On Mon, 1 Nov 2004, vwmail wrote: > Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 19:51:38 -0500 > From: vwmail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: iMac List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: iMac List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: transferring music to iMac > > Hi, > > I have a few questions about using my G3 iMac 233 ( OS 9.2) to record > music and then edit it. During the mid 1980s and early 1990s I was in > a bunch of bands. I have gathered a pile of cassettes, 7" vinyl, some > 1/4" and 1/2 tapes. My goal is to transfer all of these analog > sources to digital for the purposes of preservation, editing and > re-mixing. My goal is to burn a handful of CDs for family and > friends. As with most things, the project must be done on the cheap. > > What are the best methods of getting the recorded audio into and > copied to the iMac. Currently I am running a dual tape deck into the > mic in on the side of the iMac. What would be a good cheap or free > software package to use to record and mix the music to the hard > drive? Most of the work will be 2=track remastering but there is some > 8 track stuff and even a 1/2" 16 track reel of tape to remix. > > Please share any thoughts you might have on using the mac in this application. > > Existing or available equipment > -iMac G3 233 mhz > Tascam dual cassette deck > Teac 4 track sync head 1/4" reel to reel > Tascam 1/2 8 track sync head reel to reel > > Thanks > Chris > You may want to give AudaCity-1.2 a try. I use it for mixing and transferring audio from old cassettes. It's free-ware and works on multiple OS systems.
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