iMac internal microphone not working

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Firefoxe Author

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iMac internal microphone not working

Won't work on Skype or when trying to record iMovies or Camtasia etc.

Downloaded Onyx.

Selected from menu: Cleaning/System then clicked Execute

Presto all restored to normal - hooray!

Ps in default mode under the System menu, Audio should already be ticked in the selection boxes, if not make sure it is before clicking Execute

I think I may have overloaded the mic when recording and it must have builtin cut-out switch, because when I was checking all the sound settings it was showing the internal mic as being in the "Off" mode.

Anyway, now I know how to fix it!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 15, 2013 10:06 PM

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BDAqua

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Feb 16, 2013 2:00 PM in response to Firefoxe

Long shot, but...

Open Audio Midi Setup in Applications>Utilities, see the input & output options & KHz setting there, some things will change it for their own use, then not set it back.

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Firefoxe Author

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Feb 16, 2013 7:28 PM in response to BDAqua

Thanks Bud, already fixed, but will keep on file for maybe next time :-)

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BDAqua

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Feb 16, 2013 8:29 PM in response to Firefoxe

Thanks for the report... any idea what fixed it?

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Firefoxe Author

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Feb 16, 2013 9:38 PM in response to BDAqua

Sure, read third line, simple, took less than 1 minute!

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Feb 17, 2013 8:56 PM in response to Firefoxe

HEY GANG!!! - LISTEN CLOSELY FOLKS NEW 2012-13 IMAC RECORDS SOUND LIKE SH*%T. Internal dual mic set up is supposed to allow for cancellation- but it is not working. Warbles=nasty sound quality deserves attention from apple. I bought a snowballl plug in to use. . but its the principle ~ $2 K into a product it should work. . . . I think this may be a design flaw. internal dual mic meant to cancel each other out is not working = warbled nasty audio mess. Hound apple and let's get this fixed we've dropped too much cash to have to live with an inferior product. Geniuses get crackin'!!!

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akkadsa

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Apr 15, 2013 4:19 PM in response to howsthings

my 3000$ new i7 has a microphone that does not work

when i go to preference, sound, input, it work for a flicker of a secound the dissapear..

so dissssapppointed with this, so sad for noney and time spent... mic is so important to me... back to my old window device

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akkadsa

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Apr 18, 2013 5:31 PM in response to akkadsa

so for the mic to work in this new imac, their must be headphone connected!!!!!!. i guess so the speakers will not interfere with the microphone!!!!

this is the trick, when i take out the headphone , immediately disconnect the mic🙂

SO

CONNECT AN EAR PEACE OR HEAD PHONE TO THE BACK OF YOUR NEW IMAC, IMMEDIATLY YOUR MICS WORK

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akkadsa

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Apr 18, 2013 6:44 PM in response to akkadsa

that was wronge, the earphones had a microphone, so i was using the external mic...

internal mic is defective

i will return this thing

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