Re: sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
I’ve had a look, first thing you need to do is to make sure SIRI is enabled before you start Tweaking settings. Next is to ensure that SIRI is using your USB microphone and this will be found in the selection box. > On 21 Mar 2017, at 10:12 am, Gary Schindler wrote: > > I shall have to do that

Re: sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread Gary Schindler
I shall have to do that. I haven't had Sierra that long, so I have a lot to learn about how Siri in general works on the Mac with respect to audio. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 4:56 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: sound input on the

Re: sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
I You'll probably need to Tweak the Siri preferences under system Preferences. I've never used SIRI on my Mac machine, just one of the million and one things I've been meaning to do but haven't got around to doing. On 21/03/2017 7:53 AM, Gary Schindler wrote: I have one of the 2012 machines

Re: sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread Gary Schindler
I have one of the 2012 machines, and if I plug in a USB microphone for Siri, will Siri recognize it right away or do I have to go into some settings to select the microphone? -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 4:24 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Sub

Re: sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
I hope he's able to enjoy his Mac Mini as much as I do, certainly one of the best ever computing devices I've ever purchased. I've spoken about the Mac Mini before here - in audio terms - so I won't go on about it again. If your friend has the Late 2012 Mac Mini then he truly has a treasure

Re: sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
A simple adapter then should do the trick, the socket should have enough power so I don't think that will be an issue. On 21/03/2017 6:22 AM, André van Deventer wrote: Thanx dane - will forward this to him. It's one of those headsets with a plug for the microphone and a plug for the headphon

RE: sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread André van Deventer
Thanx dane - will forward this to him. It's one of those headsets with a plug for the microphone and a plug for the headphone part. Of course if the socket does nothave enough power then he will have to take the other route. André -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun..

Re: sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Hi! Yes, the input socket is a line-in standard and - unlike some Windows sound cards - doesn't provide power either so you have some alternatives at your disposal, I'll give you a link with more details at the bottom of this eMail. A microphone can be used with this socket but it needs to b

sound input on the mac mini

2017-03-20 Thread André van Deventer
Hi all Firstly I know nothing about mac computers and do not have one. I am asking this on behalf of a friend who has one. He bought a mac mini a few days ago. Apparently there are two 3.5 mm sockets on this machine. One is an output and one an input. The output is enough to drive a pa

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-20 Thread Hamit Campos
Ah okay. Yeah that means there's less. Quite a bit less. That's too bad. On 3/20/2017 8:22 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: The difference is noticeablethat's about the only way I can describe it. On the other end of the spectrum - if you're on a budget and you're looking for a good Bluetooth speake

RE: Audacity 2.1.3 released

2017-03-20 Thread Norma A. Boge
David, thanks so much for this. I'm looking forward to working with the new version. Norma -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of David Bailes Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 3:28 AM To: pc-audio Subject: Audacity 2.1.3 released just to let an

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
Have you tried using the Hands free Speakerphone facility yet? If you've tried it then can other people hear you clearly? On 20/03/2017 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! Well i have this little beast. Its really great for that size. /AD 19 mars 2017 kl. 10:55 skrev Dane Trethowan : Hi!

Re: Bose Soundlink Mini II: Initial Impressions

2017-03-20 Thread Dane Trethowan
The difference is noticeablethat's about the only way I can describe it. On the other end of the spectrum - if you're on a budget and you're looking for a good Bluetooth speaker - the Amazon Echo Tap in my view certainly ticks many boxes. Sound isn't the quality of what we're talking about he

Audacity 2.1.3 released

2017-03-20 Thread David Bailes
just to let any Audacity users on this list, that version 2.1.3 has just been released. For the new features in this release, see this page of the manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/new_features_in_this_release.html Included in these new features is that labels are now easier to use for us