Thanks everyone for the information you've provided. Since the microphone I bought was very cheap I'm guessing that the usb microphone might actually end up providing better quality even though it's the cheaper option for me.

Now I just have to figure out whether I should go for a webcam to get better value for money or not. I wasn't really worried about sound quality but I guess it will be useful for tuning my bass guitar or if I later decide to do anything a little more demanding.

Thanks again
Ruben

You may want to check this out

<http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic2/index.php>


Bob






On 17/12/2005, at 8:19 PM, Dark1 wrote:

I'm trying to get a microphone I bought to work on my G5 but it doesn't seem to register in the system preferences. It works fine on my friends PC computer. I've looked around on the net and heard that Apple provide poor quality audio input ports that won't provide enough power to support non-powered microphones.

If this is the case I'd appreciate some guidance. I'm more after economy rather than quality.

Thankyou
Ruben A. Franke

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