Can you record CD's directly, or must you go through the computer? Some of the other, smaller Creative mp3 players allow you to record CD's, cassettes, etc. directly from the playing source--does this have that capability? Can you record CD's directly, or must you go through the computer? Some of the other, smaller Creative mp3 players allow you to record CD's, cassettes, etc. directly from the playing... » Read More Can you record CD's directly, or must you go through the computer? Some of the other, smaller Creative mp3 players allow you to record CD's, cassettes, etc. directly from the playing source--does this have that capability? « Show Less
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When you install the software for the Zen (not the stupid Yahoo Music Engine), it'll give you the option of ripping your CD's directly to your player, so yes.
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You will always need the computer to transfer whatever you want. The only direct way is with the voice recorder, and I know that is not what you meant by direct.
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No. You can play cassettes or you can play CD's or you can play the radio. There is equipment that can copy cassettes onto a CD but it is generally in the form of a turntable for the old records or it will clearly state that there is that capability with any advertised eqipment.
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It sounds to me like you are talking about burning an MP3 disc, a disc with MP3's burned directly as data files instead of converting them to cd audio files. Yes, in that case you can get a couple of hundred songs on a cd compared to about 20 with a normal audio cd. With this receiver, you can save MP3's and other audio file types on a flash drive and plug it in to the USB port and not have to use any discs at all. I read that other people have been also able to use external hard drives!
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Not directly. You have to transfer your cassette to itunes on your computer, then you can make a CD.
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Are you trying to record cd to cassette or cassette to cd? There is not a place to insert an external mic. There is a built in mic to record to cassette, so all you would need is small speakers and set them in front of the mic to record to cassette. If you are wanting to record cassette to cd, then I'd plug into either the headphone jack or to the rear plugs for the speakers on the stereo. I hope this helps. Good luck.
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if you want to burn cdrs in a stand-alone cd recorder, you need to use "music" cdrs, not "data" cdrs. This doesnt refer to the files that you're burning, it's the word that's in the product name (ie Maxell Music cdrs). Both types can be burned in a computer, but only "music" cdrs are used with stand-alones. You can still find them (usually in smaller stacks).
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Dear Susan E. I am no audio technician. However I bought my TEAC model RW-CD22 recorder from Costco about ten years ago and it is still going strong. On both the playback and record CD slide inputs there is an imprint similar to those on the Audio CDs which says " compact disc digital audio recordable". These are CD-R Music CDs and are the only ones I can record on. Just plain CD-R and CD-RW will not record on my unit. If I put in one of these the recorder displays "no disc" instead of the number of minutes to be recorded on the disc. I have been told that regular CD-R or CD-RW (which is re-recordable) can be used for music from other sources but I don't know for sure. Hope this helps. Jack Dear Susan E. I am no audio technician. However I bought my TEAC model RW-CD22 recorder from Costco about ten years ago and it is still going strong. On both the playback and record CD slide inputs there is an imprint similar to those on the Audio CDs which says " compact disc digital audio recordable". These are CD-R Music CDs and are the only ones I can record on. Just plain CD-R and CD-RW will not record on my unit. If I put in one of these the recorder displays "no disc" instead of the number of minutes to be recorded on the disc. I have been told that regular CD-R... » Read More Dear Susan E. I am no audio technician. However I bought my TEAC model RW-CD22 recorder from Costco about ten years ago and it is still going strong. On both the playback and record CD slide inputs there is an imprint similar to those on the Audio CDs which says " compact disc digital audio recordable". These are CD-R Music CDs and are the only ones I can record on. Just plain CD-R and CD-RW will not record on my unit. If I put in one of these the recorder displays "no disc" instead of the number of minutes to be recorded on the disc. I have been told that regular CD-R or CD-RW (which is re-recordable) can be used for music from other sources but I don't know for sure. Hope this helps. Jack « Show Less
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No, this player/reccorder can record to a CD only - meaning you can record from an LP,cassette or the radio to a CD. My brochure states: CD Recorder with Turntable/Cassette Player Margot Mc Ewen -December 1, 2012
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If I am understanding your question correctly, yes you can burn a cd containing MP3 files and it will play. I do it all of the time. I hope this answers you question. I believe you can also save them to a flash drive and play them as there is a usb port. I haven't tried that yet though.
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We have only recorded from VHS to DVD. When you are recording you can watch the VHS. I don't know why you couldn't just watch VHS or DVDs. Not sure about CDs.
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Mac users:If you have a cable that connects to the headphone port from your amp or cassette deck at one end and to the audio input at the other end that's all you need ... other than Audacity (free).I have converted lots of audio tapes and cassettes as well as vinyls to CD.You can turn the full recordings done the first time into separate tracks for your CD in Audacity.
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As far as we know it only records to CDs and to record from CDs it requires an auxiliary CD player to record from CD to CDIt meets our needs nicely but may not work for you.
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I know that some of the older creative players have this feature. My parents have a Zen Micro that makes pretty good recordings. I don't know if the new ones can still make recordings. Also I have a Cowon d2 that can make fm recordings. It's an awesome media player with great sound quality and a ton of features, but it might be a bit pricey if all you are going to use it for is recording radio.
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You can record straight through the USB. Nifty little thing.But beware, its more of a mixer than a traditional interface, so it doesn't split the tracks you may have already laid down from the new ones you're recording. So basically, EVERYTHING you can hear it in your monitor mix, it's going to be on the track you're currently recording. So if you're recording something live, its perfect. If you're tracking something, not so much...
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I am sure you can. Just take the output RCA's (red+white) and put them into you disc recorder's input. I have been transferring all my cassettes to my stand alone CD disc recorder. I also have been transferring most of my cassettes to my stand alone DVD-R recorder... because my cassettes are 90m, 100m and 110m long and of course all you can put on a CD is 80m. So I can put 3 cassettes (split them up with indexes on the DVD) on each DVD-R. The only problem is you can't play them in a CD player, but they can play in all DVD players and most computers, and if it is something you really want on a CD you can make CD's as well. Hope this helps. I am sure you can. Just take the output RCA's (red+white) and put them into you disc recorder's input. I have been transferring all my cassettes to my stand alone CD disc recorder. I also have been transferring most of my cassettes to my stand alone DVD-R recorder... because my cassettes are 90m, 100m and 110m long and of course all you can put on a CD is 80m. So I can put 3 cassettes (split them up with indexes on the DVD) on each DVD-R. The only problem is you can't play them in a CD player, but they can play in all DVD players and most computers, and if it is something you really want on... » Read More I am sure you can. Just take the output RCA's (red+white) and put them into you disc recorder's input. I have been transferring all my cassettes to my stand alone CD disc recorder. I also have been transferring most of my cassettes to my stand alone DVD-R recorder... because my cassettes are 90m, 100m and 110m long and of course all you can put on a CD is 80m. So I can put 3 cassettes (split them up with indexes on the DVD) on each DVD-R. The only problem is you can't play them in a CD player, but they can play in all DVD players and most computers, and if it is something you really want on a CD you can make CD's as well. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I have to agree with what Eric said, I've done tape player recordings and they came out pretty good. I have a tape player that I plugged into the Sound Card, I tweaked the recording adjustments and it came out great. You can do so much with the card, I'm just a tinkerer and it was easy to use. I mostly use my card for playing music, gaming and chatting on-line.
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Never tried them with a computer, only a CD to CD recorder. But I have been told those I have recorded do not always play back on a DVD player, only on a CD player. Also my recorder will not record a copy I have made. It only records from an original CD. It records well regular or high speed on my machine.