>Can someone clue me in about what hardware/software I'll need to >transfer audio from my tape recorder, going through my receiver, and >winding up as a vanilla sound file on my HD where I've got about 90 >GB to fool with? > >Here's what I've got (probably too much software and not enough >hardware): 1) a topnotch Sony tape recorder (topnotch in its bygone >hayday) that is strictly mono and has only one output jack (labeled >"microphone"); 2) a decent Marantz receiver that has two (left and >right) input jacks and two output jacks; 3) my trusty Mac (with its >"sound input port" on the back); 4) an iMic USB device and 5) a slew >of software: Sound Recorder, iTunes, Toast Titanium, and Peak LE... >I'll need to clean up the sound before I burn a CD. > >Okay, tape recorder to receiver: just need an RCA/Y cable? Plug the >dual jacks into the left/right input?
If you can playback the recorder into the amplifier/speakers it must have the right output (RCA, DIN) jacks you need to hook it directly to the Mac. Make or have someone with soldering skills make the Y mono-stereo cable you need and adjust the audio stream's volume and left-right balance with Toast's CD Spin Doctor before recording. Tape hiss can be filtered out and the sound enhanced by bass/exciter/presence control panel after you recording. Charlie -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
