Maker

Turntable

Flat Screen

Speakers

Aux

Audio Out

Mac or PC

Phono Tape in iPod with

AirClick adapter

FireWire

Tuner

iMic (connect Keyboard/Mouse
to USB, not
to hub)

AirClick Remote USB

Switch in cabinet RadioShark

PowerMate

REASSEMBLE DIGITIZE The new AirClick-empowered switch assembly is Since I used the tuner output, the levels were high back in, and now that row of brown buttons controls enough not to use the turntable 40dB signal boost. the iPod. The PowerMate controls i Tunes on the Mac Since I don’t mind the pops and scratches, the free mini. The brown bakelite knob does absolutely noth- Final Vinyl software that comes with the iMic was ing. Yet. Since the Mac mini is mounted vertically on just dandy for my purposes. the old radio chassis, just lift the old tuner window to put in a CD.

LISTEN TO RADIO The real test will be if I get rid of my records. Tuning the radio with RadioShark couldn’t be easier, After holding on to that Haysai Fantayzee 12" for and the addition of pause and record buttons is all these years, will I end up selling it for a quarter pretty exciting. Mercifully, the RadioShark has at my garage sale? Just the idea of people pawing a 1" mini jack for an external antenna, and plug- through my records gives me an upset stomach, so ging in a headphone extension cord helped pull I am probably doomed to keep them forever. But in weaker stations. I’m sure I’ll listen to it more now that it is digitized!

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