Hello, I use the iMic and it is a fine and inexpensive tool. Griffin also puts out Final Vinyl, software that allows you to input audio with a separate amp. It was free when I got it. Sound Studio is a more robust editor and well worth the money. Jim On Mar 24, 2004, at 8:35 AM, Richard Bright wrote: >> ...now I have a 733MHz G4 Quicksilver, >> running OSX Panther (updated to 10.3.3). For the life >> of me, I can't find out how I'm supposed to take in >> the audio from the sound card, and create that stereo >> AIFF file. > > 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. > > 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/ > ...and though it does cost 50 bucks, there is a 14 day fully > functional trial period. > > db > Herzogenburg, Austria