<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Arthur,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I've done quite a bit of work digitizing vinyl records, cassette tapes, and even some reel-to-reels.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Amplifier/Tape Out to your Audio/Microphone-In.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Software - <A href="http://www.hairersoft.com">http://www.hairersoft.com</A></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>Amadeus II (PowerPC, runs in Rosetta on Intel) $30 </DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>Amadeus Pro (Beta: Universal, PowerPC, Intel) $40</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Excellent software for editing, cleaning, defining tracks, etc. Very powerful for very little money.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Burn via Toast (I had a problem with iTunes with burning defined tracks of continuous music. Would always get a blip at the devision of the tracks. No problem with that in Toast.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Never throw out the turntables! Vinyl may make a come-back! <grin></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>-Steve</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Dec 8, 2006, at 10:49 AM, arthur steinberg wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">does anyone have experience with digitizing vinyl records?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>can i get<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">them directly onto my mac (g4 powerbook running os x.4.8)?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>do i need<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">special equipment to do this or can it be done by software?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>i have a<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">turntable and older denon amplifier.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">thanks for any advice.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">arthur</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Macpartners mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:Macpartners@mit.edu">Macpartners@mit.edu</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/macpartners">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/macpartners</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">--------------------------------------------</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Steven M. 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