I did something similar but all analog with a simple SM58 mic to a small
Mackie mixer and from that to the line input of the Mac. Worked fine
with the mac doing the analog to digital conversion. As a bonus I had a
couple channels on the Mackie to play with so I could add in the iPhone
or another Mac's audio. Unfortunatly I don't have access to that mixer
anymore as it belonged to somebody else so I picked up a little Art XLR
to USB which works well but it lacks a good preamp, so the audio levels
are pretty low. I'm thinking about buying a little XLR preamp to fix
that up, or I have to speak louder into the mic.
CB
On 11/30/12 11:00 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote:
Just to add to this: something I did when I was doing Internet radio
shows and needed a good, hiss-free microphone was to get a cheap mixer
with just a couple of inputs, and plug the microphone into that. then
I had to get a USB converter from the mixer to the computer. It was
the best solution for me at the time.
It all depends on what you are using it for.
Regards,
Brandon Olivares
Azavia Technologies <http://www.azavia.com>
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On Nov 30, 2012, at 10:55 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com
<mailto:mehg...@gmail.com>> wrote:
If you use a regular microphone, such as a small desktop one or one
built into a headset, it will not work. The mac needs a powered input
source, like a line-in or powered microphone. You will need either a
usb mic or a usb sound card into which you can plug the mic that the
mac won't accept. These sound cards can be had for very little money,
but if you are a serious audio professional, keep in mind that the
input will not be as good as the microphone, but rather only as good
as the digital converter inside the sound card.
On Nov 30, 2012, at 9:24 PM, Brandon Olivares
<programmer2...@gmail.com <mailto:programmer2...@gmail.com>> wrote:
The headphone jack also serves as a line-in port. I believe in
Sounds preferences, you can modify whether it is used as output or
input.
If, like me, you always use headphones, then you can get a USB
microphone, which works just as well.
Regards,
Brandon Olivares
Azavia Technologies <http://www.azavia.com/>
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On Nov 30, 2012, at 9:17 PM, "Estelita" <est...@sky.com
<mailto:est...@sky.com>> wrote:
For those haveMacBook Pro, just wondering how do you use external
microphone, as it has no mic jack?
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