape player for just 10 20 at your local Wal Mart or Radio Shack We recommend taking the cassette player with you so they can help you get the correct voltage and polarity for the adapter I have over 1000 tapes and or would like to use my own cassette player can this be done If your personal cassette player has a 1 8 3 5mm headphone jack you can simply unplug our player and use your own 10 I am in Audacity but there is no Line In option available what do I do Open the CD through My Computer and locate the Driver folder Then run the driver setup program again After the computer reboots the option should be available to the Audacity program I have the audio input all the way up and still have very small wave forms how do I fix this Adjusting the volume knob on the cassette player to be louder will increase the size of the waveform All I get is flat lines I don t get any sound in my audio recordings What do I do now 1 Make sure your connections are correct and tight
10. to your audio compilation and click Bum when it is ready HE 24x 4234 KB sec eres F Open File Track g Move Track Up P Move Track Down Delete Track LJ Close CD Tray Eject CD Tray 10min 20min 30min 40min 50min 60min Omin 80min Use the button bar on the right hand side to add subtract and order the track listing in the center window The scale at the bottom will indicate how many minutes of audio is currently in the listing Click the Burn button to begin the burning process The CD will eject when finished Note If you wish to burn a 2 copy of the CD you just created insert another blank CD and click the Burn button again Close the program when finished Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting Q All I get is a flat line no wave forms are being created or I only have one USB Multi Channel option what do I do Some computers only have one USB Multi Channel selection In the drop down box next to the input tool bar be sure the selected option is set to line in by default it may be set to Microphone po SENS Where is the tutorial on how to use the software The tutorial is on the Cassette to CD Kit disc Simply explore the disc and open the Start Here html file Here is a link to the step by step tutorial on the website at http www cassettetocdkit com tutorial I lose the sound after watching the tutorial on the disc and performing Step 1 This is a common issue It happens if you t
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