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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. Unofficially confirmed by Erik+K.+Veland · · Score: 5, Insightful

    An Apple rep has already confirmed (off the record) that this will be an accessory to come the next months.

    One can wonder why they didn't out it as a feature though.

    --
    "I tend to think of OS X as Linux with QA and Taste", James Gosling, creator of Java
    1. Re:Unofficially confirmed by Teancom · · Score: 5, Insightful

      If, for instance, they were having problems and needed to fix something in the software first? So they ship the unit with functional hardware, and in an update in 'the next months', they have an update and make another ipod announcement. Doesn't sound too odd to me...

  2. 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.

  3. iPod at the practice session.. by naelurec · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This could be VERY cool. Assuming that the input can work as a line in, I could see hooking up a nice set of mics to a mixer, run it into the ipod and use it as a very quick and easy recording setup for band practices. Download the resulting MP3/WAV files and email them out to band members. :) (or perhaps come up with some funky script that would de-hiss the recording, compress it slightly, etc)

  4. Re:BFD by Erik+K.+Veland · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, Archos Jukebox. The big, fat bloated girlfriend of the MP3-players. You must be proud.

    --
    "I tend to think of OS X as Linux with QA and Taste", James Gosling, creator of Java
  5. Re:New Input mode by Genevish · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Apple has recently been awarded patents relating to improved speech recognition. Could this be the next "insanely great thing"?

    http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2003/03/200303020 15 701.shtml

    -Scott