Mp3 faq - MP3 songs

How can I record my MP3 songs to an audio tape to play in my car / walkman?

Yes... just connect the "Line-out" from your soundcard to an "Aux-in" or something of the sort on your recorder. Don't use "Phono in" sockets though - they will be intended for connection from a turntable with a magnetic cartidge, which means that they will be expecting a very low level signal distorted in a particular peculiar way. Connecting a line level signal to those could even blow your amplifier, and will certainly sound horrible. If your receiver / amplifier is really old, it may have a phono input for "ceramic" cartidge - you can get away with connecting a lowish line level signal to those. But basically what you want is a "line in" or "aux in" connection. Sockets designed to take the audio from your VCR will work fine also - they might be labled "VCR Audio In" or something like that. Then put your tape on record and pause it and start your MP3 files playing - check the level indicators on your tape deck, and adjust the level (either the tape decks own level control
s or the MP3 volume) until the levels move well with the peaks just going into the red. Now stop your MP3, start the tape rolling, and play your MP3 songs from the start (I'd suggest making up an MP3 playlist first, then just record the whole side of the tape in one go).

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