I'm assuming you have the input volume on the Sound control panel all
the way up?
Do you have the input level on what you are using to record all the way
up as well? If so then maybe you are stuck. Probably no way for me to
fiddle with their software without one of their mics. Might want to ping
them about this issue. Maybe there is a settings file somewhere that you
can manually edit.
CB
Annie Skov Nielsen wrote:
Yes I can choose the mic in the System prefferences, but I can not
adjost the recording level, so it records to low.
It can be done with some software, that I can download from:
http://www.mxlmics.com/products/900_series/990_USB/990_USB.html
But as far as I can find out the software is not accessible at all.
Best regards Annie.
2010/4/30, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com>:
Never played with one of these but the manual for it online doesn't say
anything about installing any software, yet the do have a download for
the Mac for that mic. Weird. So what happens if you just plug it in?
Does it show up as a choice in the sound control panel for audio input?
CB
Annie Skov Nielsen wrote:
Hi Chris.
thank you very much.
In fact I have a really good USB mic, but the software for the mac is
not accessible at all, and therefore I can not adjust the recording
level. It is the 900usb stereo mic from xml.
Best regards Annie.
2010/4/30, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com>:
This has been covered before but generally there are three audio signal
levels: speaker, line and mic. Obviously speakers are high powered while
line level is the output you typically get from a CD player (not
headphone) or DVD player. Mic levels are very very tiny. There is a
diaphragm which vibrates with the sound in the air and moves a tiny coil
of wire near a magnet, generating a very small electrical signal. All
this means is that your Mac has a line-in jack expecting line-level
signals while mics produce something much much smaller. So to use most
mics with a mac you need something called a pre-amp. Pre-amps take the
tiny mic signal and, without adding a lot of noise, boost it up a couple
multiples.
So if all you want is a mic to skype with you could just go with some
USB all-in-one. If you want better quality then you'll want to get a
real mic and a preamp. Something cheap like this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TubeMP/
and a basic Shure SM58 would be a good start.
CB
Annie Skov Nielsen wrote:
Hi all.
I have been trying with more microphones, if I could use an external
microphone. I found one that I could connect to the line in, but the
recordings is very low. I have a mac book pro with one mic/headphone
and then I have the line in. Is there any way I could use the
headphone/mic for an external mic.
Best regards Annie.
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