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

[Bob Nielsen]

I'm running an iMic on my G4 Mini (which has no audio input).  With a  
cheap Altec-Lansing headset with boom mike and the input slider all  
the way up, I still get reports of low audio using EchoMac.

Bob, N7XY

On Mar 6, 2007, at 5:33 PM, Slater Tubman wrote:

> 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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