Just the analog sound to digital

[macmithos]

Hi everybody,
I have the canopus advc-300 and I was wondering if I can transfer analog sound (from an old stereo cassette deck and vynil discs) to digital. If it is possible, is it necessary to have an special application or I can do it through iTunes, QuickTime or FCP ?

[Frobozz]

Why do you need the Canopus for this? You can connect the analog audio directly to your Mac and digitize it with a many different applications such as CD SpinDoctor (bundled with Toast) or Sound Studio. That way the audio is digitized at the 44.1 khz rate used by audio CDs. The specs for the Canopus is 48 khz audio (best for DVDs).

The Canopus seems a nuisance to me for digitizing analog audio from cassettes and LPs.

If your Mac doesn't have an audio input and you don't want to buy a Griffin iMic or other USB or Firewire audio device, then the Canopus might be used to bring audio into FCP or whatever application you use to capture video. Then you can export the audio stream. I don't know if FCP requires a video signal from the Canopus before it will recognize the device for capturing. Now that would be a real nuisance and waster of hard drive space.

[pants]

i use the old sony converter box to capture vinyl all the time. i capture in fcp at 48, i do one side at a time, then chop it up in fcp and export it out as 44.1, then burn with toast. if you don't have fcp you might try using audacity. i've never used it but its free and from what i've seen of it it should handle this pretty well.

if the canopus is like the sony, it should require a vid signal, in cap settings turn off device control, capture by capture now and set the settings to audio only, stereo or 1/2.

[mhar4]

I have used a Formac Studio TVR for audio capture using a little application they supply called Studio AudioMaster, which doesn't require the presence of a video signal. I have to say, that in terms of real hi-fi fidelity, the TVR delivered the best quality I have heard on a computer. It is absolutely astounding. I don't know what the Canopus would be like, but there is a definite advantage to using an external device for audio recording over the internal connections.

[pants]

one thing though, incase you don't know this, you need to have your record player hooked up to an amp so you can ground it, or else your recording will have a buzz to it.

[terryj]

one of two ways, depending on how randy i feel at the moment:


1. Direct in to analog sound port on the Dual 1 G4
using Radio Shack 1/8" plug to ( y split) RCA,
RCA going from out of Reciever, which has input
a tape deck, a turntable, and a CD player.
Use audio Hijack Pro to record audio to 16 bit 48khz AIFF.


2. Concert footage on VHS/ walkman tape player
using same radio shack y cable connected to Y female
to 1/8" male plug adapter, again capture with AHP.


thank god for Radio Shack....

[Zisguy1]

For vinyl you need a phono preamp, which does a special reverse equalization (known as RIAA EQ) on the signal from the turntable, as well as amplifying it. Without this, your results will sound tinny and have zero bass, and also will be way too quiet (signal from the phono cartridge is in low mV).

Some soundcards have this built in, as do some older stereos (phono input jacks). But you can't just hook a turntable directly to the aux input jack on a newer stereo or your average sound card.