Convert Wedding Audio Tape...

Remember that the input on your computer is a mic level input and your stereo outputs line level. You can buy an audio interface for about $50, that is USB.

it's your wedding. take the highest settings available given the recording time and the space needed for a CD. i would take the highest settings and burn to a backup DVD too then maybe compress a bit for CD. i'm a bit anal about this stuff though

the other post was right about getting something to input the sound with.

Can you tell me some decent usb audio interfaces?

I thought it would be fine to plug in from my stereo's headphone jack directly into my mic jack on my mac?

Rampant AV said:

Remember that the input on your computer is a mic level input and your stereo outputs line level. You can buy an audio interface for about $50, that is USB.

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That's not completely true. Most newer Macs including the iMac are line level, not mic level and require a USB adapter for mic input. So, it all depends on the Mac being used.

I have a 1st gen intel iMac and also a 1st gen intel macbook. Do I still need this usb adapter?

You would need it for Mic input, not standard audio line level input.