Steve Ramm wrote:
My PC is not in a location where my audio set up is. And I really don't want to play with PC software for editing etc.
Is there such a thing as an affordable stand alone CD recorder with which I could transfer the cassettes (and even Reel-to-reel tapes I have in the same room) to CD?
There are such devices, though unfortunately I know of none with a built-in hard drive. They will even use 'silent' input to create track splits, but those may be unreliable depending on the quality of your source tape as well as its content.
I have a Philips of some years back, so I cannot suggest current makes and models. It did its job well for me but has been out on loan for a year or two.
Note that the consumer versions require that you use discs marked "DigitalAudio" and usually sold as 'Music Discs'. They carry a premium for royalty payments, but have the advantage of being designed to record at 1x. That's necessary for your application but not common for low-cost computer or 'Data' discs.
Mike -- mrichter@xxxxxxx http://www.mrichter.com/