Hi, I'm considering purchasing the 12 inch MacBook. I like to do some 'line-in' recording from my cassette player to my PC. I normally use a line-in lead to plug in to the cassette player's headphone socket, and the other end in to the pc's microphone.
would I still be able to do this on the MacBook..?
Thanks, Lee.
Mac OS X (10.7.5)
The specifications for the current Macbook do not mention this; however this Apple page implies it's the case for all Macs with a single audio port. The input/output choice is made in System Preferences/Sound, in the 'Use Audio Port for' drop-down menu, so this should be checked before purchasing an external interface.
Hi,
Use the Griffin iMic (Amazon.com: Griffin Technology iMic - The original USB Stereo Input and Output Audio Adapter: Griffin Technology: Home A…) with a USB-C to USB adapter (USB-C to USB Adapter - Apple).
The Macbook does not have an audio input (I don't think any Mac does, these days) so you would need an audio to USB3 converter (or to USB2 with an adaptor). The Griffin iMic is inexpensive: most audio interfaces are rather pricey.
Thank you Roger. I don't mind purchasing the Griffin imi, just as long as I can get the sound from the cassette player in to the PC, and record it digitally.
Are you saying that this can be done with the Griffin imic...? If so, would you recommend a particular program, or does the mac have something built in to allow this...?
Thanks,
Lee.
Yes, the iMic has both line and mic level inputs (3.5mm jacks).
https://griffintechnology.com/us/imic
You can record into QuickTime, but I wouldn't as there are very few facilities. I use Amadeus Pro - there is a Light version which would probably suit you: http://www.hairersoft.com . Alternatively Audacity is free and a lot of people like it - it's well featured but I found it clumsy when I tried it, though that was a few years back. However it's a good starting point and should be fine if you don't have a lot to do. You can always move up to a paid-for program later if you feel the need. https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/
The MacBook uses the headphone jack for input and output. I've used a short (6") 3.5mm stereo male to 3.5mm stereo male cable to connect the headphone jack from one audio source to the MacBook. It was easy to record the audio directly into GarageBand. You have to play with the levels on both the source device and in GarageBand to get a clean recording, but it does work. 😀
Thank you, will look that up...
You're welcome. 🙂
Thank you, will try that...
Thank you...
Thank you Roger...
Line-in recording on MacBook
