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Line In on new Powerbook G4 not working.
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<blockquote data-quote="sarahsboy18" data-source="post: 126496" data-attributes="member: 8992"><p>This is correct....</p><p></p><p>LINE level sources are more amplified signals over MIC level signals. Line level requires an input usually between -10 to +4 dbm, MIC levels are around -60 dbm.</p><p></p><p>Because of the high output in guitar pickups (even ones without a preamp) you can get away with a LINE input. There are a few microphones that have built in preamps, and a handful (SM58) that I would imagine have enough output to be somewhat usable without any preamp... (just a guess) but most will need an external preamp to work on the LINE input.</p><p></p><p>If you are serious about doing alot of recording I would recommend getting a USB microphone input with a built in preamp... that way you can use a variety of mics/inputs and not have to worry about it. A good mixer would work too... but you would have to spend a little more to get one that won't degrade the signal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sarahsboy18, post: 126496, member: 8992"] This is correct.... LINE level sources are more amplified signals over MIC level signals. Line level requires an input usually between -10 to +4 dbm, MIC levels are around -60 dbm. Because of the high output in guitar pickups (even ones without a preamp) you can get away with a LINE input. There are a few microphones that have built in preamps, and a handful (SM58) that I would imagine have enough output to be somewhat usable without any preamp... (just a guess) but most will need an external preamp to work on the LINE input. If you are serious about doing alot of recording I would recommend getting a USB microphone input with a built in preamp... that way you can use a variety of mics/inputs and not have to worry about it. A good mixer would work too... but you would have to spend a little more to get one that won't degrade the signal. [/QUOTE]
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