[Ham-Mac] recording to the iMac

[Dick Kriss, AA5VU]

On 7/1/05 7:35 PM, "harris ruben" <formsmaven at comcast.net> wrote:

> I know I can just plug in the Audio Out from a radio or scanner into
> the iMac, buy then you can't monitor the radio.

You can't if you use the Ext Speaker plug on the radio: however, some of us
get around this by using the ACCY Plug on the back of the rig.  This is the
normal digital output and you still have control of the AF gain (volume) on
the front of the rig.

Some have been known to use a Radio Shack Y-connector on the External
Speaker port.  One side goes the the Mac and the other to a speaker.
> 
> How do you do this? Which software in the Mac do I need to run in
> order to record the audio?
> 

I have never really tried to record audio but there are several
shareware/freeware applications to help. One that comes to mind is Sound
Studio. Try Version Tracker and you can download it for a trial run.  I have
heard good thinks about this program from others.

> iMac G5, 10.3.9
> 

For my information does the iMac G5 have a Mic line in?

> Any suggestions? I suspect this is a pretty simple one, guys. Thanks
> in advance.
> N2ERN

Probably simple for someone that has used the Mac as a recorder.  I have
never tried it.

73 de Dick, AA5VU