Connecting an External Mic to a MacBook Pro

Not sure what else to add. Anyway, was just wondering how I would connect an external microphone to the computer. I thought it would work on the line in, but that doesn't work as the voltage from the mic is too small.
Anyway, any toughts?

This may be your answer.
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic/
-Bmer
Mac Owners Support Group
Join Us @ MacOSG.com
ITMS: MacOSG Podcast
 An Apple User Group 
Note: I receive no compensation for product endorsements.

Similar Messages

I connected an external monitor to my MacBook Pro, but it doesn't open any programs. It Just sits there with a blank screen. How do I get it to open programs and act like a monitor?

I connected an external monitor to my MacBook Pro, but it doesn't open any programs. It Just sits there with a blank screen. How do I get it to open programs and act like a monitor?

Dear Jean:
It sounds like you are trying to get your external monitor to act as the primary viewing screen. For example it would have your Doc, Icons, Etc. In order to make the external monitor the primary screen you have to:
Open System Preferences.
Choose the Displays Icon
There will be several tabs to choose from pick Arrangement
Drag the toolbar to desired display
Let me know if this helps at all!
Lance

How do I connect an external microphone to a Macbook Pro with Retina display ?

How do I connect an external microphone to a Macbook Pro with Retina display ?
Alternatively how do I connect an audio input at a level that would normally have gone into a 'line input' socket ?

Plug it into the linein/headphone jack if there's just one. It'll switch between the two modes automatically depending on what you plug into it.

When I connect an external hard drive to macbook pro it is very slow to appear on the desktop and Finder window, sometimes 20 mins or more, even with auto backup switched off . any clues?

when I connect an external hard drive to macbook pro it is very slow to appear on the desktop and Finder window, sometimes 20 mins or more, even with auto backup switched off . any clues?

Hi robfromkinglake west,
Try and isolate the issue. Check if it's only with this drive.
Check the drive with Disk Utility
Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1782
I've never seen a drive take 20 minutes to mount.
Nubz

How to connect a shotgun mic to my Macbook pro?

I recently purchased the "Audio-Technica ATR-6550 Video Camera Condenser Shotgun Microphone"
(http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATR-6550-Condenser-Shotgun-Microphone/dp/B0 02GYPS3M). I need this mic to record audio into Adobe Premiere on my Macbook pro (or on voice memos on my iphone). I'm pretty sure it's a mono mic. However, even with an audio to stereo adapter, none of my apple products recognize that I have connected an external mic. What am I missing? Are their other adapters I should buy (preferably from Amazon)

Hmmm....it should. If it doesn't even show up in System Preferences, no application will see it. Do you have any other devices that you can test the microphone with, for example do you have a video camera you can plug it into and does it work there?

How do i connect three external monitors to a macbook pro?

How do I connect three extrenal monitors to my Macbook Pro?

I have a USB to DVI adapter from kensington. I use to use it to power at 14" display.Moving windows around had some tearing and lag. Typing lagged, but it was use-able. It was fine for displaying diffrent stats. The OS treated it as it would any additional display.
But I found it undesirable for any thing tha requires lots dragging and clicking.
Every so often the device would lock up. At witch point the computer would get stuck trying to detect the USB display. I would have to unplug the adapter, cycle the power on the adapter. And then it would be good for a couple more months.
Also some times after a reboot, the adapter would stop working. I would have to unplug it, and login, and then plug it back in.
Coping file to my USB 2 harddrive seemed to cause more lag to the USB to Video Adapter.
About the idea of dasiy chaining 3 Thunderbolt display tgeother. Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch): Connection options for Thunderbolt Macs states the most the current MacBook Pro 15 & 17 inch can currently drive is 2 Apple Thunderbolt Displays.

Your Question: Karaoke with HDMI & external Mic through a Macbook Pro

Your Question:
I have a Macbook Pro, with a miniDisplay to HDMI, which I connect to my TV, after setting output sound and mirroring the display, I can show and hear Karaoke streamed from the internet, but I can't get a microphone to work through the system. I have a mic, with a qtr to eigth adapter in mic port - no sound. Tried mic to a USB port, macbook recognises mic, but no sound out to surround system, just the karaoke music - help

I about pulled my hair out trying to figure out how to do this, so today I made a phone call to a professional musician friend. He said that I need a mixer to go between the computer and the tv. A mixer gives multiple input and output options. He said a friend of his that is a DJ uses this one and recommends it to everyone -
VocoPro DA-1000PRO 3-Channel Karaoke Mixer
I ordered one today along with some Shure SM58 Mics.
Hopefully, it all works out...I'll let you know.

I can't connect my external hardrive to my MacBook Pro...

I have a 2012 MacBook Pro - when I connect my Porsche external harddrive to it, it lights up but it doesn't show up on my Pro.
If I connect this hardrive to another Mac it's fine. It used to work perfectly, which makes me think it's not a power issue. I have tried changing leads and changing ports to see if this rectifies the issue.

From the Finder: Finder>Preferences>General. Check the box -External disks.

Connecting a Vocal Mic to a MacBook Pro for garageBand use?

I do a lot of singing and play the guitar and i just got my new mac. Still kind of clueless but it seems like garage band can be a pretty useful recording program sooo i think ill give it a try. But, for anyone who knows what like a livewire advantage standard EXM series microphone cable looks like... there is most certainly no jacks for it on the macbook lol. Just wondering is there any kind of adapter i can buy that will allow me to record with a good vocal mic in garage band rather than the quality lacking built in mic lol.
Please and thankk youuu!!!

"quality"isn't really the issue.
here's an sm57 plugged directly into a mac:
http://thehangtime.com/GB/LeadMic.mp3
and this is with a preamp:
http://thehangtime.com/GB/LeadPreamp.mp3

External monitor for my Macbook pro retina.

I want to connect a external monitor to my Macbook pro retina. I'm searching for other options than Apple Thunderbolt Display. But in most products the connection is not Thunderbolt. Can I connect my Macbookpro retina to a external monitor through HDMI?
Woull that me ok for video editing?
Thank you!

I don't know that, I'm afraid. I've used an external monitor a few times on my 2011 MBP and it appeared to work perfectly whether in mirrored mode or not, but I'm not able to make time lapse measurements. Many people seem to use the arrangement so I would presume it's fine for video editing, but don't take my word for it.

Connecting external audio monitors to MacBook Pro

I'm trying to set up a home studio. I'm about to purchase two Rokit Powered 8 studio monitors by KRK, which connect via an XLR or a 1/4" RCA cable. How can I connect these monitors to my 15" MacBook Pro?

You need a stereo cable with 2 1/4" RCA plug on one end and the mini plug that you need for the MBP on the other end. They do make these.
Message was edited by: DaddyPaycheck

HT3986 How do I run an external monitor on a macbook pro running windows 7

How do I run an external monitor on a Macbook Pro running Windows 7

on my imac connecting a TB to dvi converter to my imac and to my 24" dell monitor was all it took
windows like osx saw the external monitor and let me clone to it or extend my desktop to it

What is the best external hard drive with MacBook Pro

What is the best external hard drive with MacBook Pro?

I agree with Allan, and that link is also called OWC, their hard drives are great. Have three of their Mercury Pro Elite 2 TB quad interface drives. They will connect eSATA, Firewire 800 & 400, USB2, so broad reange of options. Drives seem to come Mac HFS formatted, but I always reformat and partition the drives. Service and quarantees are top notch.
They offer a wide range of drives/drive systems so like Allan said, spend some time seeing what the have.

Warbled sound using the built in mic on a Macbook Pro

Hello all,
I just got Logic 8 and I'm still in the testing/experiment stages. Right now I'm simply recording my voice, through the *built in mic*, on my Macbook Pro. I'm recording at 192k, 24 bit to test out the sample rate differences and quality of sound. In my audio settings, on my macbook pro, I noticed that it only goes up to 96k. I'm getting audio overload messages, in Logic, and it sounds to me there is a slight "warbled" sound in the recording. Very much like the way a cheap mp3 sounds, underwatery/warbled/cheap. It's subtle but I can detect it.
Is this because the I'm using the internal mic?
Do I need to match my audio settings, on my computer, to Logic's sample rate settings?
Is that why I'm getting audio overload warnings and the distortion?
Any input will help.
Thanx in advance
TTW

The built in mic in your MBP probably costs a dime. It's completely useless for recording except maybe as a quick sketchpad for remembering a melody. They put it in for Skype/iChat purposes, not for professional recording. A more or less decent microphone is at least $100, plus you'll need a proper interface with a mike preamp to connect it to your Mac. Even then, the chances that you'll hear a discernable difference between 44.1 kHz/96/192 are slight.
Best,
Zip

External Drive crash on Macbook Pro

I don't know which category I should put this on. I wish somebody can help me.
My friend has an external hard drive - 500 GB, FAT 32. He actually uses a PC. He connected his hard drive to a Macbook Pro (Leopard). After get it back, he found nothing in his hard drive but .trash and .spotlight-V100 as hidden files. However, it still says that he has 450 GB on the hard drive.
What he is doing now is blaming all problem to be Mac's fault.
Do you guys have any idea what is the cause of the problem and hopefully how to bring those data back?
Thank you a lot!!!

I doubt that anything would have happened on the mac without his specific permission. Unless your friend opened up Disk Utility and altered a whole bunch of settings?
Try connecting the drive to the Mac and right click on the drive and "Get Info" and see how much free space there is. Then, connect it to your PC and check to see how much free space there is. That way, you'll know whether the data has been physically removed from the drive OR if it's just hidden for the time being (for whatever reason).
EDIT: Updated to reflect that I too have Leopard
Message was edited by: MBP Tyler

Connecting an External Mic to a MacBook Pro

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for