How can I put LP's into iTunes ?

[Eric Salathe]

TRR wrote:

> There has to be an app or way of digitising music from my old vinyl LP's
> and tapes then storing them in iTunes. I see MP3's in newsgroups that
> started as analog audio and think it would be nice to save my 'Oldies'.
> Thanks for any advice. G'Day all !! TRR

Does your Mac have a microphone input? This is actually a line-in, not
a standard mic-in (Apple's proprietory mics were amplified), and you
can just plug your turntable into this input. You will need a cheap
adapter to go from your RCA cables to the mini jack. See here (stereo
mini to 2 RCA)
<http://www.audiogear.com/AudioAdaptersMini.html>
Probably can find it at Kmart or RadioShack.

Plug in your turntable and set the audio input to line-in using the
Sound panel of System Preferences. You should be able to hear your LP
on the Mac speakers.

Now, to digitize the input, you need some software. SparkME, which is
a free version of a commercial recording product, is perfect for the
job. Get it from their execrable web page here:
<http://www.tcelectronic.com/SparkME>
Fortunately, it appears that their 8-year-old web designers didn't
work on thier product.

SparkME will allow you to clean up the digital recordings and split
into files that you could then import into iTunes to use either as
digital files or burn to CD.

I've used this setup to digitize several audio cassettes, and it works
quite well. Hope this helps -- and that you respect intellectual
property rights in making use of this technology.

Eric

[Hud]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:15:08 -0500, sbt wrote
(in message <230720030814263533%dogbreath@chaseabone.com.inval id>):

> In article <3F1EA3EE.8020007@earthlink.net>, TRR
> <trrusty@earthlink.net> wrote:
>

>> There has to be an app or way of digitising music from my old vinyl LP's
>> and tapes then storing them in iTunes. I see MP3's in newsgroups that
>> started as analog audio and think it would be nice to save my 'Oldies'.
>> Thanks for any advice. G'Day all !! TRR
>>

>
> Toast comes with "CD Spin Doctor" and the cables to connect your stereo
> to the line-in on your Mac. This works pretty well for me, though you
> might want an audio-editing app to get rid of even more "pops" and
> "hisses" once you have the tune on your Mac.
>
>

I don't see anything in the documentation to show that is supports USB inputs
such as on the iMac.

Hud

[Steve Hix]

In article <0001HW.BB448E4800A1B432F0386600@news.texas.net> ,
Hud <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:15:08 -0500, sbt wrote
> (in message <230720030814263533%dogbreath@chaseabone.com.inval id>):
>

> > In article <3F1EA3EE.8020007@earthlink.net>, TRR
> > <trrusty@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >

> >> There has to be an app or way of digitising music from my old vinyl LP's
> >> and tapes then storing them in iTunes. I see MP3's in newsgroups that
> >> started as analog audio and think it would be nice to save my 'Oldies'.
> >> Thanks for any advice. G'Day all !! TRR
> >>

> >
> > Toast comes with "CD Spin Doctor" and the cables to connect your stereo
> > to the line-in on your Mac. This works pretty well for me, though you
> > might want an audio-editing app to get rid of even more "pops" and
> > "hisses" once you have the tune on your Mac.
> >
> >

>
> I don't see anything in the documentation to show that is supports USB inputs
> such as on the iMac.

I have used it with a Griffin iMic on a TiBook, plug it in and the
gadget shows up in the Sound system preference and just works.

[Chuck Reti]

In article <3F1EA3EE.8020007@earthlink.net>,
TRR <trrusty@earthlink.net> wrote:

> There has to be an app or way of digitising music from my old vinyl LP's
> and tapes then storing them in iTunes. I see MP3's in newsgroups that
> started as analog audio and think it would be nice to save my 'Oldies'.
> Thanks for any advice. G'Day all !! TRR
>

Check out Griffin Technologies' Final Vinyl software; works with their
iMic or PowerWave USB audio interface.
[url]http://www.griffintechnology.com/software/software_imic.html[/url]
--
Chuck Reti
Detroit MI

[H.B. Elkins]

Hud <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:

>I don't see anything in the documentation to show that is supports USB inputs
>such as on the iMac.

Griffin's iMic will fill the bill nicely.


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[Björn Roth]

Eric Salathe wrote:

> Plug in your turntable and set the audio input to line-in using the
> Sound panel of System Preferences. You should be able to hear your LP
> on the Mac speakers.

You can't just plug a turntable into a line-in, it needs a preamplifier
with RIAA frequency compensation. Either get a stand-alone preamp or use
an existing "home stereo" amp and connect the Mac to a line output (i.e
tape out).

/BR

[Larry Kilgallen]

In article <mjXTa.19493$KF1.307830@amstwist00>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn_Roth?= <br@infundo.com> writes:

> Eric Salathe wrote:
>

>> Plug in your turntable and set the audio input to line-in using the
>> Sound panel of System Preferences. You should be able to hear your LP
>> on the Mac speakers.

>
> You can't just plug a turntable into a line-in, it needs a preamplifier
> with RIAA frequency compensation. Either get a stand-alone preamp or use
> an existing "home stereo" amp and connect the Mac to a line output (i.e
> tape out).

It depends on the nature of the turntable.

Those used by Square Dance callers include an amplifier of up to 80 watts.

[Carl Price]

In article <dF6dnbCjgrpLxoKiXTWJhw@comcast.com>,
Chuck Reti <chuckr*@No*SPAMmac.com.invalid> wrote:

> In article <3F1EA3EE.8020007@earthlink.net>,
> TRR <trrusty@earthlink.net> wrote:
>

> > There has to be an app or way of digitising music from my old vinyl LP's
> > and tapes then storing them in iTunes. I see MP3's in newsgroups that
> > started as analog audio and think it would be nice to save my 'Oldies'.
> > Thanks for any advice. G'Day all !! TRR
> >

> Check out Griffin Technologies' Final Vinyl software; works with their
> iMic or PowerWave USB audio interface.
> [url]http://www.griffintechnology.com/software/software_imic.html[/url]

I spoke with someone in the Griffin booth last week at MacWorld. I had
recently purchased their PowerWave box and in the directions, it says
you need a preamp or a receiver (which I have neither). The guy in the
booth said that you do not need the preamp if you use their Final Vinyl
software.


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