On Jan 25, 2011, at 4:40 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > > On Jan 25, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Jeffrey & Daile Engle <macgu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> yes, the imac has a built-in mic and no, it doesn't register in sys pref's. >> no signal gets through. Jeff >> ____________________________________________ >> >> >> If the mic works when plugged in to another device, proving it works try >> plugging in another sound source to see if there is detectable input.. >> >> Again, knowing if it is a line level input would be very informative. >> >> >> > It works in a Windows machine.
PC's are mic-level, not 'line-level'. Standard cheapo tape recorder and PC mics don't work on Macs without a preamp of some sort. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
