How to input from audio cassette

I need a step by step way to transfer music from an audio cassette to my imac...I assumw using garage band..thank you

You will need a > 3.5mm Stereo Male to 3.5mm Stereo Female Y-Cable to connect the tape player to the iMac Audio Input jack. Then if GarageBand or QuickTime don't work as expected, perhaps > TapeDeck or a recording app from the App Store will help get the recordings into your Mac.

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    http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
    http://www.hairersoft.com/pro.htm
    https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/
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    Augustine Mestas wrote:
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         public int intNumInStock;                    //The number in stock of that type.      
         public double dblValueOfOneItem;          //The value of one item.
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        public double dblTotalValueB;               //The total value of warehouse B.
        public double dblTotalValueC;               //The total value of warehouse C.
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        public int intWarehouseBItemCount;          //Counter for items in warehouse B.
        public int intWarehouseCItemCount;          //Counter for items in warehouse C.
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                   String line2 = null;
                   String line3 = null;
                   String line4 = null;
                   String line5 = null;
                   String line6 = null;
                   String line7 = null;
                   String line8 = null;
                   String line9 = null;
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                        line2 = in.readLine();
                        line3 = in.readLine();
                        line4 = in.readLine();
                        line5 = in.readLine();
                        line6 = in.readLine();
                        line7 = in.readLine();
                        line8 = in.readLine();
                        line9 = in.readLine();
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                   System.out.println("!value of line 1: " + line1);
                   System.out.println("!value of line 2: " + line2);
                   System.out.println("!value of line 3: " + line3);
                   System.out.println("!value of line 4: " + line4);
                   System.out.println("!value of line 5: " + line5);
                   System.out.println("!value of line 6: " + line6);
                   System.out.println("!value of line 7: " + line7);
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                   warehouseCList.add(line7);
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                  this.intWarehouseCItemCount = intLine8;
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                   System.out.println(" ");
                   //Print the contents of warehouse A.
                   System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
                   System.out.println("!----------Warehouse A:----------");
                   System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
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                   System.out.println(warehouseAList);
                   //Print the total amount of items in warehouse A.
                   System.out.println("Total items: " + this.intWarehouseAItemCount);
                   //Print the total value of the items in warehouse A.
                   System.out.println("Total value: " + this.dblTotalValueA);
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                   System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
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                   System.out.println("Total items: " + this.intWarehouseBItemCount);
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                   System.out.println("Total value: " + this.dblTotalValueB);
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                   System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
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                   System.out.println("!warehouseC: " + warehouseCList);
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                   System.out.println("Total items: " + this.intWarehouseCItemCount);
                   //Print the total value of the items in warehouse C.
                   System.out.println("Total value: " + this.dblTotalValueC);
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                    this.strItemName = addItemName;
                    this.intNumInStock = intAddNumInStock;
                    this.dblValueOfOneItem = doubleAddValueOfOneItem;
                    //Put items into warehouse A if appropriate.
                    if (intAddNumInStock < 25)
                        //Increment the warehouse A item count.
                        this.intWarehouseAItemCount = this.intWarehouseAItemCount + 1;
                        //Calculate the total value of warehouse A.
                        this.dblTotalValueA = this.dblTotalValueA + intAddNumInStock * doubleAddValueOfOneItem;
                        //Create the warehouse A array list.
                        this.createWareHouseA();
                    //Put items into warehouse B if appropriate.
                    if (intAddNumInStock >= 25)
                        if (intAddNumInStock < 75)
                             //Increment the warehouse B item count.
                             this.intWarehouseBItemCount = this.intWarehouseBItemCount + 1;
                             //Calculate the total value of warehouse B.
                             this.dblTotalValueB = this.dblTotalValueB + intAddNumInStock * doubleAddValueOfOneItem;
                             //Create the warehouse B array list.
                             this.createWareHouseB();
                    //Put items into warehouse C if appropriate.
                    if (intAddNumInStock >= 75)
                        //Increment the warehouse C item count.
                        this.intWarehouseCItemCount = this.intWarehouseCItemCount + 1;
                        //Calculate the total value of warehouse C.
                        this.dblTotalValueC = this.dblTotalValueC + intAddNumInStock * doubleAddValueOfOneItem;
                        //Create the warehouse C array list.
                        this.createWareHouseC();
                     //display helpful information.      
                    System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
                    System.out.println("!" + addItemName + " is the item name.");
                    System.out.println("!" + addNumInStock + " is the number in stock.");
                    System.out.println("!" + addInitWarehouse + " is the initial warehouse.");
                    System.out.println("!" + addValueOfOneItem + " is the value of one item.");
                    System.out.println("!--------------------------------------------------");
                   //Increment the counters.
                    count++;
               /**Create and write to the output file. */
               try
                     //Use the output file specified by the user.
                    PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputFile);
                 /**Write warehouse A details.*/
                      //Blank the first line.
                      out.println(" ");
                    //Write the array list for warehouse A.
                    out.println(warehouseAList);
                    //Write the amount of items in warehouse A.
                    out.println(intWarehouseAItemCount);
                    //Write the total value for warehouse A.
                    out.println(dblTotalValueA);
                 /**Write warehosue B details.*/
                   //Write the array list for warehouse B.
                    out.println(warehouseBList);
                    //Write the amount of items in warehouse B.
                    out.println(intWarehouseBItemCount);
                    //Write the total value for warehouse B.
                    out.println(dblTotalValueB);
                 /**Write warehouse C details.*/
                      //Write the array list for warehouse C.
                    out.println(warehouseCList);
                    //Write the amount of items in warehouse C.
                    out.println(intWarehouseCItemCount);
                    //Write the total value for warehouse C.
                    out.println(dblTotalValueC);
                    //Close the output file.
                    out.close();     
                catch (FileNotFoundException e)
                   System.out.println("Error: Unable to open file for reading.");
               catch (IOException e)
                   System.out.println("Error: Cannot read from file.");
               /**View the contents and the value of each warehouse.*/
               System.out.println("!---------------Inventory Summary------------------");
               System.out.println("!--------------------------------------------------");
               System.out.println("!--------------------LEGEND:-----------------------");
               System.out.println("!<item type>, <amount in stock>,<value of one item>");
               System.out.println("!--------------------------------------------------");
               System.out.println("!------------------Warehouse A:--------------------");
               System.out.println("!--------------------------------------------------");
               //Display Items in warehouse A.
               System.out.println(warehouseAList);
               //Total items in warehouse A.
               System.out.println("Total items: " + intWarehouseAItemCount);
               //Display total value of warehouse A.
               System.out.println("Total value: " + "$" + dblTotalValueA);
               System.out.println("!--------------------------------------------------");
               System.out.println("!------------------Warehouse B:--------------------");
               System.out.println("!--------------------------------------------------");
               //Display Items in warehouse B.
               System.out.println(warehouseBList);
               //Total items in warehouse B.
               System.out.println("Total items: " + intWarehouseBItemCount);
               //Display total value of warehouse B.
               System.out.println("Total value: " + "$" + dblTotalValueB);
               System.out.println("!--------------------------------------------------");
               System.out.println("!------------------Warehouse C:--------------------");
               System.out.println("!--------------------------------------------------");
               //Display Items in warehouse C.
               System.out.println(warehouseCList);
               //Total items in warehouse C.
               System.out.println("Total items: " + intWarehouseCItemCount);
               //Display total value of warehouse C.
               System.out.println("Total value: " + "$" + dblTotalValueC);
         /**Display a help message.*/
         private void displayHelp()
              System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
              System.out.println("! General Help:");
              System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
              System.out.println("! ");
              System.out.println("!'help' display this help message.");
              System.out.println("!'Q!' quit this program.");
              System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
              System.out.println("! Input File Specific Commands:");
              System.out.println("!--------------------------------");
              System.out.println("! ");
              System.out.println("!'F' <name> type F followed by the name of the " +
                                       "file to be used for input.");
              System.out.println("!---------------------------------------");
              System.out.println("! Input From Keyboard Specific Commands:");
              System.out.println("!---------------------------------------");
              System.out.println("! ");
              System.out.println("!'K' <number> type K followed by the number of " +
                                        "items that will be added. ");
              System.out.println("! ");
    }Program file:
    public class InventoryProg
         public static void main(String[] args)
              //Create a new Inventory object.
              Inventory test = new Inventory();
              //Execute the command interpreter.
              test.cmdInterpreter();
    }Right now I am stuck on this and I cannot progress any further until I figure out how to input the data in the text file back into a arraylist.
    Thanks in advance.

    Thanks but I figured it out. Heres a sample of the code i used to solve my problem:
    try
                           //Warehouse A BufferedReader.
                   BufferedReader inA = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(inputFileWarehouseA));
                   //Warehouse B BufferedReader.
                   BufferedReader inB = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(inputFileWarehouseB));
                   //Warehouse C BufferedReader.
                   BufferedReader inC = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(inputFileWarehouseC));
                   //Warehouse details BufferedReader.
                   BufferedReader inDetails = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(inputFileDetails));
                   //Will hold values in warehouse arraylists.
                   String lineA = null;
                   String lineB = null;
                   String lineC = null;
                   //Will hold the details of each warehouse.
                   String line1 = null;
                   String line2 = null;
                   String line3 = null;
                   String line4 = null;
                   String line5 = null;
                   String line6 = null;
                   //Get the item count and total value for each warehouse.
                   while(inDetails.readLine() != null)
                        line1 = inDetails.readLine();
                        line2 = inDetails.readLine();
                        line3 = inDetails.readLine();
                        line4 = inDetails.readLine();
                        line5 = inDetails.readLine();
                        line6 = inDetails.readLine();
               /**Assign the item count and total value to warehouse A.*/
                  //Cast.
                   int intLine1 = Integer.valueOf(line1).intValue();
                   double dblLine2 = Double.valueOf(line2).doubleValue();
                   //Assign the values.
                   this.intWarehouseAItemCount = intLine1;
                   this.dblTotalValueA = dblLine2;
                /**Assign the item count and total value to warehouse B.*/
                     //Cast.
                   int intLine3 = Integer.valueOf(line3).intValue();
                   double dblLine4 = Double.valueOf(line4).doubleValue();
                     //Assign the values.
                   this.intWarehouseBItemCount = intLine3;
                   this.dblTotalValueB = dblLine4;
                /**Assign the item count and total value to warehouse C.*/
                     //Cast.
                     int intLine5 = Integer.valueOf(line5).intValue();
                   double dblLine6 = Double.valueOf(line6).doubleValue();
                   //Assign the values.
                   this.intWarehouseCItemCount = intLine5;
                   this.dblTotalValueC = dblLine6;
                /**Put the items back into the warehouses arraylists. */
                   //Add items to warehouse A.
                   while((lineA = inA.readLine()) != null)
                        warehouseAList.add(lineA);
                   //Add items to warehouse B.
                   while((lineB = inB.readLine()) != null)
                        warehouseBList.add(lineB);
                   //Add items to warehouse C.
                   while((lineC = inC.readLine()) != null)
                        warehouseCList.add(lineC);
                   }(this isn't the whole try statement its pretty long)

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