Got a MacBook Pro...problem recording with external microphone

hello paola go directly in your mac and open properties of the mic and adjust as you like obs this is making tests with the mic connected
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Microsoft Office needs to be compatible with the external microphone. Just because your MacBook recognizes the mic through the adapter doesn't mean OneNote does.

In sound system preferences when the external mic is plugged in, there is a drop down menu in the input tab that says "Use the audio port for:" make sure it says input.

You need to go into preferences, then sound and address what is sound input device.

Start here
http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1917
scroll down to set up vid, follow the instructions, if it still does not work then call dealer or maker support line.

Hope this helps
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Most laptops do have Microphones built in. I do not know for definate that your laptop does, but you can easily test it to find out.

1. Go to the volume control (double click the speaker icon near the clock on the taskbar), go to recording properties and select microphone as the recording source and set the slider to about 80%.

2. Bring up microsoft sound recorder (its in the start menu somewhere) and click record... when you speak you should see a voice print appear in the sound recorder window.

If you do not see a voiceprint, then you probably dont have a built in microphone, but if you do see a voiceprint as you speak then you do have a microphone built in and you can record into your powerpoint shows to your hearts content.

Hope this helps!

Hi,

The Toshiba Satellite pro 6000 doesn't have a built in microphone as far as I can remember but it does have a microphone socket at the front next to the headphone socket. Both sockets are on the bottom left hand side left if looking from the front. The microphone one is the one on the left, if you look closely there are symbols next to each of the sockets, one looks like headphones the other like a microphone.

Hope that helps

Chris

go to the sound recorder available at start ---> programs ---> accessories then entertainment ----> sound recorder.

click on edit -----> Audio properties -------> default input device and change it to the external Mic you have connected.

let me know if this helped, good luck :)

What are your microphone settings in the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) in the pre-boot setup?