Reshow Cassette Tape Player – Portable Tape Player Audio Cassette to Digital Converter, Compatible with Laptops and Personal Computers Convert Cassette Tape Recorder to iPod Format (Silver)ClimatePartner certified

This is GREAT for the Price ! It works on my Windows 11 Laptop, and also my iMac, using the open source software Audacity. I think you can also use it with iMac's GarageBand program. The Cassette player Converter came with earphones and a USB-C to USB Cable to power it from your Computer. Do Not install the batteries when using the USB cord because it powers the player. Some people mentioned there was some kind of feedback when the Cassette Converter was located next to the Computer's speakers, so just plug it in and move it physically away from your computer speakers. There is a VOLUME control on the Cassette Converter. This controls the Input of the sound into your computer. I made sure the volume input was NOT overdriving the input into the Audacity Program (top right in the program), the setting for me was probably 8 on a 10 scale. (3/4 up volume).If you are going to use the Player without hooking it up to your computer then you can use 2 AA batteries not included. They actually are inserted under the flip up lid which is operated by a grey slide switch on the right side of the box.The instruction book was ok to understand but the print is microscopic. You can use your phone to take a photo and expand it so you can read it. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the Player. The Earphones work but are super cheap. You really don't need them for inputting into the computer. Using Audacity under Preferences, follow the directions. Additionally you can select the -Recording Tab- in Audacity Preferences and select "Audio Input Monitoring", which will allow you to hear what it being recorded without using the included headphones. I would definitely buy another one or for a friend. Easy to use, and probably worth double the price. Enjoy

I'm quite pleased with this product! It effectively meets my needs and serves its intended purpose well. However, I’ve noticed that it is quite sensitive to external sounds during recording, so it's best to use it in a controlled environment to achieve optimal results. The operating system is decent and user-friendly, making it easy to navigate. Overall, a solid choice! Thank you!

I was skeptical based on reviews read prior to purchasing. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the ease of use and quality of the cassette converter. The device comes with a USB connector and headphones. The only downside is that the headphones are a really cheap quality, but that didn't make a difference to me as I don't plan to use them. The instruction book comes with steps for using PC or MAC for converting. Directions were simple and easy to follow. Battery life is dependent on batteries or USB plug in. You can use this device for either listening or converting to digital format. Converting to digital format is a lengthy process as you have to listen to the entirety of the song when creating the digital file. The overall functionality of this device is great! I was able to convert a cassette from 1982 and the sound quality wasn't too bad! I recommend this product.

But then I suppose, what else should I have expected for the low price. But, as often happens I was persuaded by a 4 and half stars rating. And, it also had "auto-reverse", which most of these cassette units don't have anymore.My first complaint is the door, and how it latches and releases. It is very clumsy and user unfriendly. But, I could have gotten past that, except for as soon as I started recording, the auto reverse kept kicking in, and then it kept changing directions. And it took all of 2 and a half "whole" minutes for this to start happening. And from my long experience years ago, with recording and dubbing cassette tapes and such, I know this malfunction is caused by a weak activator, on the auto reverse mechanism. So, as soon as a tape gets a little age on it, these cheaper units have trouble playing them.The same tape worked fine on my regular tape deck unit. But it does not have auto-reverse, which is very important, if you don't want to have to keep flipping your tapes over by hand, to record side 2.Don't be fooled by the "auto-stop" feature, many of these sellers tout these days. Because they all should have that feature. But these days, few of these cheaper manufacturers are building units with auto reverse, which was once almost a standard feature, back in the 1970's and 80's.But I sure wish someone would build a truly quality unit, for producing mp3 files from cassette tapes. I would gladly pay a hundred or even two hundred dollars, for a descent quality unit. But all that seem to be out there now, with any quality to them, are older, mostly worn out looking machines, ND the sellers are usually asking very exorbitantly high prices for them.And it is such a crying shame, That about all we have to choose from that is new these days, is cheap junk. Because these units might work OK if you have a dozen or 2 dozen tapes to transfer. But I have hundreds of tapes to try to process, so this is getting to be very frustrating for me. (End of Rant :) )

This was easy to use with Logic Pro. Just set this as the input device in the application. You won’t hear anything while playing back through the cassette player on the DAW, but the sound being captured was very good! I got a used one, it functioned well as expected. Thanks!

Works really well for digitizing old cassette tapes, but it plays them too fast. I had to adjust the tempo of the outputted audio in GarageBand down from 120 to 115 for it to sound normal. Don't know if this was a flaw with just the one I got or if it's common for all of them, but buyer beware.

This has been so fun to work with so far. I've had cassettes I wanted to convert for genealogy research and this was a great tool. I could choose to listen while it was converting or just let it run. The ONLY thing I can say in the negative (and maybe there is a setting I haven't found in Audacity yet) is that if you let the converter run the Audacity software will continue to run even after the Reshow converter has reached the end of the cassette, so I don't recommend leaving it alone for a long time.