Great so Siri is now enabled on a desktop with Sierra. How do I add a microphone to Apple's flagship computer, the Mac Pro 2013 in a cost effective manner? There isn't even a mic socket! Please help!
Mac Pro, iOS 10
Does your Mac have an earphone socket? Then try an Apple Earphone with an integrated microphone.
I am seeing this in the tech specs for Mac Pro: http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/specs/
Combined optical digital audio output/analog line out minijack
3.5 mm headphone jack with headset support
The headphone Jack would allow to connect an Apple Headset.
Or use any bargain priced USB microphone for speech input.
Handy - it does work but it means I have to unplug my big work headphones and plug in my earbuds before using Siri. Not quite as elegant as I'd hoped! Thanks though.
The headphone port of the MacBook Retina 13", Mid 2014 has support for the Apple iPhone headset, see: https://support.apple.com/kb/sp703?locale=en_US
Any plug with the three black rings will do to separate the microphone and line-out.
Headphone port
- Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone
- Support for audio line out (digital/analog)
And that means, it can be used to connect an input splitter like this one:
2x 3-Pin 3.5mm Headset Splitter Adapter - M/F
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SP0WAQ).
You could also use an audio interface like the iMic.
It will turn a USB port into a line-in port:
Ah! So if I used one of these in conjunction with my big work headphones and a lapel mic with a jack, I'd be laughing?
I hope so. Test it with an Apple iPhone headset with a microphone, if you have it. If both the mic and the earbuds are working for such a combination, the input splitter should work.
You can also check the output in the System report for your Mac.
Yup - the earphones and microphone work with earbuds so I recon I'll give this cable a try. Many thanks 🙂
Good Luck! 🙂
I want to use Siri on my 2013 Mac Pro but there's no inbuilt microphone.
