![]() ![]() It's frustrating to have to work so hard naming files each time you play in another album, making sure each song gets the proper song title, artist, genre, and date tags, importing them into iTunes, and making sure the album art downloads properly. There's just one complaint I have that Ion might have addressed. Incidentally, I preferred using Rogue Ameoba's Audio Hijack Pro and Fission, which come in a bundle for $50. ![]() The iTTUSB includes the free recording application Audacity, which captures the record's audio, let's you split it into tracks, and exports the whole mess as a handful of MP3s (or WAVs). Clean off a record (I found a lint brush and a can of compressed air did the job nicely), get it playing, and you're ready to record. The iTTUSB has RCA outputs, which can play directly into powered speakers or a conventional stereo system, but it gets its name from its USB output, which will run straight into your Mac. Now we get to the fun part: playing your music. All in all, Ion does a good job of leading analog-stupid types like myself through the process. (I still managed to put it on incorrectly the first time.) The needle cartridge is easy to install. ![]() The counter-weight for the stylus is pretty easy to install and calibrate. (Vigorously tapping the table or stomping on the floor is still likely to make your records skip.) The drive belt comes pre-positioned on the platter. The player's feet are spring-loaded to provide some vibration relief. There's only so much a manufacturer can do to alleviate these issues, and Ion deals with them all quite nicely. With the introduction of Plans, Death Cab for Cutie became a new addition to many user's Artist list after the single "Soul Meets Body" became a hit on iTunes. It was also Pete Townshend's farewell tribute to the Mod Quadrophenia is everything that Tommy wanted to be, a rock opera that told a story, but one where every song could still stand alone. When I first got hooked to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the only place I could get their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, was through the band's Web site.
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