MacRecorder

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MacRecorder was the first audio digitization device for Macintosh, released in 1988 by Farallon Computing. It featured two 3.5 mm audio input jacks and was connected through a -8 serial port.
==Product history==
===Early development===
The hardware was developed by Michael P. Lamoureux, a graduate student in math at the University of California, Berkeley. The circuit design and digitization source code was published in the Fall 1985 newsletter of the Berkeley Macintosh Users Group (BMUG).BMUG and MacRecorder, 32by32. 1985-09-19. Circuit board kits (ranging from a "beta" board to a "II Plus") were also sold by BMUG for 55.RE: MacRecorder by Alf, Delphi Mac Digest vol.3 no.13. 1987-03-01.
===Commercial product===
The design was acquired by Farallon Computing, founded by BMUG co-founder Reese M. Jones to market products developed at Berkeley. The MacRecorder Sound System was commercially released in January 1988 at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The $199 package included HyperSound, a HyperCard-based utility, and SoundEdit by Steve Capps.New HyperCard Products by Fred Stauder, MacTech vol.4 no.5. 1988.Highlights from the MacWorld Expo, by Greg Scott, U-M Computing News vol.3, no.4, p.9. University of Michigan. 1988-02-15. Audio digitization was limited to 22.255 KHz at 8-bits (256 levels) per sample.Sampled Sound Details by Jim Heid and Peter Norton, Inside the Apple Macintosh p.550-552. 1989. Two devices could be paired to record in stereo.MacRecorder med "Sound Edit" for vintage Macintosh by Oslo, iPod1. 2013-02-15. The software driver was updated to version 2.0 and then 2.02, adding support for new models, such as the Macintosh SE/30, IIx, IIcx, IIci, IIfx, and the Macintosh Portable. The upgrade was $50 and included a new version of SoundEdit.Why is Farallon's MacRecorder 2.02 upgrade worth $50? by Jeff Meyer, comp.sys.mac.apps, Google Groups. 1990-09-18.
===Discontinuation===
Starting in October 1990, the Macintosh LC, IIsi, and later models included a built-in audio-in port, negating the need for MacRecorder.Sound beginning for a well-spoken 'pizza box' by David Frith, The Sydney Morning Herald. 1990-10-22. Farallon sold the SoundEdit software to MacroMind-Paracomp in November 1991.Macromind announces products, acquires Farallon software by Jeanette Borzo, InfoWorld, p.13. 1991-11-18.
==References==
==See also==
*SimpleSound, software from Apple to record audio in classic Mac OS.
*Voice Memos, software from Apple to record audio in iOS and macOS.
==External links==
*Mac Recorder by Matthew Vosburgh, Sound on Sound at mu:zines (1988-11)
*MacRecorder (Japanese) at Apple/MacTechnology Lab (2003-06-03)
Category:Discontinued peripherals
Category:Farallon products
Category:1988 introductions