The first approach requires scouring your attic or garage for this: Photo by Tamim Arafat on Unsplash Method 1: The Audio Cassette Tape/Recorder All you basically need is a tape player, cables, PC/Laptop and audio software. However, the equipment required for both is pretty short. Which method you choose will probably depend on what equipment you already have and how much money you want to spend. Luckily, there are two easy ways to convert audio cassette tapes to a digital format such as MP3. Which got me thinking, ’How do you digitise old audio cassette tapes?’Ī little Google researching later, I found the answer. I needed a digital file to use Happy Scribe’s audio to text transcription software. Hesitantly, I asked my uncle, ‘How was the interview recorded?’ His response was as I had feared: by cassette tape. ‘Well, I know how to convert audio to text quickly! Just give me the tapes.’Īs the words flowed out of my mouth, I was simultaneously thought of a huge problem. My eyes got all big too! I began thinking about how lovely it would be to capture this rare interview of my grandmother and convert her story into text for all of the family to read. ‘I started to transcribe the interview, but I gave up. He excitedly went on to tell me that he had conducted an extensive interview with my grandmother several years ago. At some point in the conversation, I mentioned to my Uncle David that I was blogging for company that transcribed audio to text. During a break, my family started reminiscing about old times, as well as discussing what we were doing with our lives. Earlier this week I was at my grandmother’s house helping my mother, aunt and uncle clear out my late grandmother’s belongings.
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