Griffin iMic High Resolution USB audio capture interface

The Griffin iMic High Resolution USB audio capture interface is the essential tool for converting your old LPs and tapes into MP3s and CDs.

Griffin iMic allows you to connect virtually any microphone or sound input device to your PC computer, iBook, PowerBook, PowerMac or other Mac with a USB port. Griffin iMic supports both mic and line level inputs via a selectable switch, as well as a variable level output for connecting speakers or headphones.

By using USB, the Griffin iMic provides significantly superior audio input and output performance over built in audio. The iMike is a must have product for people who are serious about getting high quality audio in or out of their computers. The iMic supports better than CD quality at up to 48 Khz sampling as well as 44.1 Khz.

If you have Apple equipment running Mac OS X, then Griffin's audio recording software Final Vinyl for Mac OS X (provided for free exclusively to iMic owners) makes recording old records and tapes super easy, with several advanced features such as waveform-based cue editing and built-in 10-band EQ. Final Vinyl can also equalize LPs without having to connect a turntable to a pre-amp

Griffin iMic features

• Uses the identical codec to that used in the professional USB audio solutions for high quality recording
• 24bit Internal Audio Processing (compared with 16 bit for most computer audio processing)
• Isolates internal electrical computer noise because it is external to the computer CPU, hard drive, CD drive, etc
• Eliminates "Ground-loop hum" commonly found when at least two devices are connected to a common ground through different electrical outlets
• Easily move one piece of equipment between two or more computers with no hassles at all. Simply unplug iMic from say your desktop machine and plug it in your laptop; no drivers to install, no loss of expansion ports

Griffin iMic Specification

• Audio input: 3.5mm stereo line/mic-level minijack
• Audio output: 3.5mm stereo line-level minijack
• 3.5mm jack plug to 2 RCA phono plug adaptor cable included
• Hardware control: toggle switch for mic/line setting
• Height: 12.5mm
• Diameter: 50mm
• Weight: 50gm
• Cable Length: 450mm

NB: Not compatible with Windows Vista. Requires Windows XP or Mac OSX.

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To download a copy of Final Vinyl go to the Griffin iMic web page here. . .