inputs.text: love hardware hate software - prosnice simple way convert old audio cassette tapes mp3 portable music device burning cdcan powered via included usb cabledoubles portable audio cassette playerconsthe included software needs lot improvehement requires itunes workneeds include power cablethe side hinged cassette door seehems little flimsyreviewion tape express packaged device pair cheep behind neck headphones miniusb usb cable ion cd containing ez vinyltape converterthe first thing noticed upon unboxing ion tape express not include power cable even though port one according ion website takes 3v dc 500ma pinpositive connector dimensions outer diameter 34mm inner diameter 13mm common enough pick one electronic stores thoughthe next thing noticed usb connection cable miniusb rather micousb pretty much standard cell phones well many devices not deal breaker not keep another cable laying around would nice usb cable also power device seehems job fine weak power supply computer would recommend picking power cord device even using batteries itthe device looks like standard portable audio cassette player except cassette door hinge side seehems little flimsy side hinge probably necessary 2aa battery compartment insidewindows apple computers recognizes ion tape express universal plug play device connects computer easily might take little work install linux also use 3rd party software use itez vinyltape converter simple graphical interface allows recording vinyl records cassette tapes tape mode select either normal audio tapes chromemetal tapes personally could not notice difference no matter type media original recording onez vinyltape converter also allows either manual recoding process splitting tapes tracks however software not intuitive enough split tracks sort consistency sometimes split middle recording long pause want use manual recording process record whole thing often not though run multiple tracks together either rerecord tracks manually use third party tool audacity split song tracks however wont even notice tracks recorded properly finished process no playback editing features ez vinyltape converteronce recording process finished ez vinyltape converter gives opportunity add tags artist album song title track number allowing software split recording tracks know many tracks original recording first chance notice tracks split properlyafter ez vinyltape converter export tracks itunes show mp3s play back tunes get album art everything else would normally itunesafter converting tapes wound setting audacity use ion tape express recording device manually edited everything saves couple steps tracks not split correctly not require itunes audacity uses much less space hard drive ez vinyltape converter itunes combined wellover amquite impressed ion tape express recordings sound good original tape 3rd party software allow clean audio little doubt ever sound good purchased cdi would recommend ion dump headphones include power supply change usb connection device mini micro drastically improve included softwarethat said bunch old cassette tapes laying around either cant find afford replace cd mp3 want convert old mix tapes cd mp3 old personal recordings audio cassette want digitize even caveats listed review ion tape express well worth 50 60 bucks currently selling for3rd party software allow clean audio little doubt ever sound good purchased cd would recommend ion dump headphones include power supply change usb connection device mini micro drastically improve included software said bunch old cassette tapes laying around either cant find afford replace cd mp3 want convert old mix tapes cd mp3 old personal recordings audio cassette want digitize even caveats listed review ion tape express well worth 50 60 bucks currently selling