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fegmaniax-digest       Wednesday, April 16 2014       Volume 19 : Number 278



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  Re: Quicky technical                             [grutness@slingshot.co.nz]

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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:12:45 +1200
From: grutness@slingshot.co.nz
Subject: Re: Quicky technical

> If you're not using a pre-amp, you need to. The cassette deck doesn't
> have enough juice, which is why your signal strength is so low. When I dump
> cassettes to my Mac, I use a gadget called a Behringer XENYX 302USB mixer.
> You can get them for anywhere between $50-$75. Should work with Windows as
> well.

I'd second that about the preamp. When I'm digitising cassettes, I run the tape deck through the amp in the same way I would if playing them, and connect to the computer via the headphone socket. I use a Griffin iMic, which is USB to the computer (of course) and has a stereo DI input for taking signal from the amp. Same sort of price as the Behringer suggested. 

James

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