This is an excellent device for converting cassette tapes to CDs
933143
This is an excellent device for converting cassette tapes to CDs. You can use the device to convert tapes to MP3 or WAV files no CDs.  I had difficulty installing Audacity on my Windows Vista computer but it installed easily and quickly on my Win 7 laptop.  Once Audacity was properly installed the AGPtek device and the device connected very easily.  My primary purpose for buying this device was to convert some cassette tapes of exceedingly important events I had taped over 45 years ago and was in danger of losing that important info.  At time of conversion, these tapes had white noise, buzz, and some roar.  After the conversion, most of this noise was almost completely gone. I am very pleased with this device and also converted some music cassette tapes with outstanding results.
4513890
This product has worked perfectly for the purpose for which I purchased it, that being to transfer years and very many hours of vacation and family video tapes to DVD. The "Easy Wizard Mode" is the method I use as it is just that,...Easy! The device is easy to set up, instructions are easy to understand and easy to follow. Although the device has numerous other features, I have not had a need to utilize any of them at this time. Thus far I am very pleased with this product.
127472
This product is the perfect solution for people with drawers of video cassettes that they would like to digitize. It hooks up via USB and simple recording software imports the wav files to your hard drive, where they can be imported directly to iTunes (with metadata).
2816737
Finally got around to using this the other day to transfer a tape to my computer. The unit hooked right up to my laptop. The software installed just fine and everything worked. The included instructions are limited but there's a web site address given for more instructions. On a PC based computer you load and use Audacity. Audacity is freeware software that is very reputable and has been around for many years. It is also very capable for audio processing. Since I have used Audacity before I was able to use it to transfer my tape with no problem right away. One great thing about the tape drive is that it has Auto-Reverse which the manufacturer refers to a the "loop" function. You can set the player to play one side of the tape only or you can turn on the loop function where the tape will play both sides continuously. This is extremely helpful when transferring tapes to computer as you don't have to turn the tape over to get the second side. However since the player loops continuously you must be ready to stop the recording once both sides have played. That's a minor inconvenience but it would have been nice if the manufacturer would have made a "loop once" function. Still, that's no reason to look elsewhere as the player works very well and is a good price. It comes with headphones and a USB 2.0 cable and can be used as a standard tape player without a computer.
4483342
I bought this item because I have serious amounts of vinyl and old cassettes I wanted to digitize.

Sad to say, I started with the cassettes.  For that purpose, this device excels.  I digitized about 100 old (mostly spoken-word) cassettes.

By that time, I was no longer able to return it; and when the first LPs came out sounding tinny and slightly fast, I found myself seriously wishing I could do so.

I must say, this device was a snap to use.  The reviews that refer to the controls as confusing may reflect a lack of willingness to RTFM (which I'll admit could be a bit better-written).  It's well-constructed and sounds at least average.

If you have *lots* of tape (comedy, books-on-tape, radio programs), and you're not particularly tech-prone (read: computer-savvy), this device may be worth it.  If, on the other hand, your main goal is digitizing LPs, I'd recommend you pass.
3383077
being technologically handicapped by not using a computer until five years ago, when I was 77, I found this CD recorder worked very well to convert my old music audio tapes to CDs, needed when I purchased a new car, as none come with tape players.  I had to make one call to tech services as I wasn't sure about a procedure. It was resolved immediately.
4266773
Works perfect!  Just plug and play via USB.  You can use Audacity or any other software to capture the audio from this cassette player.
594979
We only had one cassette to convert, but this thing did an excellent job. I just plugged it in, selected it as the input in garage band, hit record and let it play. It even has auto-reverse so you don't have to flip the tape over to get Side B. This is a very affordable solution as well! It's actually less expensive than some of the other cassette players I was looking at, and I don't have to connect it to a recording interface. This one device is all you need.
4213869
I received this cassette converter at no cost in order to test and review it. It's essentially a Walkman with a USB connection to input to your computer. Overall it works great, but the software, though very good , is not as easy to use as I hoped.

PROS:
*Great way to preserve memories
* Works
* Has a headphone port so it can be used as a stand-alone cassette player
* Comes with a mini-USB card, headphones (very cheap), and a CD with a pdf manual and a version of Audacity audio software
* Connecting to the computer was easy
* Recording quality was good enough, although not amazing
* The Audacity software is an amazing program once you figure it out

CONS:
* Software was difficult to install and set up for mp3 files, and it can be a bit overwhelming to use (see below)
* The buttons on the door are kind of cheap and feel a little flimsy

SOFTWARE TIPS:
* I downloaded Audacity from a reputable internet site instead of the included CD, to make sure I had the latest version and avoid possible viruses
* After you install Audacity you need to install LAME (an MP3 encoder) to set this up to create MP3 files.
* Go to "Preferences," "Libraries," and "MP3 Library" to make sure it has located the LAME encoder

RECORDING TIPS:
* Make sure the volume dial on the cassette unit is all the way up before recording. The cassette volume determines the volume of the imported digital file.
* When you are recording, make sure it is not on "Loop" mode. Otherwise it will record side A then continue recording the same side A over and over again until you manually stop it.
1592357
This is perfect to help transfer my audio tapes onto a digital format. It is easy to plug into my computer and my tape deck.
648392
I'm enjoying this product.  It has so many great features and will allow me to transfer some of my best cassettes tapes to my PC - burning them to a CD.

Priced right too !!!
3137071
I needed a new dual cassette Player/Recorder as I have a good collection of cassette tapes that need to be burned onto CD's. I bought this machine in 2012 and have been slowly transferring my cassette collection to DVD"s So far no problems. The machine works just fine and I hope to get many more years out of it. If you need a new dual cassette player I recommend this Sony unit.
598289
Good basic unit for my intended use, which is transferring audio tapes to my computer for conversion to cd.
3847391
WORKS GREAT ..AN EXCELLENT WAY TO CONVERT TAPES TO DIGITAL.
IT IS WELL WORTH THE EXPENSE. YOU WILL LOVE IT.
2643633
I purchased the Berhinger UFO202 Audio Interface to digitally archive my collection of vinyl LPs of classic music dating back to the 1960s. I find this interface to function extremely well. It is very simple to use and the connection and hookup of my old Pioneer PL-55X turntable to my computer is idiot proof. I have very successfully converted about one third of my collection with no mechanical or electrical problems. I will caution the buyer, however, about the Audacity software that comes with this unit. It is extremely NON USER FRIENDLY. Unless you are a well experienced sound technician, you will have difficulty using it. I ditched it for a downloadable software called "Spin It Again" which is very easy and straight forward to use. I highly recommend this unit to anyone who wants to convert LPs or cassette tapes to a digital format.
465295
It has been years since I have been able to play any of my old cassettes, but I still wanted to retrieve some of my old music, so I was really happy to find that this cassette to MP3 converter had actually come down into my price range.  While this player will work for me, I'm not sure if this player will work for everyone.

The player itself is a lot like one of those old Sony Walkmans that you might have had if you were around in the days before CD players.  In fact, if you don't have a computer, you can actually use it like a Walkman, as it has a headphone jack.  It doesn't look like it's the best quality around, but it does the job just fine.  Hooking up the player to my computer was very easy, and my computer recognized the device right away.  Most people should have no problem with this part of the conversion process.  It's the software part of this process that some people could have trouble with.

I had to play around with the device to get it to work.  The 9 page instruction book is not detailed enough, IMO.  It tells you how to play the device, and how to install the Audacity software, but not much else.  It doesn't tell you how to set up the audio input so that your computer is interpreting the USB inputs as a microphone... I had to play around with this to get this set up correctly.  Also, I found the Audacity software to be low quality and pretty much useless: even though the music was going into my computer crisply, Audacity did a poor job of encoding it for me.  The music ended up quiet and full of echoes.  I ended up using Adobe Soundbooth to encode my .mp3 files instead.

With the provided hardware and another software product to do the encoding for me, I am able to get some really good .mp3s made from my cassettes.  I should add that in college I took several classes in music recording, which comes in handy when editing the files.  If you have to rely on the provided Audacity software to convert your recordings, you might be disappointed.  Also, if you have very little patience for computers and/or don't know much about sound editing, you may want to get help from a computer-savvy friend to get it set up.
4552420
This worked very well. I was able to convert some cassette tapes my sister, who is deceased, and I made together..