Thanks gentlemen. I think I will have to do a bit more investigating but I hope I'm not going to regret using Audacity. Does this mean that, potentially, I may never be able to use the internal mic for the rest of the imac's life? That would be a real arseache!
Jonathan Brady Photographer tel: +44(0) 7931 541 489 web: www.jonathanbrady.net email: [email protected], [email protected] On 15 May 2010, at 07:25, Andrew Tett wrote: > It's not the same thing, but I did have an odd audio issue with Audacity a > few years ago on my old iMac (with OS 10.2!). I had set something in the > Audacity preferences that meant that all the audio that came into the iMac > was somehow mixed to the output (via the built-in speakers) at all times. > From then on everything that I recorded on the iMac - even on other packages > - sounded like I was recording in a bathroom! > > I know what happened - somehow Audacity output the direct input sound > together with a delayed "digitised" sound at the same time - but I did not > know HOW it happened - or how to reverse it. It remained a problem until the > day the iMac died! > > I just think that Audacity is a bit dangerous on Macs! > > Andrew (Shoreham) > > On 14 May 2010 17:46, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > I've always found Audacity a bit screwy -- if powerful. I often use iMovie to > record audio now instead. > but you may have set something in Audacity to zero, so it makes the system > match? > > > On 14 May 2010, at 12:46, Jonathan Brady wrote: > > > Has anyone ever had any issues with the application Audacity screwing up > > their internal mic? > > Up until recently the internal mic on my imac has been working perfectly > > fine. I downloaded an application called Audacity which I have used > > perfectly well on my Macbook pro. However, since putting it on my imac, my > > internal mic is not picking up any levels. I have tried resetting it in > > preferences but to no avail. I noticed by chance however, that when I run > > Audacity on the imac it automatically sends the input volume in system > > preferences/sound to zero level. Does anyone know whether this is > > something easily fixable or whether removing the Audacity application will > > sort it? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an 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/smug?hl=en-GB.
