Cassette Recorded to CD via Analog Jacks?


I have been transferring my cassette collection to disc lately via the cassette deck connected to a cd audio recorder by analog jacks! The cables are positioned into the "in-analog" connection found on the cd audio recorder and on the "out" connection of the cassette deck.Will the audio recorded from the cassette in analogue sound be transferred to that cd? And if i then extract the audio from the disc and into my pc in WAV. format will the recording then be digital and will it have lost the so called "Analogue Warmth"?

Appreciate the help :)
rootsdub

Showing 1 response by ckoffend

Point one, Cassette Tapes are questionable to beging with. In my experience, they have a very short life span. However, your connection of the tape decks analog output to the CDR's analog input then immediately gets converted via the CDR's Analog to Digital converter. So once you have burned this disc, it is a digital recording.

The comments that digital does not sound as good as analog becomes irrelevant here in that virtually all discs (initially) were recorded via analog microphones into analog to digital converters at the recording point/site with equipment that likely costs many times that of the CDR that you are referencing.

Based on your other thread, you are somewhat new to this area (and I am no expert by any means). But in the end, transper your tapes to CD and your hard drive and the sound quality (while not analog) will last a lot longer than your cassette tapes sound quality. Also, don't get so caught up in the "analog sounds better". While there may be some truth to that debate, you will also find that well done digital can also sound pretty great. Plus there is not that much "true" analog available as new releases anymore (yes, I know there are some company's that are still recording and producing in true analog, but the list and categories are much more limiting that was is available otherwise).