External micro does not work

I tried to plug an external micro to the audio in/optical digital in port at the back of my i Mac to do some voice over recording with Final Cut express.
Then I managed to change the settings in the system preferences by selecting the line in instead of the internal microphone initial setting.
But apparently I cannot get any signal when trying to record ..
Is there a specific microphone required to work as an external microphone for the iMac ?
Is there a work around to get a standard microphone to work as an external microphone when plugged in the audio in port at the back of the iMac.?

Hello jfb53
The iMac's audio input port requires [Line Level|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-level] input, to use a non-amplified Microphone you will need the [MXL iboost|http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXL-iBooster-Guitar-and-Mic rophone-Interface?sku=243800] or the USB [Griffin iMic.|http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic>
Dennis
Message was edited by: den.thed
Sorry Roger, I didn't see you there when I hit the reply button!

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