[Ham-Mac] running EchoLink on iMac Core 2 Duo

[Slater Tubman]

Thanks.  That one got by me.  I shall take the necessary action.

73
Slater VE5OA
On Mar 6, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Robert Ryan-Silva wrote:

> I think the line-in on most Macs is not amplified, so just plugging  
> a mic into it won't work. You need a pre-amp like the Griffin iMic,  
> which can be had pretty cheap at Radio Shack.
>
> - Rob WR2S
>
>
> On Mar 6, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Slater Tubman wrote:
>
>> 	Has anyone tried running EchoLink in Boot Camp?  I have been able  
>> to load it fine and it reads the station list, and I can connect  
>> OK with other stations.  But my transmit audio is really bad.  I  
>> can only get results using the built in mic beside the camera.  A  
>> computer mic plugged to the Line In does not work.  I have  
>> revisited the Sound Card Settings, Preferences, and anything else  
>> I can think of in order to solve it, but so far no luck.  When I  
>> test via EchoTest, the playback of my audio is scratchy and  
>> somewhat muffled.  The opening announcement from EchoTest is clear.
>>
>> 	Someone will say to use EchoMac, and I do have it on the Mac  
>> side, but I honestly prefer the EchoLink program.  And besides,  
>> that is one of the main appeals of the Core 2 Duo processor, that  
>> we can run some Windows apps if be wish.
>>
>> Your expert assistance will be appreciated.
>>
>> Slater VE5OA
>>
>>
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