Hi Jonathan. I've gpt Audacity on my iMac and the mike works fine - I use it when I'm using Skype and there doesn't seem to be any problem - yet!
Andrew On 15 May 2010, at 9:32 am, Jonathan Brady wrote: > 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. -- 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.
