M4 Mac mini & Audio

[jonh229]

Yeah cheaper ones have a mono mic input.

There's a Behringer (U-Control UCA222) for less than $20 that has L/R for both inputs and outputs (RCA plugs).

Thanks. I casually looked at this earlier but moved on because of the RCA connection. As I have not found anything else I'll probably go ahead with the UCA222 and use a mini->rca Y connection.

 

[Cave Man]

This thread seems more suited to Audio Out. I'm trying to find something for Audio-In (Line-In). Or mic. I want to record music from CD's or the radio even. I've been poking around for info but not getting anywhere. Those cheap ones on Amazon do have a mic input but the mic is mono. Seems like the Griffin iMic was good but it apparently is long gone.

I'd be interested in knowing about a solution if it exists

All you need is a CD drive connected to your Mac via USB and then you can use the Music app to import the audio files on the CD.

For radio, it really depends on what your radio's outputs are. If it's just a speaker, then you'll need a microphone with a USB connection. The quality of microphones varies substantially and I suspect a directional would be better.

If your radio has digital out, then that makes it easy. Just connect via USB and set your sound input to the device. You can use a number of apps to capture the audio, including QuickTime Player.

If it has analog out (e.g., 3.5mm, 1/4", RCA) then you'll need an analog to digital converter. After that, it's the same as digital out from the radio.

 

[EugW]

I've been having a weird issue. At around the 1'55" mark or so of this video, the volume decreases.

I've occasionally noticed it in other videos too.

However, it doesn't appear to be the video, since if I start listening around 1:45 mark and continue past that 2 minute mark, the volume often does not decrease. I only notice it sometimes when I listen to the whole video. I thought it may be the USB-C to stereo jack adapter, but I also noticed it from the M4 Mac mini's headphone jack as well. What gives?

BTW, switching between the USB-C adapter and the built-in headphone jack, initially I thought I liked the headphone jack better, but in retrospect I think it was probably just a volume difference. The USB-C adapter is significantly better than most inexpensive DACs out there, and definitely way better than the DAC for my monitor's headphone jack.