--- Forwarded Message from Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 16:05:26 -0400 >From: Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #6727.8 Recording from cassette into computer (!) >References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Try the "Audio Notes Recorder" from www.xemico.com. A very cool application. One of my German professors will try it this coming Fall. It is a device that is networkable and the license is very reasonable. Regards, Victor Aulestia, Director OIT/UMBC LLTI-Editor wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from Margo Burns <[log in to unmask]> --- > > >In-Reply-To: A<[log in to unmask]> > >References: A<[log in to unmask]> > >Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 16:02:19 -0400 > >To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" <[log in to unmask]> > >From: Margo Burns <[log in to unmask]> > >Subject: Re: #6727 Recording from cassette into computer > > ------------------ > On 6/27/02, Jim Millard ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > >We have faculty who would like to record from cassette directly into our > >Language Lab computers using LINE IN. > > > >While it does record, the audio quality is very poor, unacceptable for their > >use. Has anyone dealt with this problem before? Is it because we are > >bringing analog sound into a digital source? If we invest in higher quality > >sound cards will this help? > > I recommend getting a device called an iMic from Griffin software. > You plug in a mic or patch cord from a CD player into it, and then it > plugs into any available USB port on your computer. I had to get > them for my lab because the model of Mac G4 that we purchased last > year (surprisingly!) did not have an audio-in port! From their > website (http://www.griffintechnology.com/audio/imic_main.html): > > "The iMicTM universal audio adapter is a USB device that adds a stereo > input and output to your Mac or PC. This allows the connection of > virtually any microphone or sound input device to the iBook, Titanium > PowerBook, PowerMac or any other Mac or PC with a USB port. Currently > shipping, the iMic supports both line and Mic level input as well as > line level output for any USB capable computer. > > "By using USB, the iMic provides significantly superior audio input > and output performance over built in audio. The iMic is a must have > product for people who are serious about getting high quality audio > in or out of their computers. The iMic not only provides amazingly > high quality performance but is remarkably inexpensive at a suggested > retail price of $35. " > > Cheers, > Margo > > -- > > Margo Burns 603-229-4666 [log in to unmask] http://www.sps.edu > Director of The Language Center, St. Paul's School, Concord, NH