Re: Help on Sound Record on Macintosh

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Xiao-Zhi Gao <otaniemi@rocketmail.com> wrote:

>I am using a Power Macintosh 7600/132. However, I can not record any
>sound with it. That is, I can not hear myself when speaking to the
>microphone. Do I have to use a specially designed microphone to do that?
>I have a microphone for PC. Any other software also necessary?

Hi, this is the wrong newsgroup.  Comp.sys.apple2 is an Apple II
newsgroup, which is for Apple's older line of computers.  Mac
questions should be posted to comp.sys.mac.* groups.

But your question also interest Apple IIGS users, if one thinks
about it, because the IIGS also uses sound input.

To answer your question, there are two types of microphones,
whether your have a IIGS, a Mac, or a Windows PC.  One is
a plain old mic that does not need power.  The other is called
an electret condenser mic, which requires power.  I think you
are trying to plug in a regular mic when your Mac expects the
condenser type.  Condenser mics are usually smaller.