audio capture to computer

[Paul B]

ok techies my question is this:

I have a micro cassette recorder with about 2 hours of a Shigo seminar talk recorded. I have a cable to connect that unit to my computer microphone input plug. What software will enable the transmission and recording ? PC, Win XP platform. I tried the WAV recorder but it seems to limit it to 60 seconds at a time for a file.

[MasterBlaster]

Two hours is a lotta file. You'll need something specifically specialized to compress it on the fly because 2 hours of any WAV audio is WAY BIG!

[Paul B]

totally, hence I ask the masses.

[rumination]

This program will do the trick:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

[Paul B]

cool! thanks Rumi, I am downloading it now and will see if it cooperates.

[rumination]

Cool. I'm not sure, but I think you may have to record it in the raw format, which will take up a bit of hard drive space. Once finished, though, you can easily export it as a compressed sound file like mp3.

[Paul B]

seems like its working, thanks again for the software idea Rumi. Only prob is my source tape that I recorded is apparently SHITE quality. I will do my best to make an MP3 from the tapes. sigh.

[Paul B]

ok, second tape is better quality. I am thinking I might burn a CD with the files that I can garner and I will send it to a treehouser. Listen, copy, send it on. Deal folks?

hmm, how about the first ten people that say so in this thread I will put to a draw and fire it out. ok, game on, and Squisher, you are already entered so go easy snowplowing man.

[rumination]

Better yet, find someone that can host it on a server so that we can all download it.

[Paul B]

hmm, not a bad idear. the first file is about 42 megs, MP3 format. I dont have access to the server for my website, anyone want to host it? how do I upload it to a site .... Dont really want to put it on a public site like youtube or whatever, not sure if they can handle MP3 anyways...