[Ti] sound-line in

[Barry Lyden]

This explanation is correct.

On 10/17/03 10:06 PM, "Jerry Krinock" <dearjerry at mindspring.com> wrote:

> on 03/10/17 15:37, T Molnar at tam at em.ca wrote:
> 
> I bought my tibook used without a manual, but since no one replied I'll give
> this a shot.  Someone correct me if I'm wrong....
> 
> In the audio business, there is "mic level", which is very low, several
> millivolts, and "line level", which is much higher, several hundred
> millivolts.  I believe that the line input on a to bit is "line level",
> which means it won't work with your microphone.  It's also a 3-conductor
> stereo jack, which your mic is probably 2-conductor monaural.
> 
> You need a preamplifier to boost up the level etc., or more practically, an
> external A/D converter which will handle either mic or line level, such as
> the Griffin iMic (which is not a microphone, but that's another issue).  It
> has a switch on it to select "mic level" or "line level".
> 
> 
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