RiptunesPortable Cassette Recorder Player, Tape to USB Audio Music Digital Converter, Retro Shoebox Tape Recorder with USB Player, Cassette-MP3 Converter w/Built-in Microphone -Grey

I ordered this on December 3rd and received it today (Dec 7). Unpacked it, quickly read the directions and then set about converting 5 old Christmas cassettes to a USB thumb drive. Then used iTunes to import the folder, filled out the album info, and in little more than the time it took to play both sides of the cassettes, I had them all in my music library. Mind you, it records the entire side as one track. But the quality on my computer is as good as the quality on the original cassettes. These casettes are almost 40 years old so I am absolutely thrilled to have my favorite Christmas music back.EDITED to add: I ran into a snag when I tried to move my music from my desktop iTunes (where they all played) to my iPod (where I could see the files but they did not play). Turns out that MP3 has been declared as dead and iTunes now only supports MP4. So I found a free online converter through Google and was able to convert all the files from MP3 to MP4 in a matter of minutes and now my music plays on all devices. But I learned a lot about MP3 files today.

The instructions for recording from cassette tape to USB are hokey, at best. Here are some instructions that will hopefully make it easier on you. Hope this helps someone!1) Insert a thumb drive into the USB port.2) Insert the cassette tape into the player.3) Press “Pause” on the cassette player, and then press “Play” on the cassette player. At this point, the USB drive initializes. If your USB drive has a built-in light, you’ll see it blinking for a few seconds. If not, just wait 10-15 seconds for the drive to initialize. If you don’t, no amount of pressing and holding the USB Play/Rec button will start the recording.4) After the USB drive has had a chance to initialize, press the USB Play/Rec button until the USB/REC light starts blinking. You are now recording.5) Release the “Pause” button on the cassette recorder to begin playing the cassette.6) The USB will now record an mp3 of whatever plays on the cassette tape until you either press “Stop” or the tape comes to the end and it automatically stops.

I would not recommend this to anyone. I purchased this to help speed up the process of converting 400+ cassettes to digital. It was caught in a high-speed mode when I placed the first cassette in to play. That did end quickly, however. It then proceeded to 'eat' the very first cassette. The Record to USB button does not work unless pressed numerous times. Sometimes when I press Play, it will immediately stop, and it will do this numerous times until it finally decides to go.The biggest issue is trying to get a USB flash drive to actually work in it. I first tried a 64GB NTFS and it would not work. I then tried a 8GB exFAT and it would not work. I finally resorted to using (seriously) a 512MB FAT flash drive and it actually worked. At approximately 45MB per 45-minute tape side, I may be able to get 5 90-minute tapes onto that drive.The NAXA to the right side of the Riptunes in the photo looks quite a bit like the Riptunes player (I am guessing same manufacturer and different branding since the NAXA was purchased in 2020). However, the NAXA has gone through over 100 cassettes without much issue. The NAXA is twice the price and worth every cent (in my opinion). If you do purchase one of these Riptunes, I would suggest demagnetizing it, and cleaning the heads, capstan, and pinch roller before you even use it. Make sure to rewind the cassette a few times to tighten it up before use.

There was a bit of a learning curve when figuring out how to use this device, but several tips from the reviews helped me to get it working properly. I was able to convert my old family cassette recordings to mp3. The quality of the recording is as good as it can be with degraded cassette quality. I am very happy with this purchase - it did exactly what I was hoping it would and pretty easily, too.

I bought 2 of these with the intention of converting a few hundred cassette recordings to MP3. The product works as described, but when I went to cut the audio, I noticed an odd issue. Many of the recordings seem to overlay the last 1/4 of the recording with a previously recorded audio. This happens on both of these units. I thought at first that the originals might have been messed up, but the original cassette recordings are fine. My best guess is that old audio in a cache memory is somehow dumped into the .mp3 during the record process. Be aware and check every recording for errors.

This cassette player recorder gives excellent reproduction of music tapes from the 70s & 80s.MP3s play without problems. You can't beat it for the price.

So I bought this specifically to record old cassette tapes to USB so I could have it digital. At first I thought I was doing something wrong but it would not do the transfer recording. I call the "tech support" number in the manual and got someone in the warehouse that informed me that " no it does not work and they have known about it but not sure when they will get a fix". Then he hung up.The cassette worked fine but not for what I wanted to do

Product works as advertised, except that the User's Guide instructions on page 8 for Recording from Tape to USB are wrong - Step 3 should come before Step 2. In other words, you should press the Play button first, then press the Record button (next to the USB port) second. It seems to work only when the tape "leader" has passed the play head, so press the Record button several times after pressing the Play button until the Record button light comes on (flashing red).UPDATE: After using the product for a couple of days, I am quite satisfied. Converting tape cassettes is routine once you get the button sequence right. MP3 files are saved at 128 kbps, using approximately 1 MB of storage per minute. The sound quality is acceptable, especially considering that my cassette tapes were produced from a variety of sources, including other cassette tapes. Thumbs up!