Line IN for ipod?

[Jahn]

Here's an interesting question - out of all the options out there, what piece of gear would you recommend for a line in to an ipod to record vinyl? Yep, from a line out of a phono stage to an ipod. Of course I could always use the line in of my cheapo sound blaster card on my comp, but i'd rather not. I've heard that the ipod isn't so bad for this purpose, so i'd like to hear your opinions on the subject, thanks!

 

[Jahn]

Muahaha...apparently my sik din can double as a line IN as well as a line out - the Record function when the Ipod is in diagnostic mode should let me do this, then i can goto the F:drive on my computer when the ipod is hooked up to it and just take it off from there.

Details here -

http://www.ipoding.com/modules.php?o...thread&order=1

 

[Jahn]

for someone with the italk, could you tell me if you think ease of use, sound quality, etc would match up against your pocketdock/sik din and diagnostic software recording combo?

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/deta...mail,ECOSTDEAL

the one thing i like about the italk is that it allows for auto-level recording - and hey who couldn't use a cheap speaker instead of your cans if you want to share something from the ipod, right?

 

[holeinmywallet]

Here is a better price on iTalk

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cg...item/IPOD-TALK

I just ordered mine and it will be mainly used for recording lectures and reviews in classes. Depends on how the internal mic performs, I am going to add a quality stealth mic.

I was always wondering which format the recorded material on Ipod through iTalk is? WAV or MP3? Is there a way to record in a lossless format through iTalk? If there isn't, then how does the recorded sound quality compare to other non-lossless formats? From time to time I was going to do a serious recording on a live music performances, and for that occasion I would need a quality DAT recorder, unless iTalk can allow quality something close to lossless.

 

[Spankypoo]

Uhh, this might change your mind: Monaural (mono), 16-bit audio at 8KHz. Yep.

That's all it can do, unless they've changed something I don't know 'bout...(which is possible, because the PortalPlayer supports much higher quality formats).

My guess is Steve doesn't want to make the World's Best Concert Bootlegging Device Ever Made and dethrone the Denon DAT, so that's that.

 

[Jahn]

Ugh. Forget it. Time to look into just plugging it into my computer again.

 

[Spankypoo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jahn Ugh. Forget it. Time to look into just plugging it into my computer again.

Forget what?

 

[Jahn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spankypoo Forget what?

forget using the ipod as a recording device. if it records at Monaural (mono), 16-bit audio at 8KHz, then no way will i use it.

 

[Spankypoo]

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Originally Posted by Jahn forget using the ipod as a recording device. if it records at Monaural (mono), 16-bit audio at 8KHz, then no way will i use it.

C'mon, yo, you've got like the best sense of humor of anyone here - and you missed that old trick? The, forget it/forget what? trick? Man!

 

[Jahn]

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Originally Posted by Spankypoo C'mon, yo, you've got like the best sense of humor of anyone here - and you missed that old trick? The, forget it/forget what? trick? Man!

ARGH I always fall for the "who's on first" stuff! plus i'm operating on 3 hours of sleep the past two days due to the joint arrival of the Solo and the DT770 - gack i need a nap. Humor is always the first to go, followed by reason, followed by morals. *grabs your gear and sells em on ebay to buy you a "World's worst jokes" book* i highly recommend that book, i refer to it for every other post i make.