I was cleaning out my in-box, and I re-read this and had another question:
So, if I plug a standard 1/8 inch stereo adapter into the mic input, will the iMac be able to record in stereo or is the jack only good for mono audio? Gerry Blueberry 333, tray-load. on 8/28/02 12:37 AM, John Teffer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> From: Gerald Uhlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (iMac List) >> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 23:00:09 -0400 >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (iMac List) >> Subject: Cheap External Audio connector for iMac? >> >> Hello iMac listers, >> >> Is there any kind of adapter that fits in the iMac's mic input jack? I want >> to connect some stereo equipment to it, but (unless I'm reading it wrong) it >> requires an "extended" stereo mini-plug, such as those used on the PlainTalk >> microphones. I know about the little round USB audio adapter thingee from >> Griffin, but who wants to spend $35 for some gadget when a $5.00 adapter >> would do the same thing? What do the rest of you use to get external audio >> into your iMacs? > > Plugging stereo equipment straight into the iMac's mic input is fine. That > Griffin adapter you mention is only for Macs that have NO audio input. > > The PlainTalk microphones uses an extra long plug, because it has a built in > pre-amp, inside the microphone. The extra long plug allows it to get power > from the Mac, to run the amplifier, allowing the mic to put out line-level, > instead of mic-level audio. > > What you can't do is plug a normal (un-amplified) microphone into the Mac's > mic input. > >> What if I bought a PlainTalk microphone, cut off the microphone, attach a >> standard 1/8" (female) stereo plug from Radio Shack? Would that work? > > That would be a Bad Thing. You'd be sending the voltage that was supposed > to be powering the PlainTalk mic's amplifier into your stereo's outputs, and > they probably wouldn't like that. Also, it just wouldn't work. > > A standard stereo plug has three contacts for stereo audio (common, left, > and right), a PlainTalk plug uses three contacts for power plus mono audio > (common, mono audio, power). > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
