{"id":1390,"date":"2009-05-12T00:57:53","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T05:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soundadviceblog.com\/?p=1390"},"modified":"2009-05-12T01:01:36","modified_gmt":"2009-05-12T06:01:36","slug":"product-of-the-day-day-12-griffin-technology-imic-with-final-vinyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.soundadviceblog.com\/?p=1390","title":{"rendered":"Product of the Day, Day 12: Griffin Technology iMic with Final Vinyl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Griffin Technology iMic<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you want to move your vinyl or cassette collection to your computer and your iPod, one of the easiest ways to do it (especially if you have a Mac) is via the Griffin Technology iMic<\/a>.\u00a0 It lists for a mere $49.99 and can be found for less.<\/p>\n

The Griffin Technologies iMic is a USB audio adapter that converts incoming signals into digital form, which can then be stored on your hard drive and transferred to your portable music player.\u00a0 It can work with both line-level sources such as cassette decks and phono preamps, or connect it directly to your turntable.\u00a0 There is a microphone input as well as a miniplug input, and an RCA cable adapter is provided.<\/p>\n

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Final Vinyl for Mac <\/strong><\/p>\n

What makes the iMic especially desirable for Mac users is Final Vinyl, an audio editing application that ships free with the iMic and is available as a free download on the Griffin Technologies website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You don’t even need to own an iMic to use Final Vinyl.\u00a0 Just download and install it, then use it with one of your computer’s inputs.\u00a0 You will likely get better results with the iMic, though.\u00a0 Select the input you want to use under Sound in System Preferences.<\/p>\n

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Final Vinyl window <\/strong><\/p>\n

Once your computer is set up, start a new Final Vinyl document and start recording.\u00a0 You can use the scissors tool to edit your recordings and use the Auto Mark tool to automatically separate songs when you have recorded the whole side of an album.\u00a0 I have found the Auto Mark feature to be at least 95% effective at separating the songs, it only being fooled when songs run in to one another.\u00a0 Once they are named and saved you can transfer them to iTunes and your iPod.\u00a0 It’s that simple!<\/p>\n

If you do not have a Mac you can use the iMic with Audacity, a free sound editing program<\/a>.\u00a0 I prefer Final Vinyl, but we do live in a PC world (for the most part!)<\/p>\n

If you do have a Mac and you want to digitize your old albums and cassettes, I can’t think of a better way to do it than the dynamic duo of\u00a0 Final Vinyl and the iMic.\u00a0 Audacity does the job too but I hope Griffin treats PC users to their own version of Final Vinyl one day!<\/p>\n

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