[G4] How do I record audio on OSX?

[David Crandon]

Everybody has sent in some good replies. However, nobody has mentioned 
the need for a phono preamplifier to provide the proper RIAA 
equalization curve for LP's.

You are going to either need to run the turntable through the usual 
stereo receiver's phono inputs (please note that many late model 
receivers don't have a phono LP input anymore) or use software to 
provide the EQ.

The only software I know that provides it is Griffin's Final Vinyl.

David Crandon


On Mar 24, 2004, at 6:37 AM, Alex wrote:

> On Wednesday, Mar 24, 2004, at 08:35 Canada/Eastern, Richard Bright 
> wrote:
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>> [...] Apparently, you and I have the same PowerMac, FoggyMac.. there 
>> is no built-in sound input on this machine unfortunately (Apple 
>> really dropped the ball on this one)... you need to either get a 
>> sound card (I have an MAudio 410 PCI that I scrounged from an older 
>> machine) or a USB device such as Griffin Tech's iMic:
>> www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic/
>> which works quite well I'm told.
>
> That's almost accurate. There is no _analogue_ sound input on the 
> Quicksilver (and several other Macs). These models expect digital 
> sound input through the USB port. Whether this was done so that Apple 
> could shave a couple of dimes from the price of a Mac, or because it 
> expected everybody to go digital in short order, is a matter for 
> debate. (The fact that Apple never made any USB recording device or 
> sound interface suggests the former.) See Apple KB article ID 31379.
>
> The solutions are those suggested by Richard -- either a suitable PCI 
> sound card, or a USB sound interface device. The iMic is a popular 
> one; further suggestions may be found at 
> <http://guide.apple.com/uscategories/music.lasso> by searching for the 
> appropriate hardware. (One could use a USB mic directly, but 
> presumably the original poster is not interested in voice recording.)
>
>> As for recording the sound to your drive you have several options. I 
>> use Sound Studio and it has been a real workhorse for me:
>> www.felttip.com/products/soundstudio/ [...]
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> Unlike Windows, Mac OS X doesn't come with bundled recording software. 
> (Actually, strictly speaking that's not quite true. You can record 
> audio in -- of all things -- iMovie; but it's not a practical 
> solution.) A third-party audio recording and editing programme is 
> required. Sound Studio is a good example; others are Audacity 
> (freeware) <http://audacity.sourceforge.net/>, Amadeus II (shareware) 
> <http://www.hairersoft.com/>, or, if you have money to burn, Peak 
> <http://www.bias-inc.com/>. And, or course, there's also CD Spin 
> Doctor, which is bundled with Toast.
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