Hey all.
I've recently got into record commentary for video games (called Let's Play in the YouTube-verse) and decided to do most of my recordings on my mac. I have a headset I used to use for gaming (normal 1/8"/3.5mm stereo plugs) and was planning on using it for the recordings.However, whenever I plug in the Mic in, it doesn't work. I get nothing on the input leve, (Sound Prference Pane BTW). I tested it with a cheap handheld mic I have and it worked fine, so I assumed my headset my busted. I picked up another one last night (same one, just newer model) and just tried it, but it still doesn't work. Again, the cheap handheld mic works fine.
Basically, I'm completely lost. I could go to the Apple Store and ask a Genius, but I thought I'd ask here first. Anyone know why one mic wouldn't work, but another would? I use the headset on a windows laptop with a mic-in (not Line-in) jack without issue. I was planning on using it when I play some online games (either in OS X or Win7 in BootCamp) so I'd like to figure this out. I'd hate to have to use another system to do these records and play online games just because of this.
Thanks ahead of time to anyone who can help me out.
I've recently got into record commentary for video games (called Let's Play in the YouTube-verse) and decided to do most of my recordings on my mac. I have a headset I used to use for gaming (normal 1/8"/3.5mm stereo plugs) and was planning on using it for the recordings.However, whenever I plug in the Mic in, it doesn't work. I get nothing on the input leve, (Sound Prference Pane BTW). I tested it with a cheap handheld mic I have and it worked fine, so I assumed my headset my busted. I picked up another one last night (same one, just newer model) and just tried it, but it still doesn't work. Again, the cheap handheld mic works fine.
Basically, I'm completely lost. I could go to the Apple Store and ask a Genius, but I thought I'd ask here first. Anyone know why one mic wouldn't work, but another would? I use the headset on a windows laptop with a mic-in (not Line-in) jack without issue. I was planning on using it when I play some online games (either in OS X or Win7 in BootCamp) so I'd like to figure this out. I'd hate to have to use another system to do these records and play online games just because of this.
Thanks ahead of time to anyone who can help me out.