[audacity4blind] Re: Recording and playback using Mac with Mavericks
- From: Chris Coulter <forestelf1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:10:18 -0700
Thanks. I’ll try selecting the head phones. That was actually the first thing I
tried a couple of days ago but I may have done something wrong. I really think,
though, that you might be right about my computer not having a microphone and,
sadly, I’m not sure the one on my head set is working. I’m using the new Mac
Mini.
Chris
On Jun 25, 2014, at 11:44 PM, Thomas Byskov Dalgaard <tbd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Chris!
>
> Which Mac do you run Audacity from?
> It sounds to me as if you're running it from a Mac that hasn't a build in
> microphone.
> Core audio is the host that Audacity truly supports. It should be left that
> way. I don't know the technical explanation, so here others may be able to
> help you out.
> You could test your USB-microphone by selecting it in the input device inside
> Audacity.
> What's very important to remember is that on the Mac you have to select the
> in- and output inside the application you're using it. In System Preferences
> you can select a default in- or output, but in some cases the input may not
> take effect if another input is chosen in a given application.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Best regards Thomas
> Den 26/06/2014 kl. 05.33 skrev Chris Coulter <forestelf1@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> Hello, everyone,
>> I really need help from someone who uses Audacity with a Mac for this
>> question. My apologies in advance if I sound a little confused.
>>
>> I have opened Audacity and set my preferences. My one and only choice for a
>> host is Core Audio. I have set my recording device to be built-in input and
>> my playback to be Logitech USB head phones. I then went to System
>> Preferences, clicked on sound and selected Input. The only choices I have
>> for input are Line In and Logitech Heads set, which is a head set microphone
>> that I don’t believe is working. I selected Line In, but I only did that
>> because I don’t see anything about an internal microphone. I opened a
>> project file using Command N and tried recording something. When I pressed
>> Play after recording I heard nothing. That’s probably not surprising if the
>> only real option I had was Line In and I don’t have an external mic. Is
>> there a skilled Mac and Audacity user in the house who can give me some
>> plain English, jargon-free help? This is all very new to me.
>> Chris
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