Hmm I'm not sure about that so I can't give my input. I love my shure sm58. it has done me no wrong. lol. On Apr 30, 2010, at 1:52 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> Right,but condenser mics usually need phantom power which, for a simple > setup, would be a bit much. SM58s are nearly indestructible and also don't > have as much proximity effect as the speaker's distance from the mic varies. > Was just trying to avoid going to far into the weeds, but I seem to be up to > my knees already <smile> Speaking of condensors and phantom power, I think > many cheap 'windows' mics get 5v power from the sound card which is why they > won't work on the mac. At least I thought I had read that somewhere. Sort of > a non-standard phantom power. > > CB > > Sarah Alawami wrote: >> >> actualy not all mics are dynamic. some are condencer like my martial mic. >> that has no magnitac choils at all. >> >> Take care. >> On Apr 30, 2010, at 7:41 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >> >> >>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
