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No audio in on new Mac Pro
It seems obviously now, but easily missed. The new Mac Pro has no built-in audio inputs. This is affecting Avid as Media Composer wants to see audio input drivers to launch. They are currently working on a fix, but this issue may affect other applications.
Seems like a stupid oversight on Apple’s part because you can’t even plug in a cheap mic or headset for Skype calls.
Oliver
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The specs say there is headset support:
Combined optical digital audio output/analog line out minijack
Headphone minijack with headset support
HDMI port supports multichannel audio output
Built-in speaker
anickt
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I suppose that one would need to use an external audio USB input device with the new MacPro such as the M-Audio unit I use with my iMac to get audio into Logic Pro X.
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Built in audio support is OUTPUT only. So yes, a third party device (USB) would be required. Or a more advanced TB2 IO device, like an AJA IoXT.
Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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[Oliver Peters] “Built in audio support is OUTPUT only.”
How is a headset output only?
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[Jeremy Garchow] “How is a headset output only?”
I don’t know if it supports mic-in audio from a headset that has a mic or not. This is what the Apple tech specs are:
Combined optical digital audio output/analog line out minijack
Headphone minijack with headset support
HDMI port supports multichannel audio output
Built-in speakerIt would seem open to interpretation until confirmed one-way or the other. In any case, MC software doesn’t appear to detect any suitable audio drivers without the presence of a 3rd party device.
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Avid-L2/conversations/messages/115852
Not sure what would happen if you plug in a mini-jack-equipped mic and tried to record using Garageband or a VO in FCP X, for example. Maybe someone who’s taken delivery of one could run a test to see. It would be curious to find out.
– Oliver
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[Oliver Peters] “I don’t know if it supports mic-in audio from a headset that has a mic or not”
I just plugged my iPhone headset into mine. Works fine.
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I have a Belkin TBolt dock and it shows audio input (and there’s an audio in port, as well).
Jeremy
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Haven’t these combo jacks been standard in all new macbooks and imacs for over 2 years?
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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A TB dock would be a 3rd party device. Regarding the iPhone headset, were you able to record? So presumably, if you had one of these plugged in, possibly MC would launch, too.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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[Oliver Peters] “A TB dock would be a 3rd party device. “
Ah, but any good Avid professional has a third party device. Am I right?
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