[Kenyon]

So this is the problem...

Working on my 15" powerbook G4 with garageband if i plug my guitar or bass in it seems fine but whe i plug in a mic the volume is so low even when everything is whacked up full. I am using a half decent MXLV63MBP large-diaphragm condenser mic which powers itself with a 9v but yet it is still so quiet. also i cant adjust the volume (it is greyed out) for the instrument itself...can anyone help?

would a USB mic cause the same problem?

Thanks a lot.

[Kenyon]

Will the imic help me?

What is the imic?

[MRTrauffer]

Griffin iMic

[tooki]

The audio input on the Mac is line-level, which is why the guitar and bass work but the mike doesn't. Mikes require preamps (standalone or as part of a mixer, for example). USB mikes will work, and using an audio interface such as an iMic or one of the many pro and semipro USB or FireWire audio interfaces with a mike-level input will, too.

tooki