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I'm trying to record analogue stereo sound with my MacBookAir. The external mic is plugged to the headphones jack, but it is not being shown in the System Preferences. I did a little bit of research, and there is some rumor, that the headphone jack only supports digital-in for mics.

Is there a built-in way to use the analogue stereo sound without purchasing an external converter or a new mic? With my old MacBook 2,1 it was usual for me to do this, but with my new MacBook Air 4,1 it seems to be a tough task.

Simon Sheehan
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Milla Well
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My MacBook Air mid 2012 with OS X 10.8.3 does have the External Audio-IN capability.

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It is just bit hidden and not well explained by Big Apple.

As you can read it suggest to use the iPhone headset (with microphone.

Digging in to that one finds out that it is the audio plug (hardware) that is special.

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One could be stubborn in wanting to use your microphone and not the iPhone headset version, so this is the solution for that.

A audio splitter from 4 to 3 rings :)

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I found stores in Europe (for about €10), but sure you can find it where you are.

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Macbook air is castrated as much as it can be.... I don't know what's you goal for using stereo input at all, but if I were you, I'd buy some usb audio interface, which has normal inputs with btw normal impedance (!). But it's just because I used to make some demos with plugged guitar for example =) after a while everybody goes to audio interfaces, to get better quality and latency anyway =)

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