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| Material Type: | Plastic |
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Reconnect with the music on your old tapes anywhere you go with TAPE EXPRESS.
Turn your tapes into MP3s
Turn your tapes into MP3s and listen on your computer, iPod, in the car, or plug in your headphones and listen in the palm of your hand! TAPE EXPRESS is a portable, handheld USB tape player that works with all kinds of tapes. It has an easy-to-use USB connection, no drivers are required, just load the software and you are ready to start transfering all your old tapes to MP3 format. It runs on USB or battery power when connected to your computer for easy operation wherever you go.
Powerful software
TAPE EXPRESS comes with ION's exclusive EZ Converter software. This powerful, yet easy-to-use program guides you through transferring your music and can even integrate with your iTunes Music Library.
USB or Audio output
In addition to transferring your tapes, TAPE EXPRESS has an audio output that enables you plug in headphones, or connected to your stereo or other speaker system for hours of enjoyment. It can play chrome or normal cassette tapes.
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Don't throw out that old cassette collection, breathe new life into it with the Ion Tape Express. Via USB connection to your computer, the Ion will convert your tapes into MP3 files which can then be played on your computer or iPod/portable MP3 player. There's also a headphone socket and it can be run off batteries, so you can use it just like a good old portable cassette player.
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133 of 134 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Works for me - Audacity software recommended,
By I agree with those who believe that the hardware is flimsy for the price; however, it is sufficient for the job. And, as others have remarked, the accompanying documentation for the hardware is inadequate. Tips for those using Microsoft Windows: 1. DO plug in the tape recorder to your computer before you try to install software (see below). 2. I suggest that you do NOT use the supplied EZ software to make the transfer. 3. Instead, prefer to use the supplied Audacity software. This has the huge advantage that it is NOT necessary to install the bulky and unfamiliar iTunes program as part of the installation process, and you have complete control over the recording process. The CD ROM supplied with the ION Tape Express contains excellent, illustrated, instructions on a PDF file ('Audacity Software Guide v5.3.pdf') about how to use the Audacity software with the ION Express, including how to modify the Control Panel settings. (The PDF file refers to the ION Express Disk transfer hardware, but applies equally to the Tape hardware.) You will not be able to access some of the settings if the ION Tape Express machine is not plugged into your computer first. On my Windows XP computer, instead of the 'USB Audio Codec' to which the PDF manual refers, there is 'USB PnP Audio Device' as a substitute. 4. At the time of writing, the Audacity software (v 1.2.6) on the supplied ION CD is the same as that which can be downloaded free from Audacity's own web-site. However, check the Audacity web-site (listed on page 2 of the ION 'Audacity Software Guide' PDF manual) for an upgrade. (Users of Windows-7 should use the 'beta' upgrade found on the Audacity website, as recommended by Audacity.) 5. DO use the 'Normalize' adjustment (Menu item 'Effects/Normalize...'. Accept default settings) on the whole file, as explained in the ION Express PDF manual. 6. In order to make MP3 recordings, it is additionally necessary to download and install the LAME MP3 converter. This can be downloaded free from the LAME website cited on the Audacity web-page FAQs. For copyright reasons, neither ION nor Audacity can supply it directly. The whole process of converting tapes to MP3 files is really very easy, but very tedious (running at real time for play-back of the tape). Results are perfectly acceptable.
127 of 129 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent item,
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104 of 106 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb piece of kit,
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This review is from: ION iTR03 Tape Express Tape to MP3 Converter (Electronics)
We rarely use the few cassette players in our house these days, yet we own several cassettes which either don't exist on CD or do, but are "best of" compilations that are in a different order. Added to this the frailty of the cassette medium and I am sure that many will associate with my fear that some of these cassettes were soon to be lost forever.
I was always very interested in finding a way to transfer my collection onto either disc or onto the computer where they could be easily backed up. This is the piece of kit I've been waiting for! It's perfect for the job and very easily portable within itself. All you will need to do to easily transfer cassette to computer is to install the software and then it's just a case of following the VERY easy instructions to safeguard your music collection for years to come. It's the size of one of those early walkmans that Sony produced in the 80s, it comes with all the links you'll need and you can even use it as a walkman if you want to - there's a headphone socket. I am sure that mine will be nicked by family and friends to upload their cassette collections, and having used it all afternoon I can confirm that it is simple and effective.
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