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December 30, 2004
How-to record on your ipod (for free)
Apple tries to make it hard to record on an ipod, therefore belkin and griffin have to sell add-ons to us for over $50. These add-ons also only record at 8khz, which isn't good at all. The rumor is that does this so that we don't record things that are not supposed to be recorded, like a concert.
As always, there is a way around the restrictions, that allow you to record high quality audio for free.
1. Install podzilla onto your ipod
2. Once podzilla is installed, boot into linux on your ipod
3. Go to Extras > Recordings, then choose a bitrate (the higher the better quality)
4. Get a microphone and record via Line In
5. Boot back into the apple ipod normal OS, then plug it into the doc
6. In the folder "Recordings" there should be the audio that you had recorded
Knowing apple, and well any company for that sake. There is a good chance that the next generation ipod will not be able to boot into linux, and therefore will not have the capability to record. So take advantage of it while you can.
Posted by Jon at December 30, 2004 11:43 PM