Converting Audio to Digital off of Cassette from Dissolve Unit

I used that type of equipment back when I was doing presentations and photo classes. Typically the signals were recorded on the reverse side of the cassette. In other words, on the "B" side, and the player could access them as it played back side "A". Simpler ones used only the "A" side, with mono audio on one channel and the cues on the other channel. Have you ever put the cassette into a regular cassette deck and played it back to see what you heard? I seriously doubt there is any way to automatically reconstruct the show with the cues. What you'll have to do is assemble the images in some kind of presentation software, digitally capture (or recreate) the soundtrack, then add the cues manually to recreate the presentation in a digital form. Ultimately, you might want to turn it into a movie.

I actually have a fair amount of experience with this type of equipment, including some rather sophisticated (for the time) digital dissolve units later in my career doing that stuff.

 

OK, then it's a four track system, with the signals on the tracks that are usually Side B. So, there's no practical way to hear the signals, unless you somehow find a four track cassette deck. Good luck with that!

We seem to be in agreement. You just have to do it manually.

 

If you know the timing, and once the photos and audio are digitized, you can do this in iMovie on a mac easily.

 

I actually meant to suggest using video software, instead of presentation software, but it didn't come out that way. That's why I suggested turning it into a movie. As Dave said, iMovie can do it easily.