Hello, I record videos on my Mac with an external microphone which has 2 rings connected to my Mac through a splitter which has 3 rings. My external microphone used to work just fine. I didn't use it for a few weeks and now when I try to plug it in, my iMac doesn't recognize that there is an external microphone in the Sound preferences. I know my microphone works fine because it works on my iPhone and I also know that my headphone port on my iMac is fine because it works properly with a headset which has 3 lines on the headphone jack. I tried restarting and even resetting the NVRAM but no luck. It doesn't show up in Audio MIDI either. Please help. Thanks in advance.
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External Mic used to work now suddenly doesn't on 27" 5K iMac 2015
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Since it's the holiday season, might be time to splurge just a little, and get a nice USB mic... 
Tip: the best option is to get a USB mic that also has a built-in headphone jack for monitoring.
Another option:
A USB audio convertor that will accept a mic (mini plug) input, such as the Griffin "iMic". There are many similar items out there, most very affordable.
Tip: the best option is to get a USB mic that also has a built-in headphone jack for monitoring.
Another option:
A USB audio convertor that will accept a mic (mini plug) input, such as the Griffin "iMic". There are many similar items out there, most very affordable.
Since it's the holiday season, might be time to splurge just a little, and get a nice USB mic...
Tip: the best option is to get a USB mic that also has a built-in headphone jack for monitoring.
Another option:
A USB audio convertor that will accept a mic (mini plug) input, such as the Griffin "iMic". There are many similar items out there, most very affordable.
The question is how did it just suddenly stop working?