How to Record Digital Audio onto a Cassette Tape

So using only a deck and nothing else, besides an RCA cable, is it possible to record on the cassette? I don't need amplifiers or anything?

Misleading title. I thought you found a way to record SPDIF signal on to a tape and play it back through a digital decoder (Like DCC/DAT) What you've shown is recording analogue audio from a digital source. Anyone from the 90s with a CD walkman knows how to do this.

In cassette tape heads what is difference between stereo tape head and mono tape head?

Allow me to introduce a new unit of measurement for sound volume,
which I call vovol* (abbreviated: volume voltage).

THIS IS HOW IT WORKS: You use two pre-stages, one with positive volume values, and the other negative.
For example, so has the pre-step with positive values
a measurement from +0 decibels up to +20, while the one with negative values, has from -0 decibels down to -20 decibels.

The highest voltage occurs when the value is
+20 and -20 decibels (or: 20 vovol),
while there is low voltage, when the value is on
+0 and -0 decibels (or: 0 vovol).

You can possibly also combine two different values with each other, by adjusting the value to +10 -20 vovol, which gives a crisper effect. Have experimented with this myself at work and at home.
The adjustment can of course be set to taste.

More information about Vovol:

When the sound has high volume voltage, the speaker membrane is stretched like a guitar string, so that the sound becomes more sharper, realistic and noise-free.

This can be achieved by using an equalizer with a preamp. First, all frequencies are lowered, to, for example, -12 decibels.
Then you raise it up to +12 decibels, with a preamp.

This is how I usually experiment, with vovol, because currently there are no tools, or apps, to do this.

If you, or other who reading this, have an equalizer with a preamp, I think you should try it too.

And thank you all for reading!

:-)

Great video!

Great video and informative

Would it be possible to do this with an Technics RS-M218?

Now I can be Henry Emily from fnaf 6 XD

Dude is concise 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Oxenfree here I come! Thx bro!

thank you for the video, i was wondering if we can record stereo sound with portable devices? i am planning to buy one

I have a desktop PC, can I connect the 3.5 mm jack into the headphones-jack on the front of the PC, or try to find a similar jack on the back of the PC?

what plugs into the out port?

Help in my jack to rca the red cable doest do anything and my audio is monural.

can i put my cord into the phone jack? i am using iphone to record

what volume should i put my phone on when recording? Does louder equal better?

Most tape recorders record in mono, any recommendations on an affordable shoe box style or portable style recorder that records in stereo?

I will make good use of dis information

hello please i have question: will this also work with microcassete from dictaphone? also is it posible to do it oposite way- get audio from tape to computer with this cable? thanks

okay this is much easier than I thought it would be

Hi all! As I don't find any info online I would live to ask you, it's the same in terms of quality if I use a smartphone or a high-end computer soundcard to record on tape? I find using a phone more functional but don't want to lose quality.

Do you need a more expensive tape deck in order to record left and right sound? Can you get sound out of left and right sides of headphones if you use the cheaper portable cassette recorder that only has the one mic input on the side?

Also my onkyo stereo tape deck is slowing down so it makes my tapes sound slower than normal. Is there any way to fix that at home easily or would I have to pay someone to repair it?

Thanks! Been wanting to convert all my favorite Vaporwave/Futurefunk/Outrun/Witchouse tracks onto cassette.

Well I am subscribed. Thank you! I very good tutorial.

one thing I'm always confused about, should I set my PC volume to 100 and then adjust the rec level on the deck or portable recorder from there?
Or does it vary? I have a Sony WM-D6C I play with

can i record spotify form my laptop using panasonic rq-l31? it has a MIC jack on it

What tape recorder would you suggest?

great way i can walk down the school hall and not get in trouble for listening to my music through my phone thanks man

Thanks, this was super helpful!

IS THERE AWAY To TRANSFER YOUR TAPES Or MP3 PLAYERS To CDS

Any recommendations for a recording device?

Absolutely awesome! So helpful! Thanks man!!

Muchas gracias

What if my deck doesn't have a 'mic' option?

thanks a lot, my dad has some casettes and the reason i want to record my music in is that my bmw e46 does only have an casette port and radio. i hate it so much lmao :D thank you for saving me

I have tried different cell phones and tape decks and only get it sound on the right side!!!!

you sir have great musical taste

This was very helpful and to the point, many thanks!

Hello , do these shoebox cassette recorders record in stereo if I send my mix through an AUX cable, or will I end up with a mono mix on the tape? thanks

Does the Thompson MG3000 used in the video have good sound quality for the price or should I try going for another portable recorder? BTW great video

Flex FM and Kool FM Sets here i come! thanks!

I want to try to record my first mixtape on my tapedeck but my tapedeck has two mic inputs on the front. Does it matter if theres only one on one side or one on both sides? I want to record in stereo.

When she kissed the cassette, i shat w laughter

thank you i have cassettes i never use and one of my favorite bands is not on streaming so i want to put their music on tape

Can a Sony stereo cassette-corder tcs-310 work the same?

Thanks so much!! Ive been wanting to record some of my favorite songs onto some cassette tapes I have and this helped a lot. :)

Which is the best device to buy for a beginner trying to do this?

Thank you for this video. I love cassettes. too. It;s also Fun to record onto them. I love old school.😎

What kind of cassette deck do you have?

You assume everyone watching this video already has a cassette tape recorder no I just like being prepared before I buy shit