[audacity4blind] Re: Recording and playback using Mac with Mavericks
- From: Chris Coulter <forestelf1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:14:19 -0700
Thanks, Thomas. I was afraid that might be true. I’ve reset my preferences to
see if the headset mic will work. First I’ll listen to Gene Azner’s
presentation again to see if there’s something I might have missed. Just for
added confidence I’ve set my recording preferences so I can listen through my
head phones as I’m recording.
Chris
On Jun 26, 2014, at 12:40 AM, Thomas Byskov Dalgaard <tbd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Chris!
>
> Ok therefor you do not have a build in mic. The Mac mini doesn't have one.
>
> Please let us know what you discover.
>
> Best regards Thomas
> Den 26/06/2014 kl. 09.10 skrev Chris Coulter <forestelf1@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> 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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