>I just tried recording music from a regular tape, in a small walkman >type play unit, through an iMic connection into my iBook, to an >application called MicNotePad, which has generally been good for spoken >voice recording. (Then I hoped to convert that file into an AIFF or >MP3...) Anyway, the input was scratchy and generally lousy. > I'm looking for a good way to convert old music tapes into digital >format. > [snip]
>don hinkle Don, that sounds like impedance mis-match. Walkman headphone jacks require low impedance (for greater fidelity) while the iMac's input soundjacks specify high impedance for line recordings. [My recording Walkman (with Dolby B, C) had separate output jacks, one for phones, the other line recordings.] A better setup is to connect from a component cassette recorder/player's built in preamp sound output jack. Charlie -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
