How to Record analog media

Choose your source

In order to start digitizing your analog media, connect your Griffin iMic to your Mac, then head to System Preferences > Sound > Input and choose the iMic as your audio source. There is no need to adjust the input level at this stage of the process.

Set your levels

In Amadeus Pro, press the Record button in the toolbar. Start playing the audio you want to record, then adjust the gain (input level) using the sliders in the top half of the recording pane. Make sure the loudest sounds only very occasionally reach 0db.

Start recording

Once you’re happy with the input level, cue up your source from its start again, click Stop in the pane and clear what was recorded ( then then click Record again and start playback; you can monitor progress by putting a check mark next to Playthrough.

Stop and save

If you’re recording a whole album, note that Amadeus Pro will record it as a single audio file, which you’ll then need to split into individual tracks. For now, choose File > Save to preserve the whole album in a single file. We recommend AIFF for the highest quality.

Edit and split

To identify each track, scrub through the audio file using your mouse or trackpad to find the beginning and ending of each one. When you’ve identified a track’s boundaries, select it by clicking and dragging through the timeline, then Choose Edit > Copy To New File.

Export to iTunes

In the new file’s window, choose Sound > Show Sound Info, click Metadata and then add the file’s Title, Album, Artist, and so on. Next, choose File > Export to iTunes Library to add this track to Apple’s music app. Repeat this process for each of the album’s tracks.