Questions on ripping media

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I know how to rip CDs, but there are other media I am not sure about. Does anybody here know how to convert music saved to tape or vinyl to MP3 format? Just curious...
 
Honestly, it depends. First of all, did your sound card manufacturer include any recording programs with your soundcard? Also, tell me a little about your turntable... do you have it hooked up to a receiver/preamp?

Also, what's your OS?
 
I found this incredibly useful when ripping my old cassette audiobooks to MP3 and WAV. Vinyl is probably on the same site somewhere too.
 
I have no clue what either of those are, with the exception of a soundcard. And besides, I don't run operations off my own computer, so I have no clue about the specs.
 
For vinyl, you would need some sound input or a USB Turntable.
For tapes, you would also need sound input. Try say a rca to headphone cable, plug it in to the back of your pc, and record.
 
Try getting a line in cable and some recording software.
 
You can use Audacity for recording to your computer as well, it's a good free solution. I actually use some pricier packages myself for all my needs, coupled with the software that came with my 24bit soundcard.

Also, you can use a usb turntable, but if you're ripping for a community that is concerned about quality, people might not care for a usb turntable rip.

As for my vinyl ripping, I use a vintage Sony PS-X7 turntable, a vintage Audio Technica at12s quad cart (with a new stylus of course), and I run it though the phono input of either my Sony STR-D911 newer receiver or my Harman/Kardon 800+ vintage receiver. Hoping to someday scrape the cash together to get my late 60's McIntosh 1700 hybrid receiver repaired, but until then, I use those two other receivers to act as my preamp. I use the tape-out on those receivers to go to my sound card (I use a cable that Gligar already mentioned, two RCA on one end, a headphone jack on the other end to go into my soundcard.

As for my tape decks, depending on how well a particular tape reacts to each of my decks will determine if I use my Teac deck or my Yamaha deck. The Teac is a pricier deck, but due to it having a head that spins for auto reverse, it doesn't really work the best for ripping. The Yamaha deck on the other hand has a stationary head, which works much better for a rip, because to get the most out of some older cassettes you'll have to do some azumuth adjustment to the head (a tutorial). It can be quite time consuming, but if you're looking to get the best out of what you rip, you'll have to put time and effort into it.
 
how do you download htm videos? I can download videos on youtube, and other sites, but sites that end in .htm I can't download from, how can I do it?
 
Ciaranite said:
how do you download htm videos? I can download videos on youtube, and other sites, but sites that end in .htm I can't download from, how can I do it?
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If you're running firefox, grab a plugin like NetVideoHunter.
 
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