Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Lorie McCloud
I don’t think I ever had airpods. only had earbuds and I might have some still around. I’ll have to check. I guess I could spring for some airpods. sounds like they’re not too expensive. > On May 23, 2024, at 11:30 PM, Bradford Snyder wrote: > > Like I suggested, try using the 3.5mm EarPods th

Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Bradford Snyder
Like I suggested, try using the 3.5mm EarPods that came with older iPhones. If you don’t still have a pair of these, Apple still sells them for $19. There are other options to consider, but many people still have these EarPods around. - Brad - On May 23, 2024, at 23:18, Lorie McCloud wrote:

Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Lorie McCloud
ok but then I wouldn’t be able to hear anything unless I got a different kind of splitter that would support both. are such things available? > On May 23, 2024, at 10:54 PM, Bradford Snyder wrote: > > It would be my guess that the splitter only supports output (headphones., and > you would hav

Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Bradford Snyder
It would be my guess that the splitter only supports output (headphones., and you would have to unplug the splitter, and plug the EarPods directly into the internal jack. - Brad - On May 23, 2024, at 14:31, Lorie McCloud wrote: right now I have a Y plugged into that 3.5 mm jack that has my

Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Lorie McCloud
right now I have a Y plugged into that 3.5 mm jack that has my computer speakers and my headphones plugged into it. if I were to remove the speakers, which I might have to do anyway to avoid feedback, and plug in a mic is there anything I’d have to change in the sound settings? when I first got

Re: microphones

2024-05-22 Thread Bradford Snyder
Actually, the 3.5mm jack on the back of your Mac mini is both a headphone jack, and a microphone input. It is designed to work with wired EarPods that used to come with iPhones. If you still have some of those 3.5mm EarPods, they work very well with your Mac mini or a MacBook Air or Pro. If you d

Re: microphones

2024-05-22 Thread Dave Carlson
Lorie, For the Mac, you’ll need to purchase a USB sound card that hhas one or more microphone jacks. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Farfar, Engineer, Musician dgcarlson0...@gmail.com On May 22, 2024, at 8:21 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: As I have a Mac mini, it doesn’t have a microphone.

Re: microphones

2024-05-22 Thread Michael Irons
You are right about getting the dongle or some kind of adapter that is if you want to use those microphones that you presently have. It might be easier or better to just get a hold of a USB microphone. Sent from my iPhone > On May 22, 2024, at 10:21 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > As I have a M