Converting analog audio to mp3 with a DV camera

Has anyone used a video camera to convert analog to digital music? I assume it's possible but probably spits out a DV video file which then would require extracting the audio in iMovie. Anybody have recommendations on doing that?

J.D. Gibb wrote:
Has anyone used a video camera to convert analog to digital music? I assume it's possible but probably spits out a DV video file which then would require extracting the audio in iMovie. Anybody have recommendations on doing that?
Erm... don't bother. Your computer has an analog line input and some free software called Audacity will let you record and edit what comes in...
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