Converting a Song’s File Format Using iTunes

1. Chose iTunes > Preferences, then click the Importing button at the top of the window.
2. From the Import Using pop-up menu, choose the encoding format that you want to convert the song to, then click OK to save the settings.
3. Select one or more songs in your library, then choose Advanced > Convert Selection to MP3, AAC, AIFF or WAV. (The menu item changes to show what is selected in your Importing preferences.)

   To convert all the songs in a folder on a disk, hold down the Option key and choose Advanced > “Convert Selection To,” then choose the folder or disk containing the songs you want to convert. All the songs in the folder or on the disk will be converted except songs you purchased from the audio Store. (Purchased songs are encoded using a protected AAC format that prevents them from being converted.)

The song in its original format and the newly converted song appear in your library.

Using Peak 4 to Import and Edit Audio Cassette Tracks

1. Open Peak 4. Cancel the option on the dialog box to open a file.
2. Turn on the audio/video selector (small box on top of VCR) and select 2. Turn on the VCR.
3. Turn on the audio cassette player. Place audio cassette in left deck. Hit play when ready to record.
4. Click on the record button (black button) on the panel at the top. A dialog box will appear.
5. Click on the record button (black button) on the dialog box. You should hear your audio cassette playing.
6. When you are finished importing, click the stop button. A dialog box will appear. Save your file to the desktop.
7. Click the play button on the transport window (the horizontal strip at the top). You will see a vertical bar move across the large window with the squiggly lines indicating the playing of your file.
8. Click stop and position cursor in the middle of this window between the two horizontal squiggly lines. Drag the cursor to highlight those parts of the file you wish to delete.
9. Under the Edit menu, click delete. Alternatively, drag the cursor to highlight those parts of the file you wish to crop, or keep. Under the Edit menu, click crop.
10. When finished, save file to desktop.

Using Peak 4 to Import, Edit and Burn CD Audio Tracks

1. Insert audio CD in SuperDrive (bottom). Insert blank CD in ComboDrive (top).
2. Choose File > Import CD track.
3. An Import CD Audio dialog box will appear. Choose desired tracks. Click Mark. Next, click Import.
4. In Choose a Folder dialog box, save marked tracks to desired location.
5. A Transport panel will appear at bottom. Next, waveform display windows will appear.
6. Edit audio track into regions you desire eventually to burn. You may, for example, position cursor in the middle of the the two bottom panels, then drag the cursor to highlight the portion of the audio track you wish to delete, then choose Edit > Delete. Alternatively, you may drag the cursor to highlight the portion of the audio track you wish to crop, or keep, then choose Edit > Crop.
7. Highlight the edited region of the audio track that you wish to burn. Choose Action > New Region. An Edit Region dialog box appears. Edit and name regions as you wish. Click OK. Repeat as necessary.
8. Choose File > New > Playlist Document. A Playlist window appears.
9. Choose Windows > Contents. A Contents palette appears.
10. Click the Regions tab (middle tab at bottom of Contents palette), then click arrows to the left of track names to display regions.
11. Drag tracks and or regions into the Playlist window.
12. Click the Burn Audio CD button (shows "B" in lower right of button) in the Playlist window.