inputs.text: depends want - firstly word wise device not professional audio transfer analogue tape digital anyone audio related profession disposition even anybody use half ear wont buying unit cheap purpose anyway however machine gets hearty 5star review found ideal transfer old tapes guitar riffs licks solos basslines pc since recorded lot material years ago old boomboxes double tape decks even old answering machine fidelity far perfect anyway means end quality not much issue worked perfectly personally hear old stuff still standing today still good enough relearn rewrite rework new songs trip memory lane new creative kickstart also big plus point retrieving mailbox opening package installing software finding old tape starting record took 14 minutes pretty cool quirks machine quickly found unit picks interference noise everything must kept far away pc hard drive possible horrible buzzing heard even used usb extension cord eliminate much noise possible also bizarrely pulling keyboard tray desk unit operation created buzzing odd strange keyboard interfere operation machine turning tv air conditioning yielded similar result became game see much foul noise could get audio transfer havent tried headphones look nasty havent tried using batteries fear unit fragile stand even opening flimsy plastickylooking battery compartment thats right aint robust thing dont let kids play also not tried transfering original audio tape yet judging weak waveform created processing probably wouldnt worth boosting overclipped raucous thrash riff good thoughso take im giving 5but dont say didnt warn youeven opening flimsy plastickylooking battery compartment thats right aint robust thing dont let kids play also not tried transfering original audio tape yet judging weak waveform created processing probably wouldnt worth boosting overclipped raucous thrash riff good thoughso take im giving 5but dont say didnt warn