Cassette to MP3

What's the most portable device that does audio cassette tape to MP3 conversion that works with Intel Macs running 10.5.5? Specifically I'd like something that automatically is able to detect silent breaks in the music and make separate tracks based on that silence and save it as 192 kbps MP3 to my Mac's hard drive. I've in the past used Audacity, and it really is time consuming to always select the tracks and break them. I was hoping there might be an automated method of doing it. Naturally I have license for all the audio I'm importing for my own personal use and nothing else.

Message was edited by: a brody

MBP 15" 2.2 Ghz/iMac C2D 2.17/20 inch/iMac G5 1.8/A/iMac G4/Mac OS 9, Mac OS X (10.5.5), AppleTV, Windows XP & 2000, Canon MX700, Nokia 6085h/Time Cap/Sharp 52D64U

Posted on Mar 8, 2009 11:26 AM

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Chris CA

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Mar 16, 2009 1:44 PM in response to Cornelia Shields

I use if for vinyl albums.
Record the whole album then let it process it.
It splits the songs up and stops there.
This allows you to name the songs then adjust the start/stop of each (if needed) and post-process with any EQ settings or hiss/tick/pop filters.

It's still one big long file but when you export (one, some or all), it actually splits them up into individual files.
You can also save this file and mess with it later if you want.

Mar 16, 2009 3:55 PM in response to a brody

Tested? As I said, I USE a Griffin iMic so yes, it's tested by me lol. And I would be amazed if you couldn't find it on the net - it's a popular piece of kit.

Mar 17, 2009 12:23 AM in response to Chris CA

Thanks. It's nice to know it's possible to do so much with things I already have.

a brody Author

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Mar 18, 2009 11:36 AM in response to Chris CA

Does the latest Spindoctor come with an MPEG-3 importer?

Chris CA

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Mar 18, 2009 2:07 PM in response to a brody

I believe it only accepts aiff or recorded audio.

a brody Author

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Mar 19, 2009 10:33 AM in response to Chris CA

Thank you. Looks like I'll still be looking.

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