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Recording audio from an external source

I'd like to record audio from a tabletop radio even though there is no audio in jack on my Mac (iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017). The radio has a line out jack that's described as follows:

The radio can be used as a separate tuner by connecting this input to Hi-Fi system (amplifier) or using this input to make recording in mono from audio program.

I'm assuming (hoping) I can use a standard audio cable to connect to the radio and plug it into some kind of USB dongle that I can connect to my Mac and have it recognize it as a microphone.

Any ideas?

Posted on Jan 3, 2020 2:53 PM

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Darryl Oliver Author

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Posted on Jan 8, 2020 1:35 PM

For some reason, my web searches failed to turn up this article from the fine folks over at Rogue Amoeba. Special thanks to Chris Barajas for responding to my email about this issue. Long story short, a 3.5mm male-to-male audio cable plus one of these dongles from Sabrent worked for me. I bought the USB-C version if anyone's interested.

https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2018/11/09/apples-newest-macs-include-better-built-in-audio-devices/#fn1-20181109-macaudiooutputs

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