How can i use this directly to my Mac OS x? Do i need something else to make it compatible and would there be a difference in Sound Quality if it is?
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A USB cable will come with the interface (i.e., the Focusrite Scarlett I mentioned) and plugs into a USB port on your Mac. That's part of the hardware. But you still need recording/editing software on your Mac (like Twisted Wave, Audacity, Reaper) to record and edit.
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You need an audio interface to connect it to your mac. The quality of the interface will effect the mics sound but it is sole due to the ad converter in the audio interface
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I have a Mac and use these microphones, but they do not plug directly into my Mac. They go into a phantom power source when then plugs into my Mac. I have a Presonus power source which plugs into my Mac. I also have an Appoggee Duet but I like the Presonus much better for sound quality. The AT4040 is a super microphone and great for vocal, guitar, or other live instruments. I have used them to record live piano, guitar, flute, violin, voice, and penny whistle. For the money they are absolutely fantastic.
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You need: 1. An interface (sometimes called a soundcard) you can plug the mic cable into and then goes into a Mac USB port. The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 is a good one ($125 to $150 new). 2. Recording software (Audacity is free, Reaper is $60, Twisted Wave is $79). 3. The XLR mic cable mentioned above. Any of the above will give you excellent sound quality.
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I'm was also checking these speakers out for my Mac setup. Currently, I have the old iMac 17", which has no optical output... so according to the good folks here, this would be dissapointing. But I just checked on the Mac minis, and they are optical (input and output), so I think it's time for an upgrade! Looks like Apple are switching all their machines to have a combo mini optical/headphone port. A Good Thing.
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I don't know why, since in my opinion just the GarageBand app + iRig would be a better option for mac users... But yes -- you just might need the right cable, depending on what you intend to do with it: probably just a cable with a stereo mini-TRS connector (earphone plug type) and a TS or TRS big connector (common guitar-cable plug type), if you want to record from the mac to the recorder.
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Can't answer about the Bose specifically, but anything with an earphone outlet will definitely work into the MAC -which I do all the time. Try it, your really can't hurt anything unless you've got everything cranked up all the way. Always start at 1/4 volume level then adjust up to desired listening level.
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i don't really use mac so i might suggest if you don't have 3.5mm jacks for the mic and headphone plug pick up a USB converter they are cheap and work great
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This is only a sound card. You would need to hook this up to a computer. Mac or PC doesn't matter. Sound is pretty good considering price.
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It depends on the computer, I am a PC guy and don't know a lot about Macs. I would check manual and see if it supports audio inline. If so, no extra cables will be necessary!
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How did you all get it to work? My MacBook Pro recognizes the device but will not play via bluetooth
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I'm not sure about that. My Experience has been with vocals only. I record to a Mac book using audacity and so far I have not encountered any issues but everything I do is in mono both channels on purpose
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How do I hook these speakers in to my Mac G4? Is there a USB connection or only RCA type jacks requiring a sound card to be put into my computer? Or can they be attached some other way? Any advice would be appreciated.
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I just plugged it into my Mac, switched to the USB sound device and they work just fine [: Didn't need to install anything
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It all depends on what you're comparing it to. If your computer is a $35 RaspberryPi... the DAC in it is admittedly really cheap. You should definitely notice a difference. If you have a Mac, you probably won't notice much difference. I have a late 2009 Mac Mini and I notice a very slight difference. It sounds like greater channel separation and a little more dynamic range. Definitely need to use the RCA outs from the DAC rather than the headphone output. I bought it to experiment with and it's fun to say that I run a separate DAC.
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It depends on your version of Mac. I advise that you research Traktor S4 MkII and your version of Mac. Theoretically if you have the newer iOS things should work okay, but shoot me a follow up message if you are having trouble. I am always happy to help a fellow music friend.
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You can use a creative sound blaster USB Sound card to adapt on you Mac. It will send the signal to the adapter.
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I don't have MAC so I can not tell from experience. You would have to install software Audacity (check: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). On its website it says they have MAC version.
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to the person that mentioned their sound card.... i don't know what kind of mac you have but i 've been having this problem with headsets and my g5 late 2005 for some reason macs don't always support the mic on pc compatible headsets etc so i was told by mac support to either buy an imic that would convert the mic and sound plugs into a usb headset or better yet to go to the website for mac dictate or the software that mac made previously to recognize voice and buy one of their certified mics at least then you know that it will work with other mac applications that really do need a sensitive mic. I hope it helped i just had the problem and am again trying to solve it now that i have rosetta. I tried the imic and it still didn't work but i could have bought a better headset to go with the imic and maybe that would have worked.
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Hi. I'm no expert but for the price I chose this one and I have a Mac. But the volume may not be high enough. My friend paid about 3xs more and got a Jawbone Jambox that seems to have more volume and is more compact. You might just need to try a few since only your husband can answer the volume question.