[DM-MUG] Convertint LP and audio tapes

[CW Smith]

I swear by my Griffin iMic adapters. I've got three of them: one for  
each of my iBooks and a third I keep in my laptop bag. Not a lot of  
bells and whistles, but a very quick, simple connection.

The program I use to import and edit the audio is Audacity, available  
at audacity.sourceforge.net. It's a free program, and there are  
versions for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and even Mac OS 9 (although  
you'll have to dig a little for that one). Simple to use, free, and  
cross-platform compatible. What could be better?

Of course you could spend a lot more on audio software -- my main  
audio program is Digital Performer, which retails for about $800. But  
Audacity will work quite nicely for vinyl transfers.

Good luck, Ray!

Peace,
CW


On Dec 23, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Ray Bowler wrote:

> I have a number of vinyl lps and tapes which I would like to get  
> onto my computer so that I could burn CDs of them. My wife's iBook  
> G3 has only the internal mic for sound input and the Mac mini G4  
> doesn't seem to have any sound input. I Googled sound input  
> adapters and found a number of USB devices which might do the job.  
> The scenario I envision is playing the music on the stereo into an  
> adapter on the Mac mini , using iTunes to capture it and save it,  
> then organize it and burn to CD.  Would this work? and are there  
> any recommendations as to adapters?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- 
> Ray Bowler
>
> rbowler.home.mchsi.com
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