Alesis TapeLink USB Cassette Deck

Digitize your cassettes with TapeLink USB. This dual-cassette deck enables your to store your irreplaceable recordings on hard disk, flash, burn them to CD, or take them with you on your iPod. Clean up your old tape recordings of your band's rehearsals and performances and listen in your car. Rediscover your demos, jam sessions, and song ideas, and then listen to them anywhere on your iPod!

Features
* Dual-cassette dubbing and playback deck with digital-audio output

* Plug-and-play USB audio interface requires no drivers

* 16-bit, 44.1 kHz CD-quality audio output

* Normal and high-speed dubbing modes save you time

* Dynamic noise-reduction circuitry and software assist in cleaning up aging tapes

* Works with metal and CrO2 tapes

* LED level meters provide quick visual reference

* Full auto-stop saves older tapes from breaking

* RCA stereo line in

* RCA stereo line out

* REC input Gain control

* Includes software suite with BIAS SoundSoap SE, Audacity, and EZ Tape Converter

TapeLink USB is a dubbing and playback deck with digital-audio output via USB. It contains a plug-and-play USB-audio interface which requires no drivers for use with most computers. Full CD-quality 16-bit, 44.1 kHz audio output accurately captures your tape recordings for secure digital archival.

Normal and high-speed dubbing modes save you time when copying your music, and dynamic noise-reduction circuitry and Alesis' software suite assist you in cleaning up aging tapes. TapeLink USB works with metal and CrO2 tapes, and contains an LED level-meter for visual-level reference. Its full auto-stop features saves your irreplaceable older tapes from breaking.

TapeLink USB comes with a software suite containing three applications. BIAS SoundSoap(TM) SE (Standalone Edition) noise-reduction software removes hiss, room noise, rumble, electrical hum, and other background noise. Audacity audio-editing software enables you to make basic modifications, and EZ Tape Converter makes transfer simple and convenient.

With the great Alesis lineage behind it, TapeLink USB joins a prestigious family of audio recording tools including ADAT, SR16, and MasterLink to name just a few.

iPod is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

Technical Info

Type: Stereo double cassette deck

Track System: 4-track 2-channel

Tape speed: 4.8 cm/sec

Frequency Response (-20dB recording):
- Chrome tape: 40-15000Hz (+/-3dB)
- Normal tape: 40-14000Hz (+/-3dB)
(0dB recording)
- Chrome tape: 40-8000Hz (+/-3dB)
- Normal tape: 40-8000Hz (+/-3dB)

S/N ratio: 58dB

Wow and flutter: <0.2% (DIN45500)

Crosstalk: 40dB (1kHz)

Harmonic distortion: less than 1% (at 1 kHz, OVU 3rd H.D. normal tape)

Channel separation: 40dB (1kHz)

Head:
- Deck A: Playback
- Deck B: Recording/playback, 2-gap ferrite head for erasure

Motor: DC servo motor x 2

Fast forward/Rewind time: ~100 sec w. C-60 cassette

Input terminals:
- Line In x 2: Min. input level: 600mV (0dB)
- Input impedance: 50kOhm

Output terminals:
- Line Out x 2: Output level: 600mV (0dB)
- Output impedance: 5kOhm

USB Audio Interface: USB 1.1 compatible, 16 bit, 44.1kHz (CD quality) or 48kHz
sample rate

Power requirement: For U.S.A. & Canada 127V ~ 60Hz

Power Consumption: 11.9W Maximum

Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.5 x 17.0 in. -- 11.81 x 18.9 x 7.87 in. packaged

Weight: 7.0 lbs. -- 7.5 lbs. packaged

Accessories included: RCA cable, USB cable, Software CD, Quickstart Manual, Safety and Warranty Information

Includes
TapeLink USB dual-cassette archiver

USB cable

Power cable

Software CD

Quick start guide

Minimum System Requirements
Mac: OS X or higher

PC: Windows XP (32-bit) or Vista (32-bit)

USB port