Re: audio input dead... HELP

"Edna Hosner" <> stated in post
ednahosner- on 7/1/07 1:42 PM:

> I tried to record a mockingbird with my mic this morning.
> There was a lot of noise and the bird sound was faint and
> poor quality.
>
> So i tried re-recording it.
>
> Nothing... except some low-end noise and a faint 1MHz hum
> with overtones at 2, 3, etc. MHz
>
> I normally record thru iMic USB so i plugged the mic into
> the back of the mac... same problem.
>
> The sound pref pane shows no input response from either iMic
> or Line In.
>
> I've rebooted a few times... no help.
> I logged in as another user... nothing.
>
> I'm out of ideas.
>
> I NEED my mic for communicating thru Skype.
> I'm desperate.
> Help please.
>
> Thanks
>
> ed

Some thoughts:
* Toss related plist files
* Zap the PRAM... Always good placebo
* Run YASU - again not likely to hurt and may help

Post and let me know what you try...


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"heron stone" <> stated in post
heronDO- on 7/1/07 5:07 PM:

> In article <C2AD88E5.86690%>,
> Snit <> wrote:
>
>> "Edna Hosner" <> stated in post
>> ednahosner- on 7/1/07 1:42 PM:
>>
>>> I tried to record a mockingbird with my mic this morning.
>>> There was a lot of noise and the bird sound was faint and
>>> poor quality.
>>>
>>> So i tried re-recording it.
>>>
>>> Nothing... except some low-end noise and a faint 1MHz hum
>>> with overtones at 2, 3, etc. MHz
>>>
>>> I normally record thru iMic USB so i plugged the mic into
>>> the back of the mac... same problem.
>>>
>>> The sound pref pane shows no input response from either iMic
>>> or Line In.
>>>
>>> I've rebooted a few times... no help.
>>> I logged in as another user... nothing.
>>>
>>> I'm out of ideas.
>>>
>>> I NEED my mic for communicating thru Skype.
>>> I'm desperate.
>>> Help please.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> ed
>>
>> Some thoughts:
>> * Toss related plist files
>> * Zap the PRAM... Always good placebo
>> * Run YASU - again not likely to hurt and may help
>>
>> Post and let me know what you try...
>
>
> What "related" plist files would those be?
> What is YASU?

My apologies for not being more clear - I was running out of the house when
I last posted to you.

I am not sure what the related plist files are, but you can find out pretty
easily. Open ~/Library/Preferences (the tilde represents your user folder).
Then view it as a list... and sort by date with the newest at top. Leave
that folder open and modify the sound settings. Whatever "bubbles" to the
top is the plist that I am referring to - though some others might also come
to the top as well - look at the names and it should be pretty obvious which
are related.

As far as YASU, that stands for "Yet Another System Utility". It makes
doing a number of pretty standard maintenance routines very easy. You can
use it for free or you can pay the author the $3.50 he asks for - the only
difference in the program is that if you pay the $3.50 you eliminate a
splash screen. Well worth it ... if you use it on a regular basis please
pay the small amount (I am not in any way associated with the author, it's
just the right thing to do).

Hope that helps...



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