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>From: Françoise Sorgen-Goldschmidt      <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #6901 Audio in on e-Macs

Daniel,

1. I was quite pleasantly surprised actually by the quality of the 
built-in mic on my iMac (lamp), recording with audioX 1.0.  If you 
are not familiar with audioX 1.0., the replacement for the old Simple 
Sound, the only thing to remember is that you need to choose a 
location where you'll save the file first, before the record and play 
button light up so you can record. (The notion of saving before you 
have anything to save was a little counter-intuitive for me!)

2. You CAN use "one of those nifty ugly CALIFONE headsets" (i agree 
on both adjectives, would add reasonably priced and comfortable to 
the list) as long as you purchase a $30 or $35 iMic.  Choose iMic USB 
audio system as input setting for audioX 1.0. (default is built-in) 
The result is excellent.

Francoise Sorgen-Goldschmidt

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>Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:45:11 -0400
>From: Dan Soneson <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: eMac and external microphone
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>Has anyone had any luck using a regular microphone with the audio-in
>minijack in
>the new eMac? Apple claims that this jack accomodates a microphone, but
>I have
>so far been unable to get it to work. The installed system is Jaguar
>(OSX 10.2), but it does
>not register microphone input in OSX and OS9.2. I can get it to work
>with a line connection
>from an external tape recorder, but that's it.
>
>I'd like to use one of those nifty ugly CALIFONE headsets with the
>machine, but if it doesn't
>accept a standard microphone, I'm out of luck.
>
>I know that the eMac has a built-in microphone, but I am interested in
>filtering out as much
>ambient noise as possible, hence the desire for a headset.
>
>
>Daniel B. Soneson
>Director, Language Lab
>Southern CT State University