recording with sox

[showell at lrxms.net]

Folks,

I'm trying to record some stuff from cassette. I thought I'd try sox, 
but seems I'm either daft or just not understanding the man page. Could 
someone who has used sox or if there is a better alternative for 
recording cassettes, share a commandline or two that might help?
I'd appreciate it. I've got a pile of items to record and really want to 
try working on this as with several other projects. 

Thanks in advance.
Scott