Just to add to this: something I did when I was doing Internet radio shows and needed a good, hiss-free microphone was to get a cheap mixer with just a couple of inputs, and plug the microphone into that. then I had to get a USB converter from the mixer to the computer. It was the best solution for me at the time.
It all depends on what you are using it for. Regards, Brandon Olivares Azavia Technologies ZCaptcha — The Captcha Reader On Nov 30, 2012, at 10:55 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > If you use a regular microphone, such as a small desktop one or one built > into a headset, it will not work. The mac needs a powered input source, like > a line-in or powered microphone. You will need either a usb mic or a usb > sound card into which you can plug the mic that the mac won't accept. These > sound cards can be had for very little money, but if you are a serious audio > professional, keep in mind that the input will not be as good as the > microphone, but rather only as good as the digital converter inside the sound > card. > On Nov 30, 2012, at 9:24 PM, Brandon Olivares <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The headphone jack also serves as a line-in port. I believe in Sounds >> preferences, you can modify whether it is used as output or input. >> >> If, like me, you always use headphones, then you can get a USB microphone, >> which works just as well. >> >> Regards, >> Brandon Olivares >> Azavia Technologies >> ZCaptcha — The Captcha Reader >> >> On Nov 30, 2012, at 9:17 PM, "Estelita" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> For those have MacBook Pro, just wondering how do you use external >>> microphone, as it has no mic jack? >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
