[PHYMAC]

I wanted to take a cassette tape and record the songs on a cd... Is there a way to do that using my 17" powerbook?

[jewing80]

I needed to do this very thing a couple weeks ago. I lacked the time to do it properly so this is what I used:

1. cheap walkman
2. mini jack to mini jack connection
3. Audiocorder OSX
4. Sound Studio

I basically connected the walkman to my Ti Powerbook's line in jack. I used Audiocorder to import the audio and Sound Studio to clean it up and break it into tracks. I ripped it in AIFF to try and get the best quality possible. I then used iTunes to burn a CD.

The quality was acceptable but not stellar. If I had more time I would have used a real cassette deck and a USB audio interface device such as the Griffin iMic.

Hope this helps,
Jake

[quietjim]

The iMic is really a must have if you are going to do this on a regular basis. Also, the same company has a free application called Final Vinyl that can help.