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Here are 4 more unknown rock track snippets combined into a single mp3 file.

Hmmm - apparently the file exceeds the max attachment size. doh!

So I split into 2 files - still too large!
This is hopeless.
 
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Right...
I have split into four separate mp3 files.
 

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Here are some interesting tracks on the same tape that I did manage to find.
Have a listen:-



 

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You are transferring 40 year old cassettes recorded from FM radio to digital mp3 files?

I was you once. The sometimes strange archival process.

A decade or so ago, I had a 15 year old cassette copy of a bootleg Pink Floyd album that I recorded to digital disc, imported it to iTunes so I could listen to it on my iPod or car anytime.
 

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You are transferring 40 year old cassettes recorded from FM radio to digital mp3 files?

I was you once. The sometimes strange archival process.

A decade or so ago, I had a 15 year old cassette copy of a bootleg Pink Floyd album that I recorded to digital disc, imported it to iTunes so I could listen to it on my iPod or car anytime.

Yes!
They may be old recordings but good music doesn't age and I still enjoy listening to them.
I want to digitise them before my cassette deck gives up the ghost.

I use Audacity to record each cassette side to a single wav format file.
I normalise the recording to correct any stereo imbalance, remove any DC offset and adjust the level.
The recording is then split into tracks, each of which is saved to a separate file.
I tidy up the start and end of each track, adding fade-in & fade-out where necessary to remove unwanted DJ interruptions at the start and end.
Finally I burn to a CD, adding meta data such as the name of the track, band, date etc.
It is a time consuming process but I am retired so I have the spare time.

I have replaced some tracks with downloaded mp3 or CDs. However, quite a few are hard to identify and locate.
Sometimes you can use the lyrics to find the name of the song and band. If it's an instrumental track then it's a lot more difficult.
I have tried several websites that allow you to upload a file containing a snippet of music but the ones I have tried only succeed with popular music and well known bands.

Does anyone have suggestions of other music identification / search websites I can try?
 

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I have a component analog/digital recorder. Just a little different process. It’s a component unit that connects to my home audio stereo. It will record any audio source to a digital disc or copy disc to disc. An RCA model. It might be 15 or 20 years old and I use it to record vinyl records to compact disc mostly but have used it to copy cds, cassettes, audio from video tape, radio of course.

At first, I would just record from records to disc, and let the machine make track separations. Index the song recordings side one, index the song recordings, side two, no edits, record the album and poof - a cd version of my record. But I learned quickly just record side one all at once, no track separation, side two all at once, no track separations; sort of a master cd copy. Then some basic pc editing tools to go break the recordings into separate tracks, trim the length a bit, slight eq adjustments, sometimes add fade in or out to calm the sudden noises of the needle. And then burn a final edited disc. It’s a labor of love and fun for me. I dust it off every now and then still.
 
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