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Audio Recording on New iPods

Posted by pudge on from the we-are-listening dept.

Vertig0gitreV writes "Over at iPodding they are reporting that in the Diagnostic Mode of the new new iPods (released on the 28th of May) there are two options for audio recording: mono through the headphone jack, and a stereo line-in through the docking port via the yet-to-be-announced line-in adaptor."

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  1. in a word: Finally! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes! This feature has been a long time coming and finally brings recording to the iPod, which has been lacking it compared to Nomad and Archos. Now I can record samples and concerts with something small and unobtrusive -- if expensive. I imagine the new iPod will find many interesting new uses with the docking port, such as loading into a car stereo. Anyways check out earth2willi.com for lots of free music downloads to install on your new iPod! It's registration and advertisement free, untouched by the RIAA, available in various genre and fileformats, and uncrippled by DRM.

  2. Other New feature in the new iPods by gadwale · · Score: 4, Informative

    There seem to be new features in the iPods that weren't announced or well publicized. From my earlier post here:

    While reading Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal I came upon this paragraph:

    "The standard cable still hooks into a FireWire, or 1394, a port many Macs have but few Windows PCs include. So, Apple offers an alternate cable for $19 that plugs into the USB 2.0 port that's standard equipment on new Windows PCs. It will also work, albeit much more slowly, with the older USB ports found on nearly every Windows PC in the past four years. This opens up many more Windows computers for working with the iPod."

    Went to the Apple website and sure enough - The new iPod dock can now connect to a USB 2.0 port on Windows machines . What is more - you can also use a USB 1.1 port for _really_ slow transfers!

    From Apple Website:
    "USB 2.0
    For PC users, the iPod will be able to sync files via USB 2.0*, which transfers data at up to 480 Mbps and comes standard on the latest Windows computers. USB 2.0 is also compatible with USB 1.1, although data transfer speeds are much slower."

    Looks like a smart move...

    Adi Gadwale.