[genesis]

I am really interested in recording some of my music. My keyboard has a built in floppy drive which records to a floppy disc. But from there recording onto cassette with a tape recorder just doesn't cut it. I also play keyboard and guitar at the same time, but the floppy only records the keyboard.
Keep in mind folks that I am on a disability pension and have to go cheap.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[allthumbs]

If the floppy is a 3 1/2 then just put it into your pc and upload it to recording software like Audacity. You may have to find a converter if the file format is not a common one. Another way is to put a line in direct from your keyboard if that is an option and use an audio capture program to record it live.
Is your guitar acoustic or electric? Give us more details, I am sure we can figure something out.

[genesis]

My guitar is electric acoustic. And yes it is a 3 1/2 floppy. I have seen some four track cassette recording devices on Harmony Central that were fairly inexpensive, around a hundred bucks American. Would that be a wise option or should I stay away from cassette altogther?

Thanks for your help.

[allthumbs]

Record to yor pc. There are a couple of good free recording programs on the net. You are in good shape if your amp has a line out to your pc. You can run your keyboard and guitar through it to your pc. You don't need a cassette recorder. Save your money.
You will need an adapter so the 1.4 jack will fit into the soundcard line in port. If your amp doesn't have a line out then it gets a bit trickier. The problem is that ,while yo can play your guitar directly into the sound card,there can be problems with getting enough volume. The keyboard is good to go since it has its' own volume control. The cheapest way to go with a guitar is to use a Bad Monkey distortion pedal for 40 bucks. It has a line out to your amp and a line out that has been tweeked for a mixer. You would just play in the clean setting.

[chuckswood2001]

i have my stereo hooked up to my computer, instead of pc speakers i have much better sound playing my comp thru the stereo, my stereo has tape 1 and tape 2 inputs and outputs, i use tape 1 input for my guitar, it amplifies the guitar enough so that it records on my comp, the tape input is set up for a magnetic pickup on the tape player so it will amp the guitar pretty good, i usually convert my wave files to mp3 then use mp3 gain (free Program) to raise the mp3's to 89 db which works well,
just the way i do it that doesnt cost me any extra

[genesis]

Thanks guys, since my son is the resident computer wizard of the family, I will enlist his help finding some programs.

[bone1205]

upload ur recordings from your floppy to your PC... then record your guitar track. Just directly plug your guitar to your computer. Use a software like Magix Music Maker or Adobe Audition... k?