ventrilo talking problem (help plz) - Page 2

vaheko1990 · 04-05-2007, 01:30 AM

ok ok im sure you know more about macs then me no doubt bro, but your going to have to tell me what the heck a pc-analog mic exactly is so i can make sure if mine is that or if it isnt that type, if i end up needing to buy a new mic thing for mac then also i need to see how those look like and where i can buy em from. i got my headset from radioshack but i never knew their was a difference for a mac kind or a pc kind lol

wadesworld · 04-05-2007, 02:14 AM

A PC analog mic is just your standard PC headset that you'd buy off the shelf anywhere. There's a 99.9% chance that the mic you bough is a standard analog mic.

You don't have to get rid of the headset, you just have to get a USB converter, like the one I linked.

vaheko1990 · 04-06-2007, 11:38 PM

ok, and if i buy that converter you said, then where to the 2 headset wires go into, the out and in on he coverter correct? and the converted is attached to the computer....

wadesworld · 04-07-2007, 12:53 AM

Yes, the converter has input and output jacks for the mic and headphone wires, respectively.

vaheko1990 · 04-07-2007, 04:49 AM

and how do i exactly know which wire goes into which one in or out, and where can i buy the converter from, radioshack ?

wadesworld · 04-07-2007, 11:33 AM

Input would be the mic, and output would be the headphones.

If you have a CompUSA near your house, they usually have the Griffin products in their Mac area. If you have an Apple store in your area, they might have it too.

Or of course, you can order off the web.

Tarro · 04-08-2007, 10:34 PM

Correct me if i'm wrong wade, but can't you connect an analogue mic through a line in port on a mac by either pre-amping it or using certain third party soundcards?

I don't have an analogue mic, but i do use my pickup mic on my acoustic guitar, which is pre-amped, in the line in. I'm fairly certain its the same concept (if i turn off the pre-amp the guitar doesn't output into the mac, but will into a normal amp)

wadesworld · 04-09-2007, 02:07 AM

Sure, you can use a pre-amped mic or a sound card. However, that's generally a more expensive and difficult to find solution.

For 99% of users who aren't musicians, the Griffin iMic is the right solution.

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04-05-2007, 01:30 AM	#11
vaheko1990 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8	ok ok im sure you know more about macs then me no doubt bro, but your going to have to tell me what the heck a pc-analog mic exactly is so i can make sure if mine is that or if it isnt that type, if i end up needing to buy a new mic thing for mac then also i need to see how those look like and where i can buy em from. i got my headset from radioshack but i never knew their was a difference for a mac kind or a pc kind lol

04-05-2007, 02:14 AM	#12
wadesworld Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,934	A PC analog mic is just your standard PC headset that you'd buy off the shelf anywhere. There's a 99.9% chance that the mic you bough is a standard analog mic. You don't have to get rid of the headset, you just have to get a USB converter, like the one I linked.

04-06-2007, 11:38 PM	#13
vaheko1990 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8	ok, and if i buy that converter you said, then where to the 2 headset wires go into, the out and in on he coverter correct? and the converted is attached to the computer....

04-07-2007, 12:53 AM	#14
wadesworld Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,934	Yes, the converter has input and output jacks for the mic and headphone wires, respectively.

04-07-2007, 04:49 AM	#15
vaheko1990 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8	and how do i exactly know which wire goes into which one in or out, and where can i buy the converter from, radioshack ?

04-07-2007, 11:33 AM	#16
wadesworld Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,934	Input would be the mic, and output would be the headphones. If you have a CompUSA near your house, they usually have the Griffin products in their Mac area. If you have an Apple store in your area, they might have it too. Or of course, you can order off the web.

04-08-2007, 10:34 PM	#17
Tarro Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1	Correct me if i'm wrong wade, but can't you connect an analogue mic through a line in port on a mac by either pre-amping it or using certain third party soundcards? I don't have an analogue mic, but i do use my pickup mic on my acoustic guitar, which is pre-amped, in the line in. I'm fairly certain its the same concept (if i turn off the pre-amp the guitar doesn't output into the mac, but will into a normal amp)

04-09-2007, 02:07 AM	#18
wadesworld Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,934	Sure, you can use a pre-amped mic or a sound card. However, that's generally a more expensive and difficult to find solution. For 99% of users who aren't musicians, the Griffin iMic is the right solution.