Can iTunes or Quicktime or something else (what?) record non-digital
music into mp3 format?
I know Garage Band can record but I don't need any mixing capabilities.

I'm sure I'm missing something simple(?).

thank you for any tips
GW

In article <jy2ad.5019$nl4.1280@twister.socal.rr.com>,
Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:

> Can iTunes or Quicktime or something else (what?) record non-digital
> music into mp3 format?
> I know Garage Band can record but I don't need any mixing capabilities.

I have some old cassettes i want to convert. Since my Powerbook has a
Line In socket, I planned to connect the Line Out of the cassette player
to the Line In, and use iTunes to record.

I have however been advised that iTunes isn't happy with long (30
minutes) recordings. I gather Garage Band would handle this.

There seemed to be a certain number of sound capture utilities out there
also, but since my Mac came with iTunes and GB I figure they will do.
I'll probably capture in a non-lossy format (despite the waste of space)
and use iTunes to convert to MP3 after capturing. I like the idea of
having an archive of all my music in a non-lossy format, for a few years
in the future when terabyte file stores are common and cheap.

If your (unspecified) Mac does not have a LineIn, I'm told that Griffin
iMic connects a LineIn facility to a USB port (and they have some free
software that can run with it). Their web site claims better fidelity
than a Mic In.

Eric Lindsay wrote:

> In article <jy2ad.5019$nl4.1280@twister.socal.rr.com>,
> Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Can iTunes or Quicktime or something else (what?) record non-digital
>>music into mp3 format?
>>I know Garage Band can record but I don't need any mixing capabilities.
>
>
> I have some old cassettes i want to convert. Since my Powerbook has a
> Line In socket, I planned to connect the Line Out of the cassette player
> to the Line In, and use iTunes to record.
>
> I have however been advised that iTunes isn't happy with long (30
> minutes) recordings. I gather Garage Band would handle this.
>
> There seemed to be a certain number of sound capture utilities out there
> also, but since my Mac came with iTunes and GB I figure they will do.
> I'll probably capture in a non-lossy format (despite the waste of space)
> and use iTunes to convert to MP3 after capturing. I like the idea of
> having an archive of all my music in a non-lossy format, for a few years
> in the future when terabyte file stores are common and cheap.
>
> If your (unspecified) Mac does not have a LineIn, I'm told that Griffin
> iMic connects a LineIn facility to a USB port (and they have some free
> software that can run with it). Their web site claims better fidelity
> than a Mic In.
Oops! Sorry, it's a '99 G3, 333mhz, now with 512MB running OS10.3.5,
and I do have iTunes installed, and I use it to my limited
ability....buy song, play song...
So how do I use iTunes to record a tape plugged into the mini-mic jack?

Thanks,
GW

In article <KP3ad.4047$Z5.3196@twister.socal.rr.com>,
Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:

> Eric Lindsay wrote:
>
> > In article <jy2ad.5019$nl4.1280@twister.socal.rr.com>,
> > Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Can iTunes or Quicktime or something else (what?) record non-digital
> >>music into mp3 format?
> >>I know Garage Band can record but I don't need any mixing capabilities.
> >
> >
> > I have some old cassettes i want to convert. Since my Powerbook has a
> > Line In socket, I planned to connect the Line Out of the cassette player
> > to the Line In, and use iTunes to record.

> So how do I use iTunes to record a tape plugged into the mini-mic jack?

Sorry, my fingers got ahead of my thinking. Substitute iMovie each
place I mentioned iTunes.

In System Preferences, Sound, Input, set the input device to whichever
microphone or sound input you are going to use.

In iMovie, start a new movie project. Then click the Audio button (the
one for adding songs and sound effects). You should see a microphone
input level on the right hand side of the window, with a big red Record
button to the right of it.

Export your sound file to QuickTime as aiff. This is from the Sound,
Share, then select Quicktime, Expert settings, and Sound to AIF (there
are a heap of menus to go through). Select CD quality, and 16 bit
stereo at 44k.

iTunes should be able to import this file and convert to MP3 if that is
what you want.

Eric Lindsay wrote:

> In article <KP3ad.4047$Z5.3196@twister.socal.rr.com>,
> Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Eric Lindsay wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In article <jy2ad.5019$nl4.1280@twister.socal.rr.com>,
>>> Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can iTunes or Quicktime or something else (what?) record non-digital
>>>>music into mp3 format?
>>>>I know Garage Band can record but I don't need any mixing capabilities.
>>>
>>>
>>>I have some old cassettes i want to convert. Since my Powerbook has a
>>>Line In socket, I planned to connect the Line Out of the cassette player
>>>to the Line In, and use iTunes to record.
>
>
>>So how do I use iTunes to record a tape plugged into the mini-mic jack?
>
>
> Sorry, my fingers got ahead of my thinking. Substitute iMovie each
> place I mentioned iTunes.
>
> In System Preferences, Sound, Input, set the input device to whichever
> microphone or sound input you are going to use.
>
> In iMovie, start a new movie project. Then click the Audio button (the
> one for adding songs and sound effects). You should see a microphone
> input level on the right hand side of the window, with a big red Record
> button to the right of it.
>
> Export your sound file to QuickTime as aiff. This is from the Sound,
> Share, then select Quicktime, Expert settings, and Sound to AIF (there
> are a heap of menus to go through). Select CD quality, and 16 bit
> stereo at 44k.
>
> iTunes should be able to import this file and convert to MP3 if that is
> what you want.
Thanks, Eric, that sounds like just what I need to know.
I'll check it out as soon as I can.
GW

In article <jy2ad.5019$nl4.1280@twister.socal.rr.com>,
Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:

> Can iTunes or Quicktime or something else (what?) record non-digital
> music into mp3 format?
> I know Garage Band can record but I don't need any mixing capabilities.
>
> I'm sure I'm missing something simple(?).
>
> thank you for any tips
> GW

Ran into this a few months ago and tried Line-In and iMovie and others.
Just download Amadeus II and get a y-jack to plug into your mic jack and
it'll all be good.

SR1

StrikitRich wrote:

> In article <jy2ad.5019$nl4.1280@twister.socal.rr.com>,
> Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Can iTunes or Quicktime or something else (what?) record non-digital
>>music into mp3 format?
>>I know Garage Band can record but I don't need any mixing capabilities.
>>
>>I'm sure I'm missing something simple(?).
>>
>>thank you for any tips
>>GW
>
>
> Ran into this a few months ago and tried Line-In and iMovie and others.
> Just download Amadeus II and get a y-jack to plug into your mic jack and
> it'll all be good.
>
> SR1
Neat, I'll check that out.
GW