Alternative sound input

So for christmas, i recieved a wonderful condenser microphone and a preamp. Wanting to make some recordings with garageband, I plugged it all into the 3.5mm jack that was not the headphone jack, assuming that it's the microphone/input... I do not think it is, because nothing will pick it up. I went to system preferences, changed the sound input to the input jack, and the tests did not pick anything up. i tried a regular headset microphone instead, to try to figure out if it was my mic setup or the computer. Sure enough, it's the computer. Both of my microphones work on other devices. is the jack with the diagram that looks like this: >o< the input jack or not? if it is, then why is it not working? if not, then why the **** doesn't apple have an input jack when they have Garageband, a program made for recording?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Since folks have been using GarageBand for a number of years successfully with their mics and instruments, perhaps it is the operator...
The Macintosh requires a line level audio signal to record. So if your kit is not producing line level audio, the Mac will not be able to "hear" it. Most PC mics and headset mics do not produce line level audio and are useless for a Mac without some sort of amplification. Additionally, you will not hear anything from the input jack unless one of two things occurs, the app you are using, such as GB, allows monitoring of the input audio, or you use a freebie app called Linein, from Rogue Ameoba, which enables soft playthrough of inputted audio.
But if your kit is producing line level input, perhaps you have not configured GB correctly for recording. In the GB Help menu you will see access to a getting started with GB pdf. In Chapter 5 it explains how to configure GB for voice recording.
Let us know if nothing I have pointed to solves the problem.
Dah•veed

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