Q: nasty feedback when trying to record using the internal mic

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ntciband

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Q: nasty feedback when trying to record using the internal mic

I get nasty feedback when trying to record using the internal mic on my macbook. I'm running Maverick. Why is this happening?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Mar 5, 2014 2:16 PM

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Guitartist

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Note: there may be other issues involved, but without further details I can only suggest that using headphones is the best way to accurately hear what you're recording, adjust gain levels, and avoid feedback. So this should be the first thing to try as you troubleshoot.

Posted on Mar 8, 2014 6:04 AM

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Guitartist Mar 5, 2014 3:03 PM in response to ntciband
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Mar 5, 2014 3:03 PM in response to ntciband

Are you using headphones instead of speakers?
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ntciband Mar 6, 2014 7:29 PM in response to Guitartist
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Mar 6, 2014 7:29 PM in response to Guitartist

No, I'm not using headphones. Do you think that the computer is picking up feedback from the speakers? What's odd is that a fair amount of recording was done earlier this week using just the laptop without headphones and there wasn't any feedback at all.
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Guitartist Mar 7, 2014 4:54 PM in response to ntciband
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Mar 7, 2014 4:54 PM in response to ntciband

No doubt whatsoever that the internal mic is feeding back with sound from the speakers. Try headphones.
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ntciband Mar 8, 2014 4:07 PM in response to Guitartist
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Mar 8, 2014 4:07 PM in response to Guitartist

Thanks!
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Guitartist

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Mar 8, 2014 6:04 AM in response to ntciband

Note: there may be other issues involved, but without further details I can only suggest that using headphones is the best way to accurately hear what you're recording, adjust gain levels, and avoid feedback. So this should be the first thing to try as you troubleshoot.

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