Hello Lew To be honest I don't think it's reasonable to expect somebody on a low budget to splash out on an external sound card of professional quality. Besides which, you only have the option of USB devices with the Mac unless you're using a Mac Pro, of course.
If you are going to go for an external device though, I would suggest that something like the Griffin iMic would be perfectly adequate for most home users. We actually have 4 of those things now, 2 of the older type and 2 quite new ones. The quality of those things is pretty amazing for what they are. OK, it's not studio or professional quality. But I am sure you're very well aware of the need to cost what you're doing and do it as cheaply as you can whilst maximising the functionality of what you are able to acquire within your budget. I've heard some pretty decent recordings, some of them made by Dane, funnily enough, and they were made using a Mac's line output I believe. I'm not crawling, that's not my thing. Just stating fact. It's possible to obtain some more than acceptable quality if you think hard about the location and the proximity to other equipment of your microphone, for instance. I've also heard some pretty dreadful recordings made using the Mac's internal microphone. I can only suppose that they were made underneath fans, in the boot of a car, or something like that; because actually, even the internal microphone of an iMac or a MacBook can produce some pretty reasonable quality output. As for Reaper I really must give that a go with VoiceOver. I keep hearing about ProTools. What kind of price are we talking about here, and where can it be bought from? Lynne On 23 Nov 2011, at 09:29, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: Regarding the use of the line in source of your mac, As reliable as this input is, I would consider the use of an external soundcard with 1/4in cables (standard jack) or XLR for microphone use. you get a better audio support range. Reaper is a pretty decent package and is good for someone who can't find something accessible on a budget. it is worth mentioning that AVID ProTools is now accessible for the most part for blind users. Since V9.0, there has been a great improvement into the use of voiceover intergration. now that V10.0 has come out, things are looking a lot better. OK this means buying both ProTools and a suitable hardware interface, however if you're doing this to make good money or you're a student a ta music college and you need access to ProTools, then this is the way to go. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
