[MacDV] Re: Importing sound from audio cassettes

[Brian Olesky]

James, SB,

Thank you both! I dug around in a drawer, found an old cable that fit both
the headphone output on the boombox and the audio input on the MBP, then as
you suggested, I downloaded Audio Recorder 3.2, it opened up a window that
even I could understand, I hit Play on the boombox, Record in the Audio
Recorder window, and MAGIC! It recorded perfectly, I imported it into
iTunes, and I'm good to go. Since when is life this easy?

Again, thank you both!
Brian 


On 8/19/08 11:49 AM, "sb" <videovideo at mac.com> wrote:

> Yes, Jim you are correct! Thanks!
> 
> I thought only the G5 tower had a way to get analog audio in and the
> audio input on the MBP was digital only.
> 
> Now he only needs the cable to go from stereo RCA to mini phone.
> 
> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1596
> 
> I find using Audio Recorder 3.2 much easier for people who don't
> already know GarageBand.
> 
>   regards,
> 
>   sb
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 19, 2008, at 11:40 AM, James Asherman wrote:
> 
>> sb,
>> While your advice is practical and necessary on, say, a G4
>> Quicksilver,
>> Brian is using a MacBookPro. I looked it up. It has an audio-in jack
>> on the side.
>> I started Garageband on my G5 tower here. It points at the miniplug
>> on the back, into which I could plug anything.
>> He should already have Garageband .
>> No download or hardware beyond the correct cable seems, to me, to be
>> necessary.
>> Am I wrong ? (seriously )
>> Jim
>> 
>> On Aug 19, 2008, at 2:26 PM, sb wrote:
>> 
>>> Brian,
>>> 
>>> Your challenge is to get the analog (boombox) audio converted to
>>> digital (computer) audio.
>>> 
>>> You'll need some sort of hardware device.
>>> 
>>> Possibly, the lowest cost is the Griffin iMic, I don't know what
>>> else is out there that's similar. It's about $30.
>>> It takes the red/white RCA outputs of the boombox (or other stereo
>>> device) and has USB to go into the computer.
>>> 
>>> You have a choice of software to control the capture. The iMic
>>> comes with some, or you can use the free download Audio Recorder
>>> 3.2, for example.
>>> 
>>> Once it's digital and on your computer, it goes into iTunes just by
>>> drag and drop or file>import.
>>> 
>>> HTH,
>>> 
>>> sb
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Aug 19, 2008, at 9:26 AM, Brian Olesky wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I have some audio cassettes with stuff I'd like to import into my
>>>> MBP for
>>>> adding to a DVD I'm making. It's not music, so the quality doesn't
>>>> have to
>>>> be perfect, though I'd like it to be as good as possible. Is there
>>>> some
>>>> simple way of importing it, like simply running some kind of cable
>>>> from the
>>>> headphone jack on a boombox into some port on my MBP? And once
>>>> imported, can
>>>> I simply add it to iTunes and edit from there? I've poked around the
>>>> internet and seen all kinds of things like using Audacity, for
>>>> example, but
>>>> is there some simple way?
>>>> 
>>>> TIA,
>>>> Brian
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