Re: Tool to make sound files from audio tape

[John Haxby <jch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I hate to say this on the Shrike list, but this is one of only two 
remaining uses I have for my Windows installation.     The best tool I 
have found to date for making recordings from audio tape is "Cool Edit" 
from www.syntrillium.com.   Having made the recording you can then 
remove the residual tape hiss and normalize the recording.    It's the 
best too for the job that I've found so far -- although I am hopeful of 
getting something on Linux Real Soon Now.  And have been for a good few 
years.

jch

Harry Putnam wrote:

> Which tools on shrike do I need to play audio taped on my stereo and
> record the sound into electronic data on my computer.
>
> I think I understand the mechanical part of hooking RCA cales from my
> tape deck out line to a 1/8 adaptor into sound card. Once there;
> which tools do I use to create files from the incoming audio?
>
> Somewhere I heard grip could do it but don't see anything on the
> interface to indicate so.  (that was on a 7.3) machine.
>
> I have 2 shrike machines running neither has X installed so command
> line tools would be best.
>
> The simple play/rec apps look like it might do this but I was a
> little bewildered by the command line choice.  Hoping to get a few
> syntax clues here.
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