Converting 4 track to MP3 with Audacity
Question:
I’ve just recorded some songs on a 4 track recorder. Can I just connect from the ‘line in’ on the 4 track to the mic jack on my laptop PC? Then convert to MP3, using Audacity, from there?
Once I download Audacity can I also do the same with old tapes using my walkman as the ‘line in’ and then into the mic jack, on my PC?
I want to put my old band’s music, that are on cassettes and were originally recorded on a 4 track, as well as some new songs, onto a disc.
Answer:
Can I just connect from the ‘line in’ on the 4 track to the mic jack on my laptop PC? Then convert to MP3, using Audacity, from there?
Sort of, only your terminology is a little off. Let’s make sure we’re talking about the same thing:
You want to connect the ‘line out’ on the 4 track. (Not the ‘line in’.)
Assuming that’s understood, then yes: If you can make that connection from the 4 track’s output to the input on your PC, then Audacity will be able to record it.
Once I download Audacity can I also do the same with old tapes using my walkman as the ‘line in’ and then into the mic jack, on my PC?
Same qualification as with the 4 track - you should connect the walkman’s ‘line out’ (or perhaps ’speaker out’) to the PC input. Once you do that, yes, Audacity will be able to record it.
Lily:
Ok, I just converted a cassette recording onto Audacity. Then in your instructions you say to save it as a WAV file “then you can convert it to MP3″. But that’s the question: how?
22 March 2008, 2:00 pmI’ve done the “export as WAV file”. But now don’t know how to convert it to MP3. I tried the “export as MP3 file” but then it says I must download the “Lame MP3 encoder” to convert it.
Hmm. Please tell me what to do next.
Thanks!
Andy Kaiser:
Here’s a link for instructions and where to get the Lame Encoder.
angela:
I am kind of new at this. when you say the 4 track i …well am lost, what exactly is this
16 June 2008, 12:14 pmthank you!