I mentioned this before, but I don't think the post went thru. Radio Shack has a two channel volume control for headsets. It comes with 1/8 inch stereo plugs on each end, one male one female. This might be what you need to cut down the volume from the tape out port.
HTH John > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) > Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:19:35 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) > Subject: G-List Digest #28 > > Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 22:39:20 -0800 > From: Tom Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Question about recording LPs into the Mac > > Phil, > > Once again I appreciate your help. > > I can take the sound out of the amplifier's headphone output, or out of its > speaker output, but both of those sources introduce hums into the > recordings, so I'm stuck with the only other output on the box, which is > the output-to-tape. That one doesn't hum. But that port, as I've complained > about so often, sends out a signal that's so loud it maxes out the > software's input control and clips the music. Since there doesn't seem to > be any software that can throttle it down to the proper level, the solution > is going to have to be from hardware, and if an analog attenuator (whatever > that is) would do it, then that would be great. > > Before I put you to the trouble of building one for me, however, or me > digging out a soldering iron myself, let me look into some other possible > solutions. For one: a pre-amp that I originally bought to try to strengthen > the weak input I was getting from microphones into the iMic might actually > be put to better use to replace the turntable's old amplifier (it didn't > work on the microphones anyway). The pamphlet that this pre-amp came with > says that that's what it was really intended for: to go in between a > turntable and something else (in this case, the iMic/Mac). This pre-amp is > just a little black box with two inputs (L and R) on one side for the > turntable and two outputs (ditto) out to the whatever. The reason I can't > try it out right now is that the two-pronged plug (L and R) from the > turntable to the old amplifier is too narrow to fit into both the inputs on > the pre-amp box, so adapters will be required. I'll go to a Radio Shack > tomorow and get whatever it takes to get the turntable's plug into the > pre-amp. The only thing that worries me about this setup is that, once > again, I'll be sending the signal from the turntable into the Mac through a > device that has no volume control, just like the output-to-tape port on the > old amplifier. If it turns out to be too strong a signal again, I've gained > nothing, and lost the time and the price of the adapters. > > But, I have the pre-amp sitting here, and some spare time tomorrow, and I > might as well try it. I ought to be due a success after all these failures, > and maybe this will be it (knocking on wood). > > Thanks again, > > Tom _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
