No Line-In on MacBookPro??

[Pakaku]

You know, you can have an expensive setup but not be set up for a new field. I’m a professional photographer. I have my studio shelves lined with expensive gear but having had a client ask me to do a live stream, I didn’t have the audio bit figured out. That’s why I came here for help.

If live-streaming isn't your focus and you're only doing the occasional live-stream, or especially if it's just this once, then a cheap headphone splitter to plug your mic in will be more than sufficient. It will be a bottleneck compared to USB quality, but you should still sound as good as 3.5mm will get. It doesn't sound like what you're doing will justify a "proper" audio setup; it's nice to sound nice, and it impresses people, but a splitter is a good-enough compromise if that's easier for you.

 

[ipedro]

If live-streaming isn't your focus and you're only doing the occasional live-stream, or especially if it's just this once, then a cheap headphone splitter to plug your mic in will be more than sufficient. It will be a bottleneck compared to USB quality, but you should still sound as good as 3.5mm will get. It doesn't sound like what you're doing will justify a "proper" audio setup; it's nice to sound nice, and it impresses people, but a splitter is a good-enough compromise if that's easier for you.

Thank you. I’m not an audio engineer and I’m not recording Michael Bublé’s next album through a Rode GO II wireless mic.

I pulled a setup together from the gear I have as a photographer, added a wireless mic that I patched through my camera and was surprised that my brand new top of the line MacBookPro M1 Max didn’t have a line in like all my Macs did going back decades.

I appreciate the thoughtful response.

 

[xnatex]

You know, you can have an expensive setup but not be set up for a new field. I’m a professional photographer. I have my studio shelves lined with expensive gear but having had a client ask me to do a live stream, I didn’t have the audio bit figured out. That’s why I came here for help.

When someone asks for help, you can decide to be helpful without trying to diminish them. The world would be a better place if people weren’t constantly trying to one-up everyone else. It’s possible to just be nice.

You literally never asked for help. Asking for help would be "Hey, my old MacBook Pro had two 3.5mm jacks, which I used for the line-in. The new MacBook Pro I just bought only has one 3.5mm jack. What do I need to do to connect my audio equipment?"

All you did was post ranting about the ports on the new MacBook Pro, while complaining about the price, and implying that your $30k equipment should just work for your audio feed. Since you're touting all the money you spent and just complaining about the gear you have, I'm going to acknowledge the fact that your audio equipment is not professional-grade and recommend you a good product to buy.

 

[manifest3r]

Not to necro this thread it anything, but I just bought a Corsair HS60 and my 2021 14” M1 Pro MBP recognizes the mic just fine with the 3.5mm jack. In hindsight, this makes all the comments defending Apple for not including a line-in seem pretty hilarious. Y'all need help.

Your specific headset might just not be compatible try a different one?