On Tue, 25 Oct 2011, James Sinnamon <james.sinnamon@gmail.com> wrote:
(Most of this is over my head but) I need to copy some old analogue audio cassette recordings into mp3 files.
The wiring part of your question has already been answered. In terms of encoding I suggest FLAC0. It doesn't take much space by today's standards and means that you don't lose any quality. After storing the FLAC0 files somewhere safe (EG a RAID-1 array in your PC or server and a couple of backup disks) you can then create MP3 files for actual use and you will always have the option of creating higher quality MP3 files, OGG files, or maybe some new future format when you need it. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/