Re: Recording with external mic

The combined socket is not good at serving separated plugs. Try checking if
your computer have a separated socket.

What do you mean by “If the mic wasn’t attached to a headset”? You mean an
external microphone?

Something is just an audio card.

There is one more layer by Audio Card, no matter internal, PCI-E or USB. It
is the Audio Card who controls detection of a microphone and tell Audacity
how many devices there are. I haven’t seen a mordern motherboard without a
internal audio card. Nevertheless, since you have to match the types of
sockets and plugs, try checking it.
2018年3月26日(月) 10:00 Johanna R <[email protected]>:

> But the mic doesn’t need the headset.  If the mic wasn’t attached to a
> headset, it seems it would still need something (an adaptor) so audacity
> would recognize it.  Maybe I should start with "How do you get audacity to
> recognize an external mic?”
>
> On Mar 25, 2018, at 11:35 AM, Steven Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > The Mic specs indicate you have separate mic and headset plugs.  Most
> computers have a combined plug for headset with mic.
> > You might need something like
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0T6PSF/ref=psdc_3224439011_t2_B01I3A47I4
> > To be able to use on computer (built in input) , but I am not familiar
> with your computer.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, March 25, 2018 6:37 AM, Johanna R <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I am on Mac OS 10.9.5, working with Audacity 2.2.2
> >
> > I have a headset with a mic that I’d like to use to record voice
> tracks.  The mic options in my Audacity are “Built-in Mic” and “Built-in
> input”.  I dug around in the manual and help forum and somewhere came up
> with the info that in order for the program to recognize an external mic,
> the mic needs an adapter.  Could not find info about what kind of adapter.
> >
> > The headset I have is a Koss CS95 “stereophone with electret, noise
> reduction mic”  Maybe this won’t work anyway.  All I have right now is the
> mic built into my computer.
> >
> > Johanna
> >
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