Sound recording using an external mic?

What's the best way to do sound recording using an external mic?
I have found the fostex stereo mic and the iRig. Is there any others out there?

Hello Robert,
I came up with the same problem last week and the Genius Desk and support have no answer. Furthermore, Plantronics is saying it's an Apple problem. The only clue Apple provides is to try the device on a non-Intel Mac to isolate it further. Have you tried this? I'm attempting to get to work using SKYPE but I don't know anyone with an older Mac.
Carl

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Hi,
I just want to record simple videos with the webb cam iSight. I want the audio to sound better and use an external mic during the recording.
After testing I see that iMove uses only the built-in mic, there is no difference if I connect the external mic to the computer with USB or 3,5mm blug mic.
How can change that iMovie would use the external mic instead of built-in?
The audio sounds really bad I want to sound better with the mic. For sure now in iMovie 11 there's an equalizer which makes a difference but I still can't make the sound more "close", it sounds more like eco.
Any audio tips?

irinla wrote:
... How can change that iMovie would use the external mic instead of built-in?
Your built-in iSight is only a camera. It has no mic of its own, so you started with your Mac's built-in mic.
iMovie lets you select among connected mics in the "Voiceover" pane as shown here:
When you click on the "Voiceover" choices bar, you will be able to select among all mics available to your system. (The only reason that this picture shows "iSight" as the "Record from:" mic is that I captured the image while using an external iSight, which does have its own built-in mic.)
The audio sounds really bad I want to sound better with the mic. For sure now in iMovie 11 there's an equalizer which makes a difference but I still can't make the sound more "close", it sounds more like eco.
Any audio tips?
(1) Like you, I use the Logitech USB Desktop mic for my voiceovers. It offers sound good enough for me at a price I can afford.
(2) Note that other apps that allow you to select various audio sources each have their own way of doing so. For instance, FaceTime changes mics with a FaceTime > Video menu command as shown here:
You can also record A/V in Snow Leopard's QuickTime Player, which lets you select mics in its "Preferences..." as shown here:
(3) The Help menu of any Mac app that lets you select among various sources may give info on how that particular app lets you select which microphone you use.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz Mac OS X (10.6.6); MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.6)
LED Cinema Display; G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11); iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9); External iSight; iPod4touch4.2.1

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I'm a singer and i'm trying to figure out how to record vocals on garageband with an external mic that can plug into the powerbook. However, when i record it uses the internal mic instead I have no clue how to change it so it will use the external mic. Please help!!!
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Stef=)

You HAVE to use a Mic that is powered! Just plugging a Mic into the Powerbook and switching the input to Line-in doesn't cause it to work.
I believe Griffin Techologies makes an adapter that will work and there are some other one out there. Google powered mics and see what comes up.

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Note: there may be other issues involved, but without further details I can only suggest that using headphones is the best way to accurately hear what you're recording, adjust gain levels, and avoid feedback. So this should be the first thing to try as you troubleshoot.

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I'm trying to use a SoundTech CM-1000 conference mic to record meetings at a conference I am running.
I'm using Quicktime for the recordings.
The SoundTech CM-1000 conference mic does not transmit any sound when connected to the Audio-in plug on my MacBook Pro.
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Macbook Pro does not have a microphone input
You have two options:
1 buy a USB mic and connect to a USB port
2 buy a small very cheap sound mixer that has 3.5 mic level input and a line level out put
something like this:
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Troy, I beg to disagree. I've just done a test and find that I can record video from my external USB microphone (A logitech AK5370). Here is the menu:
I can also select the system (line) input or an input from an app which captures sound from applications
For info this is a user's discussion group and we are all users like you and not affiliated with Apple.
Geoff.

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I have a recording setup with a prosumer DV camera with an external mic. I have been using the voiceover tool in FCP to record VO, but now I have Soundtrack Pro and want to use that for recording VO. Can I do this? If so how? Also can someone tell me - does Garageband still have a place fro creating custom scores now that I have ST Pro? Thansk

Your Mac does not have a microphone input, only a line-level input (in fact, no Mac has included a microphone input in quite a while). So you'll need 1) a self-powered microphone that outputs line level, 2) a USB microphone, or 3) an external audio device that supports microphone inputs, either a mixer that will give you line-level output or a USB audio input device. One possibility for a USB device that works for many people and that is relatively inexpensive (ca $40.00 US) the Griffin iMic. It works with any standard personal computer microphone.
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http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/
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I want to use an external mic, on my DV6. But the on-board mic remains on. How can I switch it off?

On every other piece of kit I've ever used, plugging in an external mic (or headphones for that matter) automatically disables the on-board microphone (either side of the webcam on this notebook). I have managed to turn off the on-board mic but doing so disables the external mic input too. I'm running Windows 7.
Please help - it's driving me nuts!

On every other piece of kit I've ever used, plugging in an external mic (or headphones for that matter) automatically disables the on-board microphone (either side of the webcam on this notebook). I have managed to turn off the on-board mic but doing so disables the external mic input too. I'm running Windows 7.
Please help - it's driving me nuts!

Using an external mic with a mac.

I am trying to get an external mic to work with my MacBook. I have purchased a pre-amp which seems to work fine. I have tried to get my plantronics headset to work with the pre-amp but nothing happened when plugged in correctly. However, when I switched the plugs thinking I had them backwards, I was able to get a signal. I found the speaker in the headset was picking up the signal. In fact, it worked both with the preamp and without, although the signal was much fainter without the preamp. The preamp is designed for bringing up the signal to line lever for a mac.
Is there something I am doing wrong?

Hello Robert,
I came up with the same problem last week and the Genius Desk and support have no answer. Furthermore, Plantronics is saying it's an Apple problem. The only clue Apple provides is to try the device on a non-Intel Mac to isolate it further. Have you tried this? I'm attempting to get to work using SKYPE but I don't know anyone with an older Mac.
Carl

Using an external Mic using XP on iMac

Hi all,
I'm having a big problem, conneting a pre-amplified sony mic running XP on my iMac the Realtek Audio system recongize only the incorporated mic and I don't know how switch the system to my external mic... (the mic works fine on OSX 10.6)

So the various 'F2', 'Command-F7', etc, etc, didn't work. But I did find a simple solution: I used my Fiancé’s MacBook Pro that has an Ethernet port, connected via Command-k, and transferred about 40GB so far. Pretty painless, and I can get dthe data to one of my multiple-TB external drives from her computer. Using her computer hadn't entered my mind...
Disappointing that I couldn't get the video out to work, but at least I'm getting the data off. I'm going to try the 'firewire/Target mode' idea later, when I need to erase the drive, etc.
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I am trying to use an external mic while in Windows 7 through bootcamp.

I have been trying to get an external mic to work on my Macbook Pro while I'm in bootcamp. Any suggestions?

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I don't think the envy is AirPrint compatible.
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There is an hp app that will let you print to a web address, and that may be what you are trying to do. If so, you will need a way to get the printer a web connection. The pad 2 won't, but a hotspot from an I phone, or other smart phone, or a my fi device might.
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HT3554 Is there any way to enable my iMac to use an external mic after I have found that it is not compatible? Via some kind of device or upgrade?

I'm trying to use my Apple headphones a mic on GarageBand. After about an hour of researching, I've found that my iMac (Mid 2007) is not compatible with an external audio input/microphone. Is there any way I can make it so I CAN do this, maybe by installing some kind of software or doing an update or something? I'm a song recorder on a budget so these headphones are all I got for a mic. PLEASE HELP!!!!

AckFun wrote:
Ok so should I buy a USB mic then?
Check out the mics at Apple's Online store by clicking the store tab at the top of this website.

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Hi there etson!
I have just the video for you:
GarageBand '11 - Record your voice
http://support.apple.com/kb/VI200
There are other videos in the Related Videos section that may help you enhance your GarageBand experience. We also have an article online that may help you link up your third-party microphone and record from that into GarageBand:
GarageBand '11: Record sound from a microphone
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH1893
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Regards,
Braden

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