Comments on: iMic http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/07/06/imic/ Resources for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:06:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: JM http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/07/06/imic/comment-page-1/#comment-7102 JM Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:25:03 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/?p=316#comment-7102 I just got my iMic recently, and downloaded 'Audacity' as instructed. I'm want to use it to convert my cassette music collection to CDs. So far, I got everything going good except for one problem; how can I record a whole (side of) a cassette, then divide it into separate tracks before burning to CD? My PC is running Windows xp, including sound recorder, Windows Media player, & Cyberline Power2go burning software. I just got my iMic recently, and downloaded ‘Audacity’ as instructed. I’m want to use it to convert my cassette music collection to CDs.
So far, I got everything going good except for one problem; how can I record a whole (side of) a cassette, then divide it into separate tracks before burning to CD?
My PC is running Windows xp, including sound recorder, Windows Media player, & Cyberline Power2go burning software.

]]> By: Miranda http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/07/06/imic/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Miranda Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:13:12 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/?p=316#comment-509 I just started doing some podcasts from my site, and I'm using Skype to record interviews. I use HotRecorder, then HotRecorder's converter (with the paid edition) to save the file as .wav or .ogg. I can then open and edit the file in Audacity and save it as an MP3 as the final step. I am having some difficulties, though -- sometimes my question is overlapping with the end of the interviewee's answer, and then there will be several seconds of silence. I'm experimenting with recording in stereo rather than mono (HotRecorder gives you a choice), and then that recording has two tracks, one for each person, so I can edit each one separately. If you come up with a better solution, please let me know! I just started doing some podcasts from my site, and I’m using Skype to record interviews. I use HotRecorder, then HotRecorder’s converter (with the paid edition) to save the file as .wav or .ogg. I can then open and edit the file in Audacity and save it as an MP3 as the final step. I am having some difficulties, though — sometimes my question is overlapping with the end of the interviewee’s answer, and then there will be several seconds of silence. I’m experimenting with recording in stereo rather than mono (HotRecorder gives you a choice), and then that recording has two tracks, one for each person, so I can edit each one separately. If you come up with a better solution, please let me know!

]]> By: walt http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2005/07/06/imic/comment-page-1/#comment-437 walt Thu, 07 Jul 2005 14:30:31 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/?p=316#comment-437 The mike problem may be a level mismatch: Many, probably most mikes require microphone preamps (just as most phono cartridges, for those who know what phonographs are, require preamps). "Line in" is for line-level sources (e.g., sound card output, CD players, etc.). Although I don't know, I wouldn't be surprised if mikes that *do* work in line inputs have built-in preamps within the mike itself. The mike problem may be a level mismatch: Many, probably most mikes require microphone preamps (just as most phono cartridges, for those who know what phonographs are, require preamps). “Line in” is for line-level sources (e.g., sound card output, CD players, etc.).

Although I don’t know, I wouldn’t be surprised if mikes that *do* work in line inputs have built-in preamps within the mike itself.

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