A:Answer Yes, you can record a CD to a cassette tape. I recorded from the radio and a CD, with the quality being the same. The user's guide explains how to record: insert a cassette, choose the mode you want to record from (such as CD), then when ready press the record and play buttons on the cassette. In general, this boombox cassette player is a bit noisy when running, and the sound is slightly higher in pitch. But yes, it records from CD, radio, and auxiliary.