Converting Audio Cassettes to DVD

[savilash]

Hi There

I ahve approx. 200 Audio Cassettes that I would like to rip to my hard disk, clean out all the crackles and pops etc. and than create a CD/DVD out of the end product.

I have a Creative Audigy sound card with Line in, a cassette player and the cables.

Can someone tell me which is the best software application to capture this recording, clean it out and burn to disk. It is OK if I have to do it in 3 steps using 3 different applications.

I tired using Roxio Easy Media Creator but it will not allow me to do anything without me purchasing a license first.

Thanking everyone in advance.

PS: Mr Mod, forgive me if this post is in the wrong forum.

[FishTank]

i used to do this like 10 years ago (tape to cd) and i used
wavelab from steinberg (http://www.steinberg.net/128_1.html). lets you record in it, then clean, cut, mix
it etc. and then export to wave or mp3.
i dont know how good "new" products are, but it did the job
for me back then. maybe worth checking out :)

hope it helps
FT

[foxyshadis]

For a totally free solution, there's Audacity+ImgBurn. For a little more you can get the whole nero suite, which includes their burner and audio editor that integrate pretty well, although Nero software seems to be less stable than it used to be.

Personally I'm attached to Soundforge, but that's a little pricey (still not as much as wavelab), although their Audio Studio version is quite capable as well. Good hiss reduction tools in both, though you need to lay out more for their really good noise reduction. (Audacity comes with one that's not too bad.) SF also comes with a burner, although I think dedicated burners like Nero's are easier to use.

[savilash]

Thanks to FishTank and foxyshadis. I actually own a copy (albeit an old one) of SoundForge. I didn't know it could do it. I also own Nero Premium 7. I'll try both before spending any money on Wavelab. I have already spent a lot of money on this (pc upgrades and so forth) so I would like to keep any additional spending to a minimum.
Thanks both.