[Ham-Mac] New to EchoMac - Using the external mic?

[Steve Hellyer]

Hi Dino:

I think this might be your problem....

Skype has the ability for you to select which audio input port (and 
output port) you want to use.  You likely set these preferences in 
Skype and it uses them everytime you run it.  EchoMac use the System 
Default ports for sound in and out only.

If you change the system default port it will use that next time you 
run EchoMac.  I think it this way as it a UNIX port using a sound 
library which is not quite a savvy as the native Mac sound control (but 
this is a guess.)

The simplest way to change the default port is in the System 
Preferences (under Apple Menu) and select Sound.  This are set default 
port in/out of the computer.

For a more detailed view and choices there is a utility in the 
Utilities Folder called Audio Midi Setup. The Audio tab is the one you 
want to look if you use that utility.

Anyway I do hope this solves your problem as both programs do run very 
well!

73
Steve
VA3SPH

On 29-Jan-05, at 8:45 PM, Dino Papas wrote:

> Just got on with EchoMac today...pretty neat.  Am having a problem 
> getting EchoMac to recognize an external mic here on my 
> PowerBook....the external mic input is recognized and works fine with 
> the "SKYPE" VoIP application but EchoMac seems to only want to 
> recognize the internal mic even when selecting the external input 
> source from the System Preferences Audio panel.  If I switch to the 
> external mic in that panel there is no audio indicated at all on the 
> level meter.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Tnx in advance.
>
> Dino KL0S/4
>
> Apologize for the double bandwidth from the EchoMac reflector....
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