My question is more about audio. I want to use this, w/ a mixerboard, to use my turntable to record vinyl to my Macbook Air. Good for audio only?
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Don't know why it wouldn't be? You're just not using the video cable, should work fine, I would think?
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My vinyl to pc capture was pre hdmi. I used rca to pc audio input. Software must have vinyl clean up feature.outcome is not high quality, but provided a clean retro sound on cd for a friend who's father recorded the album for her. sorry, HDMI audio in from rca...haven't tried. Maybe Audicity could help
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Should be ok. I have recorded vinyl to PC. Most important is the audio software capabilities
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Hello mate, same story with the mac I'm afraid, I have a couple of macs too, may sound a tad bit better but does not power the drivers adequately. I run mine through an audio interface in my studio, Focusrite Saffire 40, this has headphone amps with volume controls and powers the just fine. If you really want to enjoy these headphones, you do need good headphone amps. I also use them to monitor sound into my Zoom H4N in which do have a small headphone amp on them
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It might on your computer. On my Mac and PC laptops the audio playback quality is the same. The main reason I purchased this is to record audio. My computers didn't have built in recording input. I have this unit hooked up to a 12 channel Behringer mixer. I use it to record music, voice, digital rips of old vinyl records, cassette tapes, and reel to reel tapes.
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I'm using it on a desktop and it is great for that. It's made to be fully Apple compatible, so it should work for you. I've had my Mackie mixer for fifteen years of shows and home recordings and it's never let me down, so I think the Mackie interface is a safe bet.
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This unit is for basic mixing. It has built in preamp for mic and has instrument inputs also. It doesn't have a USB or FireWire for recording to a computer. This would require an audio interface to communicate with a computer (CPU).
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It only has midi input and headphone jack, so no USB or some other easier alternative. You will only be able to record audio from it
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You should be able to, I just tested it out on my Macbook Pro. Turn your bluetooth on, connect the headset (connect the device to the macbook), then select the headset to use as an audio device. I didn't have any trouble with it and ITunes.
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I'm guessing you want to hook up a microphone and another audio source like a CD player or iPod at the same time and be able to mix background music in realtime, rather than having to edit a multitrack recording after the fact in GarageBand or similar software? This little mixer will work fine for that purpose. If you are thinking of mixing multiple microphone inputs simultaneously on one recording (several people talking at once), it won't work for that: you'd need a bigger mixer with more than one XLR input jack (as many as you plan to have mikes going at once).
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I have not tried that but I highly doubt that it will work for computer out to mixing board since it is designed for mixer out to computer. What you need is something like a Peavey USB-P which is usb out of a computer to a box that gives you a left and right transformer isolated xlr out. That is the best way to not only hook up the output of your computer but also to help eliminate any unwanted noise.
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I know it can be used with audacity, because that's what I use. I've seen other reviews where people have used it with garage band, and it worked perfectly fine. and I use windows so I have no idea if it will work with the older MacBook, but I don't see why it wouldn't.
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Gary, I gave the turntable to someone as a Chrsitmas gift, so I'm sorry that I am unable to specifically answer your question. I recommend you contact the manufacturer's customer support department for more information regarding interfacing it to a Mac. I can report to you that the person I gave it to absolutely loved it, and has since moved out of state, so is not readily available to question about his experience. I can tell you that my own personal experience with Mac's is that their "plug and play" designs are excellent, requiring little or no user technical expertise.
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I've been using the m-audio fast track pro. Basically , this a good mic used primarily for overhead recording -- drums, pianos. But I've used it on vocals and guitar and it's good but only as good as ur pre amp. If ur interface doesn't have good preamps I would recommend buying an external one if ur serious about getting high fidelity recordings. Hope that helps
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I have the SL-1210M5G and do a lot of vinyl transfers. First, download this free software. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ I use the 1/4" headphone jack on my receiver to 3.5mm pin on my PowerBook G4 mic input. If you need an RCA adapter for your soundcard, these are available and relatively inexpensive as well. Once you make the link between receiver and your computer, Audacity works pretty much like a tape recorder. With a little practice and a CD burner, you'll be ripping vinyl in no time. To convert to mp3, you'll need the Lame Encoder plugin available here. http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-lame.html For the best quality sound, I'd recommend you import the files in a uncompressed format. I use aiff 32 bit PCM and record @ 4100hz/32 bit floating point.
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No external audio drivers needed in Windows and Mac. Installs automatically. Mixer quality for home user not professional. Good Luck.
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Honestly I dont recommend for mixing. Its basically a good source yo plug your iPhone/iPad is all.
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That's what it is built for! Unlimited audio and MIDI tracks. You *will* need to purchase a separate audio interface if your computer doesn't have say 1/4" and XLR audio inputs, but you can pick one up for a couple hundred bucks here on Amazon if need be.
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I'm not sure i bough it as a gift and it was well received but it was not bought for recording primarily to play vinyl hope tat helps