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RayH · 12-01-2001, 01:00 PM

All you have to do is hook up the stereo audio out (like TAPE OUT or TAPE REC) to the audio in of your computer. There is no need to fiddle with the drive controls of the audio tape recording device (like the audio cassette deck). Just set the tuner to the desired radio station. The audio signal will be a WAV signal. You rip and burn it like any other wav signal. I use Spin Doctor from Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.05 Deluxe.

Unfortuantely for the average home user, there is no simple way to do unattended automatic starting, like a microwave oven, video cassette, or TiVO. It's not a matter of burning out the drive motors. You can have a timer fire the stereo. The problem is that keeping the heads engaged against the tape (or the capstan against the rubber wheel) will wear out the unit. It's not designed for continous grab. That's why video cassette recorders don't engage until it's time.

12-01-2001, 01:00 PM	#7
RayH Member (12 bit) Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,437	All you have to do is hook up the stereo audio out (like TAPE OUT or TAPE REC) to the audio in of your computer. There is no need to fiddle with the drive controls of the audio tape recording device (like the audio cassette deck). Just set the tuner to the desired radio station. The audio signal will be a WAV signal. You rip and burn it like any other wav signal. I use Spin Doctor from Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.05 Deluxe. Unfortuantely for the average home user, there is no simple way to do unattended automatic starting, like a microwave oven, video cassette, or TiVO. It's not a matter of burning out the drive motors. You can have a timer fire the stereo. The problem is that keeping the heads engaged against the tape (or the capstan against the rubber wheel) will wear out the unit. It's not designed for continous grab. That's why video cassette recorders don't engage until it's time. Last edited by RayH; 12-01-2001 at 01:13 PM.