I have a 12" Apple PowerBook. It doesn't have a mic jack, only a line in. If you use a mic straight to that you get basically no sound (duh). So, I've been using my little gem 1/2watt guitar amp as a preamp. I plug the mic into that, and then use the speaker out on that into my laptop. I monitor the levels on my laptop making sure I'm not peaking too much.
Here is the schematic for the little gem:
Here is the schematic for the little gem:
Hi,
I doubt that there is any danger, the line input should be able
to handle ~ 5Vrms AC, with your coupling capacitor there no DC.
If you want to be really safe you could fit zener diode
clamps to the lead your using to input to the laptop.
But then your amplifiers put in danger at full output.
🙂 /sreten.
I doubt that there is any danger, the line input should be able
to handle ~ 5Vrms AC, with your coupling capacitor there no DC.
If you want to be really safe you could fit zener diode
clamps to the lead your using to input to the laptop.
But then your amplifiers put in danger at full output.
🙂 /sreten.
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