One more word or two - you will notice that you will probably lose oxide from the tape which will coat the heads and create it's own noise and cause the tape speed to slow. Clean the heads after using them for a short period of time. When I transferred my analogue stuff, I cleaned after each song until I figured out just how fast the tape was losing oxide and it was accumulating on the heads. Then cleaned accordingly. I was also fortunate enough to find a double Sony cassette player c 1995 vintage on a buy and sell list. It worked superbly for the playback - easy access for cleaning.

Enjoy the memories. Ian

Ian
My "Original Tunes" Site
My gene pool needs more chlorine.