Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Lorie McCloud
l need to purchase a USB sound card that hhas one or more >>> microphone jacks. >>> >>> Dave Carlson >>> Oregonian, Woodworker, Farfar, Engineer, Musician >>> dgcarlson0...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>

Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Bradford Snyder
>> 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. my old one had a round >> input for a mic right next to the speaker jack but this new

Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Lorie McCloud
>> 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. my old one had a round >> input for a mic right next to the speaker jack but this new

Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Bradford Snyder
21 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > As I have a Mac mini, it doesn’t have a microphone. my old one had a round > input for a mic right next to the speaker jack but this new one doesn’t. I > have several microphones but they all have what we used to call mini plugs. I > think that mi

Re: microphones

2024-05-23 Thread Lorie McCloud
..@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. my old one had a round > input for a mic right next to the speaker jack but this new one doesn’t. I > have several microphones but they al

Re: microphones

2024-05-22 Thread Bradford Snyder
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. my old one had a round input for a mic right next to the speaker jack but this new one doesn’t. I have several microphones but they all have what we used to call mini plugs

Re: microphones

2024-05-22 Thread Dave Carlson
. my old one had a round input for a mic right next to the speaker jack but this new one doesn’t. I have several microphones but they all have what we used to call mini plugs. I think that might be 3.5 mm. what do I need to do if I want to plug one of these into my Mac? I would probably have to

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

microphones

2024-05-22 Thread Lorie McCloud
As I have a Mac mini, it doesn’t have a microphone. my old one had a round input for a mic right next to the speaker jack but this new one doesn’t. I have several microphones but they all have what we used to call mini plugs. I think that might be 3.5 mm. what do I need to do if I want to plug

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-31 Thread Chris Blouch
ilto:mehg...@gmail.com>> To: "MacVisionaries list" <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 AM Subject: a note on microphones for macs Hi all, I just made a discovery that I really wish someone had shared with me earlier. Apparently, Macs use a differ

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-31 Thread Chris Blouch
.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> *Sent:* Friday, October 28, 2011 3:18 PM *Subject:* Re: a note on microphones for macs I have a blue yeti microphone, but I wish taht I could use my senheizer headset with the mac. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-31 Thread Matt Dierckens
;> >>> I'm a pantheist; I worship Pan. >>> >>> On Oct 28, 2011, at 9:57 AM, Brent Harding wrote: >>> >>>> Wow, they've been doing this for a few years now. I wonder what the >>>> converter thingy is? >>>>

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-31 Thread Chris Blouch
oglegroups.com>> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 AM Subject: a note on microphones for macs Hi all, I just made a discovery that I really wish someone had shared with me earlier. Apparently, Macs use a different microphone input than most other PC sound cards. This means that the standar

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Brent Harding
isionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 3:18 PM Subject: Re: a note on microphones for macs I have a blue yeti microphone, but I wish taht I could use my senheizer headset with the mac. Matt Sent from my macbook pro On 2011-10-28, at 2:10 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote:

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Chris Blouch
Generally outside the PC world there are three standards for audio signals: Tiny mic level signals, line level signals such as used to patch a CD player into an amplifier and then speaker level to drive headphones or speakers. The Mac uses line level inputs while PCs use mic level inputs so if

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Louie P. (Pete) Nalda
> >> Wow, they've been doing this for a few years now. I wonder what the >> converter thingy is? >> >> - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" >> To: "MacVisionaries list" >> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 A

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Shannon Dyer
Message - From: "Alex Hall" > To: "MacVisionaries list" > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 AM > Subject: a note on microphones for macs > > >> Hi all, >> I just made a discovery that I really wish someone had shared with me >> earlier. Apparen

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Matt Dierckens
t;Alex Hall" >> To: "MacVisionaries list" >> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 AM >> Subject: a note on microphones for macs >> >> >>> Hi all, >>> I just made a discovery that I really wish someone had shared with me >&g

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Jon Cohn
I I believe the converter is called a pre-amplifier. External microphones work OK, but the signal is too small for the line-in to recognize it. Best wishes, Jonathan On Oct 28, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Brent Harding wrote: > Wow, they've been doing this for a few years now. I wonder

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
erter > thingy is? > > - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" > To: "MacVisionaries list" > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 AM > Subject: a note on microphones for macs > > >> Hi all, >> I just made a discovery that I really wish

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Alex Hall
Original Message - > From: "Alex Hall" > To: "MacVisionaries list" > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 AM > Subject: a note on microphones for macs > > >> Hi all, >> I just made a discovery that I really wish someone had shared with me >> earli

Re: a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Brent Harding
Wow, they've been doing this for a few years now. I wonder what the converter thingy is? - Original Message - From: "Alex Hall" To: "MacVisionaries list" Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 AM Subject: a note on microphones for macs Hi all, I just made

a note on microphones for macs

2011-10-28 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I just made a discovery that I really wish someone had shared with me earlier. Apparently, Macs use a different microphone input than most other PC sound cards. This means that the standard, non line-quality microphone you may have, as I do, will not work with a Mac's microphone jack