Hi, Thanks for your reply, however in the meantime I have been recommended the presonus audiobox which works fine with my M1 speakers. Was a bit more expensive but the support is very good. These guys update their drivers more reliably, so if you have new eqipment or update your Mac/PC you are less likely to run into problems with presonus. That was the advice anyway.
10 reasons you should get a mixer for podcasting – TAP124. April 29, 2013 by Daniel J. Lewis in Audio • 77 Comments. Running a Skype “mix-minus” sets up your mixer so that it sends everything to. This is added straight into your recording and saves time editing later. Connecting a wireless phone for easy live calls. I'm trying to hook up a set of audio monitors (specifically, Mackie MR5's) to my MacBook Pro. My first attempt was simply to run a Y-stereo cable (stereo mini plug to 2 1/4' TRS plugs) out of the Mac's headphone jack and into the back of the audio monitors.
As yor the Alsis speakers, I assume you have either xlr or jack connectors at the end of the cable? Then: yes you will need an audio interface to connect the speakers to a laptop. According to the specs on, the Alesis Monitor One Mk2's are unpowered.
That means you need an amp to use them with anything. How big an amp depends on what you want to use them for, but typically it would be 20 watts or more per channel for a critical use like studio or reference monitoring. You could get by with less power if you just use them for casual listening in a small-ish room but they will not sound their best at higher volumes. There are several ways to hook the amp up to your Mac. You can use the headphone/line out jack in two ways: with an adaptor cable with an 1/8' stereo plug on one end (for the Mac) & plugs on the other end that match the inputs on your amp. If you have an amp with an optical input, you can use an optical cable similar to.
For a higher quality setup, you can use an interface like the one Islandlady mentioned. Many companies make these things, in every imaginable price range. Do an Internet search on 'Audio interface' to get an idea of what is available.
If you tell us more about how you intend to use your speakers & what (if any) other sound equipment you have available we may be able to give you some more specific recommendations. Saying that you use them for editing using Final Cut Pro doesn't give me much to work with.
П˜. Do you want or need professional quality audio (both for monitoring & for recording)? Do you already have any other audio gear you can or will use with it (like a home entertainment amp)? Is this for personal/hobby or commercial use? Very roughly, how big is your budget for additional gear?
What country or general geographic location are you in? What kind of audio material do you work with the most (music, dialog, effects, etc.)? Do you need everything to be portable/compact/battery-powered, etc.? There are so many different possibilities that without knowing more I don't think I can offer any other advice.
You made a good choice with the Presonus. It's the same thing as the Alesis iO. JMA, you have to specify Alesis M1 'Active' MKII Biamplified Reference Monitor if those are the ones you want. Active means amplified. If you have no onboard amp, you'll know it. I'd prefer left and right 1/4' out jacks to a single headphone out. You get full signal per channel and still get to plug in phones.
What happened was that the computer manufacturers originally wanted to build preamps and digital converters into the laptops. The recorder manufacturers raised a ruckus & put it to them, are you building computers or audio recorders? Because if you are building audio recorders, here's a long list of regulations you will have to comply with, just as we do. It didn't take much convincing. The result is that we need an audio interface to do serious recording. It converts analog to digital and pre amps the signal,as far as I know.
I'm no engineer. Edshaw wrote: What happened was that the computer manufacturers originally wanted to build preamps and digital converters into the laptops. The recorder manufacturers raised a ruckus & put it to them, are you building computers or audio recorders? Because if you are building audio recorders, here's a long list of regulations you will have to comply with, just as we do. It didn't take much convincing. The result is that we need an audio interface to do serious recording. That isn't true.
In the first place, every computer with a headphone jack has a digital to analog (D/A) converter built into it & every one with a mic or line input has an analog to digital (A/D) one. If it has a mic or mic input, it also has a preamp. The main reason for not putting high quality mic preamps & A/D or D/A converters into computers is technical: it is almost impossible for such circuits to avoid amplifying digital noise when they are in close proximity to a lot of digital computer circuitry. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site.
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