It was a little jarring when I found that out, too. I got a USB mic, though, 
and it's all good now.

Teresa

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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?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]>
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> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 11:27 AM
> Subject: a note on microphones for macs
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> 
>> 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.  You 
>> either need a converter, a microphone that is certified to work with Macs, 
>> or a USB microphone.  This also explains why Windows sees only a line-in 
>> jack for audio input in addition to digital audio.
>> 
>> Have a great day,
>> Alex (msg sent from BrailleNote
>> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap
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