Transferring Tapes & Records To CD How?

[famitsu1]

Hi,
just got myself Nero 6 Reloaded today and I wouldn't mind taking advantage of Nero's feature of transferring tapes and records to CD.Thing is the programs pdf walkthroughs on this subject are very vague(well to me at least).
Being very PC ignorant I'am not totally unsure as to what connections I have at the rear of my pc,I know I have a headphone,line in and microphone jacks but I'am totally unsure what specific connection/lead I would need to run from my tape machine to my PC and how to properly configure Nero to get the best possible cd recording.
Any help at all would be so welcome.
Ta famitsu1

[will2003]

Hi,
just got myself Nero 6 Reloaded today and I wouldn't mind taking advantage of Nero's feature of transferring tapes and records to CD.Thing is the programs pdf walkthroughs on this subject are very vague(well to me at least).
Being very PC ignorant I'am not totally unsure as to what connections I have at the rear of my pc,I know I have a headphone,line in and microphone jacks but I'am totally unsure what specific connection/lead I would need to run from my tape machine to my PC and how to properly configure Nero to get the best possible cd recording.
Any help at all would be so welcome.
Ta famitsu1

Your best bet is to download an audio application called Audacity - it's like a very good and totally free version of Soundforge, and for basic stuff like ripping vinyl or cassettes to your PC, it's excellent.

You can do all sorts to the WAV file it will record from your source, and when it's sounding just right, you can use Nero to burn it as audio. I rip a huge amount of vinyl to digital, and usually in my experience the applications that come bundled with burning software like Nero etc are really poor

Cable wise, if you are coming out of the back of a domestic hi fi or a mixer, you need to get a stereo phono to 3.5mm stereo jack cable, very easy to find, even a Maplins will have this. If you're coming from a Walkman or similar, you'll need a 3.5mm stereo jack to 3.5mm stereo jack cable - also very easy to find. Shouldn't have to pay more than ?5 for either of these cables.

Oh, and you'll be wanting to use the Line In, not Mic In, on your soundcard.