Mike, the iMic is, in my experience, a great item. It will provide one stereo input, and one stereo output, but then most Macs have that built in! I have used my iMic to provide a way of connecting headphones to the keyboard (via usb), while the CPU was hidden under the desk. Also to use with an Xserve that does not have audio built in.
What you need is either a nice stereo microphone or a pair of microphones and a stand. That way you can record a simple stereo image. For live recording, this can get some great recordings. Download "Audacity" for free recording software. The next step up is a small mixer into which you can plug a combination of multiple (electronic) instruments and microphones, mixing them together into one stereo signal which could go into the Macs audio input. This is a complex subject, and many things are possible these days. For more advice you should specify exactly what you want to record. Cheers, John --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Mike Linnett <mike.dogho...@googlemail.com> wrote: > From: Mike Linnett <mike.dogho...@googlemail.com> > Subject: iMic > To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > Cc: "Mac-uk" <mac...@googlegroups.com> > Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:51 AM > Howdy, > I'm in the process of getting a little ghetto recording > studio set up > in my house and pretty much just need a way of getting > multiple > instruments recorded into one mac, so have been looking at > audio > interfaces, which can be quite pricey. But those griffin > imic things > are pretty cheap (but will only take one instrument). > Anyone tried > plugging more than one in at a time? Like 4 or 5? Not sure > if having > the os see them all as seperate inputs would bog things > down too much, > where something a bit more "pro" from m-audio or the like > would handle > the load better. The plan would be to record as "live" as > possible > The other, more ghetto but far more inefficient plan is to > record each > instrument into seperate computers,then copy the files over > onto the > main one for tweaking. > Cheers for any help! > Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of > G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs > - with a particular focus on Power Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
