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1. Insert the tape into the cassette player.  It doesn't matter which slot.  Just make sure that you know what audio will be on the side that you insert.
2. In Audacity, make sure that the input is set to "Built-In Line-In" NOTE: This is different from "Built-In Digital-In"
3. Press play on the cassette player, and wait for the audio bars in Audacity to register incoming audio.
4. Rewind the tape to a second or so before the audio started to register
5. Press record in Audacity and Play on the cassette
6. Check on the progress regularly.  While this is not necessary, it does reduce the amount of terminating silence that will have to be delete.
7. If the client wants the audio split into tracks, select each track (click and drag, shift + arrows) in the recording and copy them to their own projects.
8. Export.  If there are multiple tracks, export each track individually.

Exporting

1. Anchor
   Exporting Step 1 Exporting Step 1

   Click File -> Export... or press Shift+Command+E
2. Make sure to select "MP3 Files" and press 'options'
3. In the MP3 format options, check that the bitrate is set to 320kbps with Stero, not Joint Stero. (Make sure it looks like the picture on the right)
4. Make sure that you know where you are saving the file (a folder on the Desktop is a good spot) and what its name is.

Troubleshooting / Common Problems

The exported file isn't where I expected it to be

Common Causes: Forgetting to select the export directory during the first exporting step.

1. Open the export dialog again. (Step 1 under Exporting)
2. If you forget to set the export directory, just start exporting again, and check where it would b

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