inputs.text: time burner not quality mp3s recordings - cheap unit no one surprised price point unit offered says using free software audacity surprises ran 1 cheap cheap cheap plastic would not expect unit get 200 cassette tapes 2 cassette tape move pinch rollers revolve therefore quality sound unpredictable picking unit playing cause music \\stretch twang\\ tried playing unit without lid lid applying much pressure cassette altered sound greatly caused great deal loss contact playhead volume dropped considerably 3 minicd contains old version audacity go [ ] download appropriate file careful download audacity files third fourth parties may ads malware added found zip file straight audacity website easiest use install audacity pc 4 sure download comprehensive manual audacity website tells not \\what\\ audacity equally important \\how\\ process works get best conversion 5surprise record one side cassette 6 next surprise must download codec dll file audacity audacity file format converted mp3 7 converting listening styles similar equalizer settings audacity use applied entire file one song two songs entire one side cassette 8 listen cassette playing recorded pc watch make sure audacity software selected playing stereo not default mono 9 lots lots white noise produced deal breaker right hasnt already happened point 10 process slow slow slow labor intensive not working man woman 11 no useful troubleshooting help anything comes product manual change settings pc sound drivers order get stereo recordings audacity able hear cassette recording computer speakers egads not expected play around pc setting not audacity settings0 note possibly using stereo patch cord stereo headphone output jack quality nonusb maybe old cassette deck still hanging around port cassette player deck headset sound card input pc would produce good not better results quality deck usb output probably would preferable however still not finding im looking looking 1 solid not necessarily \\trickedout\\ usb output cassette deck 2 similar software digial camera fully automatic option able simply insert cassette pushing play quality recording pc created wizard minimizing white noise minimizing depreciation distortion music voice content cassette 3for wanting use equalizing settings option needs included audacity 4 cassette detection chrome tape dolby special tapes technology detected sound balanced accordingly 5 cassette deck auto switches side b entire album recorded song segregated separate recording automatically 6 software would ability search internet libraries upon userentered album titles song titles information setting tags automated point able pop tape deck hit play tape deck press record pc software set able forget come back recording completed find songs mp3 format music folder title albums name artist name whatever option chosen way could pop cassette way door work morning another go bed night 100 days id 200 cassettes recorded titled labeled heck even album cover completed please feel free build specs hope helps see huge delta available market lot walkman type units vs us want order preserve libraries cassettes not understand no one not new technology even application around several years economics would not expensive take current design either smart dumb accomplish cassette mp3 conversion quality 100 everything needed accomplish