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Line-in Recording for iPad?

I use a 17 inch MacBook Pro for recording special songs and sermons at our church but would like to switch to using my iPad. It sure would be nice not to have to lug the MBP to every service.

I'm not a sound guru. I just plug a cable into the line-in on my MBP and record using QuickTime, convert it to MP3 using iTunes, then podcast it using another software.

All the mics come into a box (mixer?) and then there's this small cable that has a line in for my MBP at one end and it plugs into the "box" with RCA jacks at the other.

What would it take, hardware and sofware-wise, to do the same thing using my iPad that I'm doing with the MBP? (I mean just the capturing of the sound--I can transfer to the MBP at home for converting to MP3 and podcasting.)

MacBook Pro 17" 3GB RAM/Mac Pro 2.66 13GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.6.4), 24" iMac, MacBook, 32GB iPod Touch, Apple TV, iPad

Posted on Nov 10, 2010 7:06 AM

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Posted on Nov 10, 2010 7:50 AM

Well, sometimes you can use the headphone jack with an adaptor, but I personally think you'd be better off doing the USB part of the camera connection kit with some kind of interface like the griffin imic. I myself use the Blue Yeti directly into the CCK, but for your purposes I think that would probably be insufficient, especially since you already have the other hardware.

Definitely figure out your recording app first (I use DAW) and then see what they recommend. Different apps are designed to work with different hardware connections. Most recording apps on the ipad will do the conversion to MP3 and some will even do the podcast upload for you.
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Nov 10, 2010 7:50 AM in response to Alan Cook2

Well, sometimes you can use the headphone jack with an adaptor, but I personally think you'd be better off doing the USB part of the camera connection kit with some kind of interface like the griffin imic. I myself use the Blue Yeti directly into the CCK, but for your purposes I think that would probably be insufficient, especially since you already have the other hardware.

Definitely figure out your recording app first (I use DAW) and then see what they recommend. Different apps are designed to work with different hardware connections. Most recording apps on the ipad will do the conversion to MP3 and some will even do the podcast upload for you.

Nov 10, 2010 1:00 PM in response to Alan Cook2

OK I've gone ahead and ordered the Griffin iMic and the Camera Connection Kit. I've also downloaded and tried out a couple of apps that record & podcast, but am not impressed with either of them. So I'll just record the audio on the iPad with something like DAW and then pass it off to the laptop for uploading the podcast. Until something better comes along...

Thanks again for the help.

Nov 11, 2010 11:55 AM in response to The MacGreg

Yes, apple can change how it works if they want, but I haven't heard anything to suggest that this (unlike the rotation switch) is likely to behave differently in iOS 4. But all we can do is wait and see. As for the apps themselves, you can be sure that popular apps will be updated quickly, since the developers want to continue making money from them. 🙂

Nov 11, 2010 12:14 PM in response to Alan Cook2

I purchased Multitrack DAW and StudioMiniXL, but both seem to be overkill for what I'm trying to do. I'm now looking at FiRe and iProRecorder. I need something fairly simple. I'm not the one sitting at the sound box and doing the recording. I could run a cord to my iPad from the soundbox and do the recording in my pew I guess--it's about 20 feet.

I really wish Apple would do the same with the app store as Google does with the Market--allow you to get a refund within a 24 hour period if you don't like the app.

Nov 11, 2010 12:22 PM in response to Alan Cook2

I have used iprorecorder. It's fine if all you want is the sermon, but if there's any music it's quite likely to clip. It's only optimized for voice recording. If you are just recording the sermon, why the mixing board, etc? I had assumed this was fairly complex recording, given that you need that.

If you just need plain old spoken voice and quality isn't that big an issue, also look at iTalk Lite. The easiest recording app, and free, although very limited.

Nov 11, 2010 12:32 PM in response to Alan Cook2

Yah, then you do want a full range app, for sure. Unfortunately, most of the simplest recording apps are designed more as stand-ins for the memos app that comes with the ipod/iphone but not the ipad. The music-geared ones are almost all multitrack, and actually DAW and studiomini are relatively simple as these go, since most of them are geared to adding/creating loops and tracks in addition to straight recording.

Nov 11, 2010 12:47 PM in response to Alan Cook2

Just forget about the multitrack part. You're going to record one stereo track for the podcast.( If you were going to make a CD of the Christmas service or something, it would be different.) In Daw, for example, just tap to start one track, record it, save it, upload it to your computer or wherever, and you're done. They do have a bunch of tutorials on their website that are very helpful:

http://forum.harmonicdog.com/viewforum.php?f=2

You don't need all of it (punching in and so on). Just start at the bottom of the top part with First Recording Tutorial and work your way up through the next couple. It's confusing at first, but it's not hard at all.

Yes, it would be nice if there were a professional quality recording app without all the extra features, but most people doing this kind of recording do want them, so you get them thrown in if you want the ability to control the input levels and like that.

Line-in Recording for iPad?

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