philips headphone and mic for internet chat

[roslee7]

i just bought this mic and headphone for using skype or YM on my macbook air. I realised that it got 2 jacks- one for mic and one for earphone. Can it be used on my macbook air coz my MBA only have earphone input. I went to the preference and it didnt detect it...the input is still built in mic. Or i must buy the Mic that using USB?

 

[dubhe]

You can get a USB dongle that has a headphone and a mic input in it and a bit of software that makes it work. Think it is made by Belkin.

 

[zer0tails]

FYI I believe the iPhone headset/mic works for chatting on skype and it only has one plug.

 

[roslee7]

hi

is it confirm that the iphone earpiece with mic works for chatting ?

 

[McGilli]

No it DOES NOT.

You will need the Griffen iMic...

plugging the iphone headset does nothing for the microphone - the reason is that the MBA doesn't know there is a MIC plugged into the system that way (plus it is an audio OUT jack only) - and it will default to the built in microphone.

 

[zer0tails]

my bad, I thought it did

I think it has to do with the 4 point connectors or something like that. Shame on Apple though since the new macbooks and macbook pros you can use the iPhone headset in iTunes.

 

[McGilli]

my bad, I thought it did

I think it has to do with the 4 point connectors or something like that. Shame on Apple though since the new macbooks and macbook pros you can use the iPhone headset in iTunes.

Yep - an absolute missed opportunity - I thought for sure they would have had it included in the MBA after seeing all the ipods getting it in September....

 

[Bluedaze]

chipmunk voice when I use headphones

I have a MacBook Air. Everytime I plugged my headset, I hear chipmunk voice instead of normal voice. (I bought Motorola and Logitech, both of them same results)The headset works fine listening to music only when I use YM & Skype. Speaker is fine when chatting. I need help to fix the problem.

 

[Oli3000]

No it DOES NOT.

You will need the Griffen iMic...

plugging the iphone headset does nothing for the microphone - the reason is that the MBA doesn't know there is a MIC plugged into the system that way (plus it is an audio OUT jack only) - and it will default to the built in microphone.

ERM, YES IT DOES.

I can ring you on mine if you like, or just quote the apple website:

"Audio

Stereo speakers
Omnidirectional microphone
Headphone mini-jack
Support for Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic"

See:

http://www.apple.com/uk/macbookair/specs.html

The jack is DEFINITELY 4 pin.

So yes you can use an external mic that uses a jack not usb. As far as an adapter goes, a USB one is lower quality. You are better off getting one for the headphone port as that uses the nice, high quality sound card.


I mentioned this here (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1147144/) previously.

Adapters can be bought:

US:
http://www.amazon.com/Headset-Buddy-...4783210&sr=1-1

UK:
https://www.box.co.uk/Startech.com_3...5_1070235.html

 

[Scottyk9]

ERM, YES IT DOES.

I can ring you on mine if you like, or just quote the apple website:

"Audio

Stereo speakers
Omnidirectional microphone
Headphone mini-jack
Support for Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic"

See:

http://www.apple.com/uk/macbookair/specs.html

The jack is DEFINITELY 4 pin.

So yes you can use an external mic that uses a jack not usb.

Agree - my newest version MBA has the 4 pin jack that allows you to use the mic on iPhone headsets on the MBA. The previous versions did not, however.