- 1). Insert your interface's installation disc in your computer. Click "Start" and "My Computer." Double-click drive "D:" to run the setup program.
- 2). Connect your audio interface to a USB port on your computer when the setup program prompts you to. Click "Next" and "Finish" to complete the installation. Restart your computer.
- 3). Connect the auxiliary output of your tape player to your audio interface with composite audio cable. Ensure that the color-coded left and right connections correspond between the tape player and the interface.
- 4). Download and install a free audio-editing program such as Audacity, Free Hi-Q Recorder or Traverso DAW. Click "Edit" and drag your mouse to "Preferences." Choose your audio interface from the drop-down menus next to "Audio input" and "Audio output."
- 5). Click the drop-down menu next to "Import audio" to choose a format compatible with an iPod. If you're using Audacity, you will choose the format after recording the audio, when you export the files to your hard drive.
- 6). Click the drop-down menu next to "Channels" and choose "2 (Stereo)." Close the "Preferences" window.
- 7). Click the red circle on the software control panel to start recording. Press "Play" on your tape player. Watch the sound wave in the "Audio Track" to make sure the wave doesn't exceed the upper and lower levels of the track, causing distortion.
- 8). Click the "X" in the upper-left corner of the track if distortion occurs or if the level is too low. Adjust the input volume slider next to the icon of a microphone. Rewind the tape and restart the recording.
- 9). Stop the recording after each song on the tape. Click "File" and drag the mouse to "Export as WAV" or "Export as MP3," depending on the format you prefer. Begin each filename with a number to keep them in order in your iTunes library.
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Click the red circle to create a new track for each song after exporting the previous song to your hard drive. Audio projects in Audacity and Traverso must be exported before they will work in an iPod.
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