Help Me Start, Please!, Need advice on what to buy. :-) Options

[ibnabouna]

Hello,

I have a question for all of the professional audio buffs that hang around here.

On my not-so-spare time, I build and run the web site at http://www.coptichymns.net/ , which is dedicated to the digitization and preservation of rare hymns of the ancient Coptic Orthodox Church (talk about niche market, huh).

Anyway, I currently encode all of my audio in RealAudio format via RealProducer Basic. I have a USB iMic connected to my DP G4, which, in turn, is connected to my stereo's headphone check. This is an extremely simple setup, I know.

I would like to begin doing more "hardcore" digitizing. My major concern at this point is that cable going from the stereo's headphone jack to the iMic. I think I would get better performance and quality from an RCA cable instead, right? Unfortunately, my stereo doesn't have that jack, so I guess I need to buy a completely new tape deck to play these ancient tapes and get the best possible quality for further optimization.

Now that you have my story, can anyone suggest a good quality tape deck that works well with Macs? Any other suggestions as to how I can make this endeavor more productive?

Thanks so much in advance.

[Presto]

Have a look at this:

http://www.waves.com/htmls/prods/restoration.htm

It won't work on OSX (even though they do say 8.6 and higher), but it will give you an idea of what you need.(It will work with PT LE so I suppose it will work with PT Free)

When (if) you find a cheaper equivalent in OSX then you can decide which app to plug it into.

To tell you the truth, I think you should really consider using OS9. Have a look at the Oxymoron topic.

The OS interface you use is not a real problem. I can even use Windows, but once I'm in an app it doesn't really bother me.

Actually, it may be a good idea to start a topic "Restoration". If you put it in the OS9 forum you will get responses from people who've done it. I'm not sure you'll find many (if any) who've specialised in restoration on OSX.Still, OS9 users do have a look at OSX from time to time.