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. I posted a question regarding Mac OS X and recording Vinyl LPs on to an Apple. A lot of people recommend Felt Tip Sound Studio. http://www.felttip.com/products/soundstudio/ This was an excellent piece of software. The amount of work I have to perform will exceed the 14 day trial. I almost purchased the product... Almost... I tried audacity, this is a freeware piece of recording software for Mac OS X and Linux http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity does not have as intuitive of an interface as Sound Studio and it is noticeably slower on my G4-500. Price got the better of me. I went with the free Audacity over the $$Sound Studio$$. The price of Sound Studio is very good. IMHO the software company could sell that package for much much more. One feature that Audiocity has over Sound Studio is; export the saved music file as an MP3, WAVE or Org. Sound Studio would require a second rip step with LAME or iTunes. I did look into purchasing a PCI Sound Card from M-Audio but I found the quality of the onboard audio in fine for my listening pleasure. -- 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
