[MacDV] Recording Audio cassettes to CD

[ShirleyK]

I looked at the instructions on Griffin's site. They seemed to indicate 
that the y-cable was something you have to purchase and they do not 
mention their own FinalVinyl software I've read about here. Maybe the 
instructions for using iMic are out of date?

What kind of cassette deck do you have? I have some cassettes I'd like 
to try digitizing, but all I have is a tiny hand-held tape player and 
the car. The boombox quit playing tapes a long time ago, not that it 
would have worked either. I don't have any kind of stereo system 
anymore and probably don't want anything elaborate now that I can 
listen from the computer. It's so convenient to go to anything in your 
library from the iPod or iTunes.

Shirley


On Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 06:47  PM, Norm Lamoureux wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>          The following is a guide to help you record
> audio cassettes and then burn them to CD. You will
> need a couple of things to get started. First you need
> to get an "iMic". You can get one for about $35.00
> from griffintechnology.com. The software I used was a
> simple to use program called "Audio In". You can
> download it for "free" at versiontracker.com. Type in
> "Audio In" in the search tab located in the top right
> hand corner. It will be on the list. Now you need to
> take your RCA jacks (1 red, 1 white) from the "tape
> out" on your cassette deck and plug them into the "Y"
> adapter that comes with the iMic. Plug the mini jack
> into the mic input in the iMic. Plug the iMic into any
> USB port and were ready to record. Open up "Audio In"
> and hit record and play on your cassette deck at the
> same time. Now your recording. Keep an eye on the
> cassette, you'll have to manually hit the stop button
> in the audio in window once the tape is finished,
> otherwise it will just keep recording,nothing. It will
> automatically place a folder on your desktop. Open up
> "iTunes". Make a new playlist and call it whatever you
> want. Then just drag the folder from your desktop into
> your playlist. Just click "Burn Disc" and you should
> have a CD of your audio cassette in a couple of
> minutes. I think I covered everything, but if anyone
> needs more info just give me a shout. Good Luck, Norm
>
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