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    Digitising old cassette recordings: Advice on how to do this

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    7 minutes ago, pineweasel said:

    The Scarlett Solo has a one mic input and one instrument/line input, so you'll need to connect your L & R tape deck outputs to those inputs using suitable cables or adaptors. The two tracks will  be going through separate input circuits so there might be slight differences in the levels and EQ, though maybe unnoticable when the source is an old cassette.

     

    Record onto two audio tracks in your favourite DAW, ensuring you don't have any processing set up on the inputs. From there you can edit into individual tracks, process if desired and export to whatever stereo format you like.

    Thanks.  Do you mean that the mic input (XLR) becomes one stereo channel, and the 1/4" jack socket becomes the other stereo channel?  Or do I need the L&R phono wires to converge into some sort of adaptor to go into either the XLR input or the jack socket? 

    Digitising old cassette recordings: Advice on how to do this

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    I've got live recordings of old bands that I was in, on cassette tape, and I'd like to convert them to digital.

     

    Advice on how to do this myself is welcomed!

     

    I'm not very clever about these things, but here's what equipment that I already have:

     

    • Technics cassette deck with phono outputs (recently serviced and working well) - also Technics amp if it's needed
    • Focusrite Scarlett Solo interface

     

     

    Ideas on a 'Swiss Army " backpack for small gig items

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    My old Gruv Gear backpack is finally on its way out, but at least it did do ten years or so service, so c'est la vie.

     

    I use it to bring all of the little personal things to gigs such as mic, leads, tuner, straps, tablet, picks, harmonica, and so on. The backpack concept works for me as I put it on my back and can carry a fair bit using my arms and shoulders.

     

    So, replacement ideas are welcome. Answers on a postcard below, please 👇

    Ibanez Owners Club

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    Adapting to fan frets is a good issue, basexperience.   I found when playing a bassline from muscle memory, that all was well.  The interesting thing is that when you break from a flowing line and then need to hit a note, perhaps a sustained one, I had to look to see where to fret my finger.  In the dark, I did find that was a bit challenging.  I bought Chicken as pre-loved, but I notice that listings for new ones say that they come with luminescent side dot inlays. I've not noticed any luminescence! Makes me wonder about having LED side dots installed. 

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