If the recording was made using the NR setting, then arguably it should be played with it on, as well. Whether to enable Dolby NR is a trickier problem to figure out. Most music tapes are going to use the Type II/IV setting. Typically you'll find settings for tape type (I, II/IV) and settings for Dolby Noise Reduction (NR). If you're recording in mono, check your recording input preferences and make sure the number of channels is set to two, not one.Īlso, if the recording sounds oddly muffled or bright, check your tape-specific settings on the tape deck. Also, make sure you're looking at a stereo recording (two waveforms). We'll give it a little boost at the end, but you don't want it to be too quiet or so loud that the waveform jumps out of the window and distorts the sound. Make sure the recorded volume sounds (and looks) OK. Hit the Stop button in Audacity once you're done and then play the recording back over some connected headphones to check the quality. but make sure the USB drive moves freely inside the shell before the glue dries.Before committing to recording a whole side, hit play on your tape deck and record 30 seconds of audio into Audacity using the application's Record button. Place the two 'packing sheets inside the halves and then glue the two halves of the cassette shell together with the USB drive inside the shell.Ī tiny dab on the three intact corners of the cassette and along the remaining walls. (make sure the glue is dry before putting the USB drive in, you dont want it to get glued inside. Glue the spool cover that goes in the second hole of the cassette shell.

(I left a little too much on the side deliberately, this was so i could check that the USB swiveled out and looked correct, fine tune it to get the USB drive to flip out to the correct spot by test fitting all parts to see how far round it goes.)

File or sand the bits left over to make sure its all smooth.įile the side walls down carefully, you dont want to snap the cassette shell. Using the pliers and snips remove all the up stands, pegs and other little bits.

I did a little sketch (Left hand side of the pad in photo 3) Now to trim the cassette tape shell so the USB drive can swivel out and be used in a computer or stereo (a car stereo in my case.)ĭo some test fits and see which parts the USB drive is/will hit when swiveled from its concealed position to its extended position.

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