[NMUG] audio in - line level not microphone level

[Paul Durrant]

Thanks David - that might well be what I need. I did have the first  
version once, but that died with Mac OS X. (It was a hardware problem  
that they fixed in later versions.)

Any other suggestions?

Paul

On 23 Mar 2009, at 14:15, David Reynolds wrote:

> You want the Griffin iMic which is designed for exactly that purpose.
>
> http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> 2009/3/23 Paul Durrant <paul at durrant.co.uk>:
>> I just found out that the audio in on MacBooks (& other Macs) is  
>> line level,
>> not microphone level, so it won't work with an unpowered external
>> microphone. Recording from the internal mic is a little noisy for  
>> proper
>> recordings, so what combination of kit do people suggest using for  
>> making
>> low-noise recordings?
>>
>> I've been looking around, and there are line-level mics (expensive)  
>> USB
>> mics, even firewire audio interfaces. But I don't know enough to  
>> choose
>> between them.
>>
>> I'm not looking for professional level kit - i.e., I'm looking for a
>> solution that's ideally under £50, but certainly not more than £100.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Paul
>>
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