Posted by Peterson on 03/30/06 18:39

"NRen2k5" <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Peterson wrote:
>> taping the tracks individually on another tape before recording them
>> to the computer (though I haven't found a tape deck in at least a
>> decade that still copied directly and wasn't shot out)
>
> I wouldn't recommend that. Even the best cassette tape is not very good
> quality to begin with. A cassette copied from a cassette will be even
> worse.
>
> - NRen2k5

Trust me, that was an option -- not a recommendation!

Of course, I grew up in a time when we would tape songs off the radio -- by
holding the tape recorder in front of the radio -- so while my standards
have improved tremendously, my base is still pretty low.

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