Griffin Imic Good Option? |
Tue 8 Jul 2003, 10:34
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 06-Jul 03 From: Amsterdam - NL Member No.: 20,856 |
You might laugh at me but I'll just ask it :-):
I've got an iBook that I use very intensively and I wonder what is the best way to record my band sessions onto it. My dad bought me an iMic for my birthday one month ago which I haven't used for recording yet but just for the fact that it output's audio better than the onboard-audiocard in the iBook and it's only about 35 euro's. Appart from this I play with my band every week and we record the songs everytime on tape. This process however is quite timeconsuming because then it has to be transported to the computer to make mp3's of it (which is basically the idea so the entire band can have the songs at home). As the iMic has an input option I wondered if it would be sufficient to provide some reasonable input quality. All the sound in the studio is captured by two mic's which I could convert into one minijack and then into the iMic. To make a long story short: Is the iMic capable of recording that with reasonable quality? Sorry for the long post. Regards, Wilfred Boelhouwer |
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Wed 9 Jul 2003, 11:26
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Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 |
I wouldn't recommend the iMic for recording either. Judging by other users' reports, you'll only experience repeated pain, frustration and heartache. Spend around £150 or $200/€200 and get a semi-pro dedicated audio recording interface. Loads to choose from. Much happier all round.
As for software, if you can boot into OS 9, try Pro Tools Free or Logic Fun or Cubasis or Metro LE. Do you want multitrack or simple two-track stereo? For $50, my favourite is Sound Studio, a really cool two-track audio editing package, OS X native, very stable. Or Bias Peak LE is OK, too - you can use VST FX with that. But I still prefer Sound Studio. |
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wilfred Griffin Imic Good Option? Tue 8 Jul 2003, 10:34
calden Wilfred: I have an iBook dual USB 500 mhz. I bou... Tue 8 Jul 2003, 16:36
wilfred Hey Calden, thank you for your reply. I'm runn... Tue 8 Jul 2003, 16:54
lepetitmartien To get the best out the iMic you should look for t... Tue 8 Jul 2003, 17:07
Synthetic I would not recommend as I have seen too many comp... Tue 8 Jul 2003, 21:11
benny_ill i use an imic with my powerbook g4 and the Propaga... Thu 10 Jul 2003, 11:48
scientificbox can't help you with the imic, but spark me is ... Fri 11 Jul 2003, 23:43
DrDan Hi I had the same problem, recording band rehears... Tue 26 Aug 2003, 13:27
Synthetic QUOTE (DrDan @ Aug 26 2003, 06:27)Now struggl... Tue 26 Aug 2003, 13:41
DrDan Thanks, will check those out. DrDan Tue 26 Aug 2003, 17:25
calden Wilfred: I have an iBook dual USB 500 mhz. I bou... Tue 8 Jul 2003, 16:36
wilfred Hey Calden, thank you for your reply. I'm runn... Tue 8 Jul 2003, 16:54
lepetitmartien To get the best out the iMic you should look for t... Tue 8 Jul 2003, 17:07
Synthetic I would not recommend as I have seen too many comp... Tue 8 Jul 2003, 21:11
benny_ill i use an imic with my powerbook g4 and the Propaga... Thu 10 Jul 2003, 11:48
scientificbox can't help you with the imic, but spark me is ... Fri 11 Jul 2003, 23:43
DrDan Hi I had the same problem, recording band rehears... Tue 26 Aug 2003, 13:27
Synthetic QUOTE (DrDan @ Aug 26 2003, 06:27)Now struggl... Tue 26 Aug 2003, 13:41
DrDan Thanks, will check those out. DrDan Tue 26 Aug 2003, 17:25
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