Want to transfer audio cassettes to CD

[CW1]

Hi,<br>Looking for a piece of kit whereby audio cassettes can be inserted and transferred to CD, via a PC, for around £30 - £40, a pressie for the boyfriend. He's seen an iON Tape2PC USB Cassette Archiver
http://www.whybuynew....assette-Archiver.html
but a bit out of my range (£65 inc. delivery), and wondered about an Instant Music Vinyl and Cassette Ripper
http://www.gizoo.co.u....htm?SPMC=TGSAFFAW001
at about £35 inc. delivery (inc. a £5 discount code I found), but I don't think you don't play the cassette from there, it plugs into a sound system.<br>Would appreciate any advice.

[anotheoldgit]

I am not an expert on this but i have been told you need a portable tape player thus,

http://www.amazon.co....eativeASIN=B00019MLF2

Then you need an appropriate twin jack-plug cable that connects from the ear phone socket on the player to the audio inlet of your PC. this can be obtained from a store such as Maplins.

You will also need to down load this free programme onto your computer, get the volume correct and off you go.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Perhaps before you purchase these items, I suggest you ask again on this site, telling them that you have the aforementioned items but you want to know how to use them.

[anotheoldgit]

Was any of my information useful?

It does help us all if we get feed back, after going to the time & trouble of trying to help others out.

[CW1]

Sorry, anotheoldgit, didn't realise you'd posted - I don't seem to receive the e-mails any more that tell me there's an answer, found your's by "accident". <br>Thanks for taking the time but it all started getting a bit too involved. As I'm s'posed to be the more "techie" of the 2 of us, I gave up on that idea & bought him a DVD recorder - least I know what I'm at with that !