Record from cassette player to iMac

switchfromdellswitchfromdell
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Need to record some conversations from a portable cassette recorder to my iMac 24 intel...I already have mini-stereo cable which fits the cassette recorder but not sure how to connect to iMac.



The cable plug is 3.5mm plug to 3.5mm plug.



Thanks for any help

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    bergermeisterbergermeister Posts: 6,784member
    Deleted because I mistakenly thought you needed an adapter.



    Sorry.
  • Reply 2 of 7
    mr. hmr. h Posts: 4,870member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bergermeister View Post


    You need an adapter like the Griffin iMic.



    http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic



    No he doesn't. The iMac has a line-level audio input built-in, with 3.5 mm jack.



    To the O/P - just connect the cassette player to the audio in jack of the iMac.



    I think you should be able to record using Garage Band, but that's a bit of a heavywieght tool just for recording.



    Audacity is available for free, but I think that the $40 fee for Amadeus Pro is well worth it.



    You will need to experiment with the volume control on your cassette player - have it at the highest setting that doesn't cause distortion.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    bergermeisterbergermeister Posts: 6,784member
    Oops. My bad.
  • Reply 4 of 7
    jowie74jowie74 Posts: 540member
    Also I'd like to sign the praises of the simply-named free "Audio Recorder". Unfortunately it has been removed from most download sites for some reason, but is an amazingly useful piece of software for recording very long audio. It will split up the audio into pieces as big or small as you like. It will also record in AIFF, WAV, MP3, M4A and Lossless.



    If anyone needs it PM me. :-)
  • Reply 5 of 7
    nceencee Posts: 857member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by switchfromdell View Post


    Need to record some conversations from a portable cassette recorder to my iMac 24 intel...I already have mini-stereo cable which fits the cassette recorder but not sure how to connect to iMac.



    The cable plug is 3.5mm plug to 3.5mm plug.



    Thanks for any help



    I've got a brand new one of these for sale if you'd like?



    - http://www.macnn.com/reviews/ads-tec...ant-music.html



    $25.00 plus shipping



    Skip
  • Reply 6 of 7
    jowie74jowie74 Posts: 540member
    Surely all you need is one of these:



    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=11422



    (or US equivalent) ...?
  • Reply 7 of 7
    nceencee Posts: 857member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ncee View Post


    I've got a brand new one of these for sale if you'd like?



    - http://www.macnn.com/reviews/ads-tec...ant-music.html



    $25.00 plus shipping



    Skip



    I'm in the USA, and more then happy to email pictures of the unopened package ?
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