[audacity4blind] Re: Recording and playback using Mac with Mavericks
- From: Chris Coulter <forestelf1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:50:10 -0700
Thanks. I’ll look into those tools pretty soon. BTW: the headset microphone
worked. I made some test recordings and played them back and they’re fine. Next
step is to learn how to get less latency in the sound when I’m monitoring
myself during recording. Reading braille with a 100 millisecond delay could be
really hard.
Chris
On Jun 26, 2014, at 2:42 PM, Thomas Byskov Dalgaard <tbd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Chris!
>
> If you really want to monitor your sound on the Mac I have some great tools
> for you to try. Same applies if you want to record your Mac's audio like
> what-you-hear or Stereomix in the good old Windows days.
>
> Just for your information. You can write to me on
> tbd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> if you're interested so we wan't spam the list with off topic messages.
>
> Best regards Thomas
> Den 26/06/2014 kl. 19.14 skrev Chris Coulter <forestelf1@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>> 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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