Does it restore a cassette tape's audio quality as Hamacher-Schlemer says in their catalog, removing annoying distractions, such as tape hiss, so voices and music are heard clearly?
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Yes it does a very good job at removing the hiss and some other music disruptions.A tape in good condition will sound excellent on CD. It can not perform miracles of restoring what is really lost or badly degraded. Make sure to set the level of recording carefully and accurately by testing it for the best results.
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No tape recorder can "restore" the quality of a defective source (i.e., a tape that already contains "hiss"). The Teac recorder has Dolby B noise reduction (as do virtually all tape recorders) so that tapes made or played on it will have reduced hiss. It is important to know that this machine will not record from cd to cd internally, though one can record from an external source (e.g., another cd player). The Teac is a fine machine for what it is made to do.
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It plays the cassette as it is , meaning it only going to play the cassette in the condition of quality it's in. The restoration they refer to would be if the tape is stretched, speed play back will be generally slowed to some degree. the included pitch control function can alter the speed to help compensate for the tape deformity, that's what they mean when then they say RESTORE. Also Hamacher - Schlemer maybe a little more for this unit, but they are customer driven and offer a lifetime warranty with their products, so purchasing from them is not a bad idea.
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The purpose of this product is to convert cassette tape audio to a MP3 format for digital storage.
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Yes. This is why I purchased it - I realized we still have some cassette tapes that we love (family recordings, school materials, etc.), but now way to listen to them anymore. I needed the CD player for the kids' Suzuki listening, so it seemed like a good time to purchase something with both features.
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Patrick....this is a pretty basic portable recorder. Materials on previously recorded cassettes can certainly be erased....editing such cassette tapes is possible but tricky because of their small size. Hope this is of some help.
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Yes, it records exactly the way the record sounds. However, there is a way to try to fix this. You can load a freeware program called "Audacity" which has a scratch and pop remover. It will help some, but you have to do one track at a time and then save them and then burn a new CD from your 'fixed' tracks. It will not make it sound brand new, but it can help on many recordings. Good luck.
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Yes, absolutely. Once you convert your cassette recording to digital, it's like any other iTunes file. I think you just have to make sure it's in the iTunes format (this product comes with instructions to make sure you pick the right format).
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I am running on 8.1 and use Audacity software for copying cassettes. So far it works fine. The device is simple and plays my cassettes just like a regular player would.
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I think so, but I'd get a second opinion. I had it shipped directly to my daughter, and she has a problem with it. Apparently 33 rpm records bump against the side of the case and they don't play properly, but that just might be the one I sent her. You might try to find one you can try out before ordering. Oops, just read the other comments, apparently doesn't play cassette tapes.
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I have to agree with what Eric said, I've done tape player recordings and they came out pretty good. I have a tape player that I plugged into the Sound Card, I tweaked the recording adjustments and it came out great. You can do so much with the card, I'm just a tinkerer and it was easy to use. I mostly use my card for playing music, gaming and chatting on-line.
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Yes, I have old cassette tapes from the early 70's onward and it played them without any issue.
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Yes, it does. There are times when the audio does not sync with the video when using the included software, but I use 3 or 4 software packages and the Adobe software always keeps it in sync when recording from a VCR tape. You'll (obviously...) need to run the audio out from the VCR to the audio in with cables unless you have an HDMI upconvert out on the VCR deck.
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yes, but the cassette player does not work - see manual for more information
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This would help in what you're asking as long as your computer has a digital output and you need to convert it to the analog inputs on your tape deck.
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I am sorry, I can't answer this question. I am no longer using a tape recorder I have gone digital. It was too hard to find good tapes that didn't drag and distort the vocal sound. There was an output to ear phones, but that is all I remember. Sorry, Becky
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Yes.....it does help with clarity particularly with some stations that appear to have a lot of background noise to the point where it's difficult to distinguish the words being said.
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In theory no. However I did try that before I used this product and for whatever reason, when using this cassette player, the quality seems to be much better.
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Are the video and audio inputs you're talking about the red, white and yellow colored wires? I use that now with my recorder which I'd like to get rid of although it records great. I bought a Sony dvd recorder from Best Buy and not even 6 months later, dvd's that work on my other Sony 5 disc player, skipped and froze when I played them on the recorder. My dvd recorder makes so much noise. Has anyone had any problems with the Toshiba after having it for some time? It sounds like a really good deal for the price! Thanks.