HERE'S How-To: Record TAPE/Radio to CD or MP3

Go to www.sourceforge.net and search for AUDACITY (or here
is a direct link:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/a.../audacity-win-
1.2.0-pre3.exe?download )
you can download a GREAT FREE OPENSOURCE program. (I use
the 'unstable' PRE-2 version which is actually very
stable.)

The program will allow you to record from your LINE-IN or
MIC jack. All you'll need is a little cable to go from the
TAPE OUT to the sound card's INPUT.

1) Hook up a tape player's headphone out to the sound
card's LINE IN. Adjust the levels so that the input isn't
so high that it clips and causes distortion. (You'll have
to experiment).

2) Set the input selection (pull-down) in AUDACITY for
the LINE INPUT. (Make sure the Preferences are set for a
STEREO recording and at least 44100 sampling [should be
default]).

2a) If you want to record from the internet and you can
hear the sound from your PC speakers, select STERO MIX as
your recording source. (You'll have to experiment with
input levels to avoid distortion/clipping.)

3) Start the recorder then start the tape player. (You
should see the recording look like jumbled, squiggly lines
on the recorder. If only a straight line, then you must
have something set/hooked up wrong.)

4) Record all you want. When done export the recording to
WAV. (To Export to MP3 you need to locate
a "lame_enc.dll" file on the web. Then put it in the same
directory as AUDACITY. Then select the Export as MP3
option in Audacity.)

5) Use your CD burning software to burn the WAV/MP3 file
to AUDIO CD. (Your burning software should automatically
convert the WAV/MP3 to a CD format so you can play it
anywhere.)

Good recording!

Mark