Hi my G4 DA did not come with the Mic input so I use a Griffin iMic to get sound in and out. There are apps like Final Vinyl, Sound Studio and BIAS Peak that are 2 track stereo recorders. I don't know what output connectors are on the back of your minidisk player, but I'm assuming left and right RCA phono sockets, so if yu haven't doen so alreay, a trip to Tandy's/Radio shack et al is needed to get a cables that converts 2 phonos to a single stereo 1/8" mini jack plug.
Install one of the above mentioned programs (this is by no means a restrictive list). Simply connect the Minidisk player output to your G4 Mic input. In Panther go into System Preferences and select the Sound option (Loud speaker icon on right in the second row of hardware options. Ensure that you Onboard sound option is selelcted for both input and output, unless you have a USB ausio interface like my Griffin iMic, in which case you select that instead of the onboard sound. Select the Input option from the 3 options in the middle of the sound page Now alter the input volume control I normally have it about half way to start. I think this is the master input recording level. You can also set your output level too if you want. Open you recording app, in the case of Sound Studio that I use, the program opens a stereo input record level meter so you may need to delve around to find the equivalent in what ever program you use. You may find things under menu options like MIDI/Audio Configuration/Settings (trying to guess what name manufacturers hide these things under). Play your minidisk to get a level. You don't want it going over +6dB (red) but it's OK to have it kicking into the red. Just try recording a small part of the track and check your input levels as some devices like my iMic apparently overide Sound Studios input controls and rely on the Master input level that you set in your System Preferences -> Sound -> Input option. Hope this helps Best Regards Pete "To mess up a Mac OS X box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it." -----Original Message----- From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Geiger Sent: Wednesday, 23 June 2004 4:17 AM To: G-List Subject: AGP G4 Sound input to Mic I'm trying to hook up a minidisc player to my AGP G4's mic input so I can put some minidisc material on my Mac. I running OS X 10.3.3. So far, I can't seem to do so. Any help here? Thanks, Bob -"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." -Albert Einstein -- 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> --> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.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> --> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
