

This happens in real time as you 'spin the cassette'.

You need software that interprets the analogue as it comes in (into the MBP )and converts to digital format. The "simple walkman-style player" is good, you need nothing more than that, as the source of your analogue out. the hardware to connect the interfaces is one thing.
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I think where I'm getting lost here is how to get MacOS Big Sur to recognize the source as an audio "Input" so that I can digitally record the inbound stream. I could get a vintage cassette deck (inexpensive, on places like eBay) if that would grant better audio quality, then use the RCA outputs. The cassette source I'm using is a simple walkman-style player - that is, it uses a mini-rca jack. That lets you control the gain of each mic.Īlternatively you can get a little more real by purchasing a USB audio interface-something like Focusrite’s two-input Scarlett 2i2 interface, for instance-and using it with real real microphones like Shure’s SM58 (vocals) and SM57(instrument). Technical Pro USB2RCA digital/analog audio converter and it works perfectly out of the box or something similar.Īudio MIDI Setup as I outline in A Tale of Two Microphones.

Ref: For the kind of use you mentioned I’d consider getting You must use an audio interface (third-party) using the Macbook Pro, there is no audio input through the headphone port. I am running MacOS Big Sur, which is up to date. In the System Preferences, there is no line-in device available for selection from the Input, which is puzzling. I have a new Macbook Pro 16,1 that I want to use the audio input jack for, to record some old music from cassette, to digital.
