What is the best adaptor to get sound into my mew M1 Mac mini? Thanks for your help.
Jim
Any audio input using the Mac mini's headphone jack is going to be monophonic. If you wan't stereo, look for a USB audio interface,
You can split the headphone output of the mini using a TRRS splitter like this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I3A47I4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A30K982V62WUOW&psc=1, then connect the 3.5mm audio to it.
The problem is that Mic In on the mini and Line In which your Amp wants to feed to are at different levels. I would bypass both the amp and the preamp first, connect direct from player to the splitter. Then connect them in sequence checking for the best recording quality. Good luck!
Where from and to what (program)?
From a record player to Audacity.
What record player? Does it have line out, or go to an amp with line out? Details, please.
Kenwood record player into a preamp using RCA cables. Then I used to come out of the preamp into a 3.5 mm Audio Cable which I plugged into my audio in port on my Mac pro.
It depends on the record player and also records. Arguably, true audiophiles will prefer mono as it’s how the LP artist(s) intended it to sound (stereo LPs were post-processed for signal separation).
No audio in on an M1 Mac mini
