How good is just plain cassette tape to tape dubbing?
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Its good. There is no real audio loss. Since they don't make blank tapes anymore, I got myself one to burn all my songs on a cd.
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It's ok Ill always love digital recording for the lack of audio deterioration. However the least expensive alternative will always be tape deck to cassette
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Yes, the unit accepts most common recordable DVD media. You may record directly to DVD or dub from the HDD of previously recorded items.
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Hi, did you ever find out the difference? I need to order tapes myself! Thanks
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There is a microphone line in. You can take out a cable with the same size jacks from the CD player's earphone to the cassette. I presume it will be recorded as mono rather than stereo.
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Hmm...difficult to answer that one but DVD's I recorded on from Verbatim, 5 years ago still run fine. If you keep them in a case, no reason they won't last a very long time.
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no cassettes are needed; it's all digital and stored in the recorder's memory. I really like mine and find it very easy to use,
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Yes, I've used it to copy from a vcr. You probably can't copy copyright protected tapes though. The software with the unit should work to make a dvd disc.
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J Jacob- I've been trying to copy a tape to a dvd and can't get past the 'dubbing' on the menu.Thanks for the heads up
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Hi,Great question. You may want to take a look at the Wiki How article and discussion on this:http://www.wikihow.com/Transfer-Cassette-Tape-to-Computer
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Just to add to what Supascience said-- if you are at all serious about shooting video, tapes are still the way to go. They are incredibly versatile and if you take good care of them, your archive of material is always available in full quality, uncompressed. Recording to a DVD, for example, might sound "advanced" but if you're seriously into editing, or want to learn to be serious, you will come to appreciate the original quality of your material on tape.
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I spent $130 on my Hi8 camcorder and have been using it constantly for playing back my old tapes for dubing onto DVD. It works well with no problems. Mine was guaranteed for 30 days for my money back but it still works fine. These are old cameras but it is the only option available to transfer old Hi8 tapes to DVD so you take your chances.
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"Cassette tape" and "cassette" are used interchangeably. It is only a cassette player so you cannot record your voice. You can buy tapes on Amazon, just search for "cassette tapes".
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I think that is according to the quality of your tapes and tape player. I was able to use the program to easily remove other noises and make a good sounding digital recording of kids story tapes. I have been pleased with the quality.
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Windows Moviemaker is junk. Toshiba included the wrong version of MediaImpression in my package but ArcSoft upgraded it for free. It is a decent program. I dub most of my videos but my Camileo produces a very low level audio that needs boosting, for which I have used Avidemux. If you choose to dub, I recommend Audacity.
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I am sorry, I can't answer this question. I am no longer using a tape recorder I have gone digital. It was too hard to find good tapes that didn't drag and distort the vocal sound. There was an output to ear phones, but that is all I remember. Sorry, Becky
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It plays old cassette tapes that are 10 to 30 years old. But not the 8 track tapes that look like a video tape. You can still buy new tapes for recording which is primarily why people buy this recorder. It is the cheapest way to record conversations or speeches. I use it for old books on tape which are still available at Half Price Books for a couple bucks.
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Sorry I can't comment on its recording quality since I only have knowledge of the quality of sound when playing pre-recorded cassettes. You can always give it a try and return it via Amazon's return policy if you're not happy with the quality of recorded sound. Amazon is most gracious with its return policy. Good luck!