On 16/06/12 09:44, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> Morning All,
>
> I recently grabbed one of Stephen Davies' PPC Mac Minis for my son,
> who sings in a couple of choirs and would like to record his voice at
> home using Garageband.
>
> He knows little about the recording process and I know considerably
> less (!), so we are both a little stumped when it comes at getting
> sound in to the first generation Mini on account of there only being
> one port, which I believe doubles up for line in and line out.
>
> Anyway, I am guessing that it is possible to buy USB microphones but
> have little or no idea about compatibility, availability or indeed
> suitability.
>
> Also, being relatively new to Apple hardware I am similarly clueless
> when it comes to the best forum to post this question in. So, if
> anyone has any experience with this sort of thing, or failing that,
> knows the best place to ask this question, I'd be very grateful.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sean
>
If you're talking about a single USB port, then a USB switch might help
with data lines ..
You can pick them up at computer spares fairs, boot sales, & the like (
or perhaps MAPL:INS in Portsmouth/RS in Southampton )
There used to be a Sunday morning computer fair at Lord Nelson's school
in Hilsea ( Portsmouth )
Input devices such as mikes need to be matched in terms of
millivolts/milliamps to the original motherboard specifications for your
box: I would look for those on a decent search engine ( I use
https://startpage.com, which does NOT record your ISP address,
customized in Firefox through > Settings ( top right hand corner ) >
Generate URL, copied into . Preferences > HomePage & saved )
Not been for several years, though, so it might have been moved by now
Hope this helps
Leshy
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warmth but into their minds, because its spiritual power is more
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mysterious as life can be confined to material things; therefore, if our
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day revives a man's spirit, reacting healthily on the bone and the
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crushed gold of harvest and ripe vine-clusters, for our souls the purple
fruit of evening with its innumerable seed of stars ". Vis Medicatrix
Naturae, by Mary Webb, in Spring of Joy: Nature Essays, Constable,
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