Thanks for the input Tony,
Sounds like you invested in your own equipment and it seems fairly
straightforward. Not sure if our museum wants to buy any equipment for just
one project. I am happy to hear about what other equipment people are using
as well as recommended vendors.
Best,
Ashley
On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 11:56 AM, [log in to unmask] <
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> Hi Ashley
>
> Our solution is to use a standard 'y' lead (two phonos to a mini-jack) to
> connect our cassette player via the output connectors at the back, to our
> Marantz PDM661 audio recorder - set to line input. We then create digital
> recordings as uncompressed WAV files onto a sound card. Results are
> excellent.
>
> From there we burn to DVD, import to the edit, save on a hard drive or
> upload to the internet as the job requires.
>
> Best
>
> Tony T
> Oral historian and media producer
>
> Sweet Patootee Ltd
> Web: www.sweetpatootee.co.uk
>
>
> On 05/04/2014 16:13, "Ashley Harper" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > I am trying to collect information about audio transfer from cassette
> > tapes to digital recording. The museum I work at has a box of tapes from
> > interviews during the 70's-90's and we are planning for the next phase of
> > digital preservation.
> >
> > Has anyone attempted this type of project before and can share some
> > insights? Any recommendations for services to use?
> >
> > Thanks kindly for the advice,
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Ashley Harper
> > Wharton Esherick Museum
> >
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