[newuser2003]

Hi all,
How can I record any sounds that come out of my system? I mean any thing can be heard from the speakers.
Also is GarageBand capable of recording sounds from a microphone.
I got a Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5.
Thanks.

[MacDancer]

Yes, there is a way, I'm not entirely sure what the program is calledWiretap maybe?but it was in Macworld, so it may be possible to find it online.

[griffman]

Wiretap from Ambrosia or Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba Software.
-rob.

[Visions_of_them]

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Also is GarageBand capable of recording sounds from a microphone

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yes it is they showed it doing so in the keynote live onstage, Garage band is basically Logic Ausdio so my local store informs me, cann't wait for it to ship here

[GlennBlaylock]

WireTap is probably the program that you want. It records all of the sounds that come out of the speakers and it is free.

[applebook]

Thanks, Glen! Now I can rip some tracks off my U2 Go Home DVD /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[newuser2003]

Thanks a lot for the reply, although, there is still one thing that really drove me crazy, which is the microphone.
Heres the story,
I went to frys electronics yesterday and bought a nice small microphone (Labtec). I went back home, plugged it in the line in and it didnt worked. I tried it on my stereo and it worked just fine.
Anyway, I got the feeling that it might be something wrong with the line in port. But after I tested it using a 1/8 inch miniplug from my Walkman to the line in it worked perfectly. I also tried to record some stuff from my old Walkman using GarageBand and things worked smoothly.
The only problem now is how to get the microphone to work? !!!
Is it possible that it is not compatible with Mac or maybe it is not supposed to be connected to the Line in, but there is no input for a microphone?
Thanks again

[mystery_stain]

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The only problem now is how to get the microphone to work?

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I bet there's nothing wrong with your line in port. My guess about this is, your walkman probably works because it can feed a "line level" signal into the Mac's "line in." The mic isn't working probably cuz its signal is not line level and needs amplification. The failure of Macs to work with cheap PC mics without a line level boost has been a strange and annoying thing about Apple as long as I remember. You mean it still does that on a 21st century G5? Sheesh.
The cheapest way to fix this is with $20 for the Griffin NeMic adapter, (scroll near BOTTOM of the linked page, "any mic," get it? /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif ). They'd rather sell you the iMic, twice as expensive, which you might want if you need to plug in other plug types, but the iMic goes through USB so doesn't really help with the line in port.

[CrecenS]

Apple has a "special" mic or line-in connection, and its mics use something called plaintalk. If you look at a normal mic and an Apple mic you will see the difference in the plug - the two channels are split in different places, effectively creating a short when you try to use a normal mic.
I bought an Apple Plaintalk mic off eBay or MacNN for like 2$ and solved all my problems. I also use an iMic at work with real mics - both solutions work great for me.

[SueG]

So, would the mic that came with my G3 B&W be of any use? I was thinking that to record music you would want something a bit better.

[Bob_Blaylock]

Apple's PlainTalk sound input port looks like it would take a standard 1/8"/3mm jack, but it does not. Not only does it take different signal levels, but the connector is physically different. It's the same diameter, but a different length, with different conductor spacing.

Take a look at this picture. The connector shown below is a standard 1/8"/3mm plug. The connector shown above is an Apple PlainTalk plug.

[joetaxpayer]

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WireTap is probably the program that you want. It records all of the sounds that come out of the speakers and it is free.

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Glenn, with two n's, recording what you hear from the speakers is ok for some applications, but for times that you need to record and not worry about system alerts or other programs producing sound Audio Hijack excels. It tatgets the one application you want to record from and ignores the others. You can record a real audio stream and still watch a QT movie if you wish, for example.
JOE

[newuser2003]

Thanks a lot guys for this valuable information.
I went back to frys electronic and they let me replace the microphone with Griffin iMic, too bad they didnt have the NeMic adapter which is what I really want. Anyway, I tried it in GarageBand. Perfect, No complain
On the other hand, WireTap didnt get the job done and that because the sound that goes into the Mic doesnt come out from the speakers. Same thing with Audio hijack, it isnt able to hijack the system preferences to record from the microphone. Same thing when I try to record using my Walkman.
Now when I open the system preferences and select the input from sound I can see that something is coming out from the input level. But I cant here it.

[CrecenS]

iMovie -> Audio Tab -> Record.
That will capture input.