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NEW EOL SPECIAL FEATURE! Download playlist upon playlist of Mp3s directly from your computer to a cassette without using fancy equipment of complex hook-ups.
equipment:
- A computer monitor with a headphone jack.
- Your hard drive containing your Mp3s.
- A stereo with auxilliary input jacks and cassette-dubbing capabilities.
- For MONO input jacks: a single-channel cord to connect the stereo to the monitor. (Available at Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc.)
- For STEREO input jacks: a dual-channel cord to connect the stereo to the monitor. (Available at Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc.)
- A blank cassette tape.
- An Mp3-audio player, such as WinAmp.how to do it:
1. ) Download the Mp3s you wish to record into an easy-to-manage directory. (You might even go ahead and write down your intended playlist to keep the tracks in the order you want.)2. ) Calculate the minutes/seconds of all the songs you want to record on one side of the tape. Add all of the seconds together, then divide by 60 to get minutes (and remaining seconds). Then add those minutes to the other minutes of all the tracks for the total playlist time in minutes and seconds. See example.
((S + S + S...) / 60) + (M + M + M...) = M:S of entire playlist
A 90-minute tape has approximately 45 minutes on each side. A 60-minute tape has approximately 30 minutes on each side. This step isn't necessary, but I find that it's beneficial.
3. ) Construct your playlist, keeping in mind the running time of each song. (See step 2.)
4. ) Connect MONO or STEREO input plugs to the auxilliary input jacks on your stereo. Connect the other end to the headphone jack on your computer. (See diagram.)
5. ) IMPORTANT!!! Before recording, make sure all of your computer's other sounds (error messages, beeps, dings, "You've got mail!", etc.) are deactivated. Also make sure your energy saving features won't shut off your monitor or computer while you're recording. These are precautionary measures to ensure that your dubbing goes smoothly. The last thing you want is to discover upon playback is that you have to do it all over again because of one little "beep."
6. ) You should also make sure the "SHUFFLE/RANDOM" and "REPEAT" features on your Mp3-audio player are deactivated too.
7. ) Press <RECORD> on your stereo first. Then hit <PLAY> on your Mp3-audio player. If your playlist is in order, you should just be able to sit back and let it go.
8. ) If necessary, repeat steps 1-7 for the other side, or for another tape.
Congratulations!
You are now one more step on your way to becoming an album producer for K-Tel!
The emp3 Collection & other mixtape liners
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