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Macbook Air not recognizing guitar amp input
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1913864" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Thanks your last post was really helpful. I know understand where the connection is coming from on the amp and I also know that on the PC side a line in connection is used to collect the sound instead of a mic in. That can make a difference since the line in signal carries a different voltage from that put out by a mic connection.</p><p></p><p>The TRRS cable that I linked to might work but I'm not sure. Given that you connect to line in on a PC that seems to be the signal being output and the Mac is expecting mic input. If you try it and it doesn't work that doesn't usually do any damage.</p><p></p><p>The best bet might be to find a sound card/device that has a line in connection in addition to the headset and mic connection. There are some on Amazon. I've seen some for less than $25.00. The problem is that some of these devices use software to switch among the inputs and outputs. There surely must be one that works with the Mac. I used to use an iMic from Griffin Technologies but I don't think it is being made anymore. I'll keep looking.</p><p></p><p>On a side note I became very familiar with the whole mic/line in setup on a previous Mac. I had several mics with the 3.5 mm connection and didn't know which ones were good. My thought was to test them by firing up some recording software, connecting a mic, and see which mics produced viable recordings. Two hours and five or six mics later they can't all be bad. Turns out, the connection on that Mac was line in only and those mics didn't generate enough voltage.</p><p></p><p>Now where did I put that dunce cap?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1913864, member: 131855"] Thanks your last post was really helpful. I know understand where the connection is coming from on the amp and I also know that on the PC side a line in connection is used to collect the sound instead of a mic in. That can make a difference since the line in signal carries a different voltage from that put out by a mic connection. The TRRS cable that I linked to might work but I'm not sure. Given that you connect to line in on a PC that seems to be the signal being output and the Mac is expecting mic input. If you try it and it doesn't work that doesn't usually do any damage. The best bet might be to find a sound card/device that has a line in connection in addition to the headset and mic connection. There are some on Amazon. I've seen some for less than $25.00. The problem is that some of these devices use software to switch among the inputs and outputs. There surely must be one that works with the Mac. I used to use an iMic from Griffin Technologies but I don't think it is being made anymore. I'll keep looking. On a side note I became very familiar with the whole mic/line in setup on a previous Mac. I had several mics with the 3.5 mm connection and didn't know which ones were good. My thought was to test them by firing up some recording software, connecting a mic, and see which mics produced viable recordings. Two hours and five or six mics later they can't all be bad. Turns out, the connection on that Mac was line in only and those mics didn't generate enough voltage. Now where did I put that dunce cap? [/QUOTE]
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