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Convert tapes to MP3s with ION Audio Tape Express
When I was young, I invested a penny in that whole “twelve cassettes for a penny” offer. (I actually spent more than a penny on that, by the way, but I’m sure you already know that.) I’m pretty sure that they probably don’t do that deal anymore, unless iTunes has some sort of thing like that. However, I still have the cassettes.
Actually, my mother has those cassettes, because she’s probably the only person in this millennium that I know that still listens to that format of music. It might take a while before she gets into digital format, but I am ready for that day with the ION Audio Tape Express.
All a user needs to do is connect the Tape Express to the PC via USB, and allow the EZ tape converter software to turn that tape into an MP3 in hardly any time at all.
It is nice of ION audio to construct the Tape Express to resemble a very old-school Sony Walkman. By the way, you can actually use the Tape Express to play your old cassettes next time you are feeling a little old school. Hopefully it has a faster rewind than my old portable tape player.
You should be able to get the ION Audio Tape Express for about $80.
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Bob Says: December 5, 2009 at 6:00 pm
This is a piece of shit and best avoided! First; you can’t use the software wothout firswt downloading iTunes (they don’t tell you that!), Then the software, once it has recorded your tape, fails to convert it to the itunes M3 format at least 50% of the time. Secondly it asks you if you want to separate the tracks (you can list them towards the end of the process)and then promptly only lists the firswt 2, the others are God knows where at this point! Your’e also supposed to be able to convert the MP3 format to others formats you might want to use – wav files for example – you can’t.
This is absolute rubbish and a waste of money – stay clear, spend your money on a ligitimate product, not this crap!
Read more: http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/27/ion-tape-express-cassette-tape-converter/#ixzz0YrkWHybg
Edwin Says: December 6, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Thanks for the heads up, Bob
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