I'm working on a website that will feature sound clips from old movies. Here are a few examples from the movies 1) Which Way Is Up, 2) Car Wash and 3) The Wiz respectively.

In order to complete this project I need a workflow that includes the following tasks:

1. Recording a sound clip from a DVD movie
2. Mixing and exporting this sound clip as a mp3 file
3. Importing this mp3 files into a Drupal website
4. Playing the mp3 file through a flash player

For step one I need software that can record sound from my Mac G4 running OSX 10.4.11. Audio Hijack Pro [1] from Rogue Amoeba is the best and easiest solution for this task, and for only $32.00 it's also a bargain. After installing the Audio Hijack Pro software, you simply insert any DVD, choose the DVD player as the audio source, and then record as you please.

Although Audio Hijack Pro is excellent for recording software, it provides no options to mix and edit the captured sound files. Therefore in order to meet requirements for sound quality, I need additional software for step two. For this task I use the free digital audio editor, Audacity [2]. It's a very simple application that is perfect for mixing sound files and then exporting them as mp3 files.

Step three requires the Drupal Audio module [3], which is one of the best solutions for websites that feature sound content. Installing the module, however, isn't a simple task. For example the module recommends that users install getID3, which is a PHP script that extracts information from mp3 files. One of the features of the Audio module is that it allows users to easily incorporate Flash players for their sound files, which is a feature I require for step four.