Cristy, You will definitely want to load those files in an editor to get rid of the empty space at the beginning and end of them. If there's a lot of it, it may cut down the size of the files considerably. Again, and I can't stress this enough, do it first with a COPY of the file so that any mistakes don't force you to re-rip it again. You might also want to consider buying another hard drive. lol Peace, G "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked" ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 7:07 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: help w/recording from cassette player to computer pls > Gman, > > I just recorded onto my hard drive one whole cassette, 60 minutes on each > side at least I think I did thus far. Am listening back some now. 803 MB > OMG!! .wav file...gulp. Am now going to look at the audacity download and > see about installing it. > This is a huge project for me as I have many tapes. I am wanting to save > all my voice lesson tapes also (convert them) as my voice teacher of Many > years is currently now residing in an assisted living facility and is > suffering with altzhemiers and dementia and I dearly want to keep all my > lessons and memories for years to come. I studied with him for over 25 > years > with the last five being sporatic mostly to keep in touch and keep up with > things. > > Christine --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------