[vox-tech] microphone (solved-summary)

[Jimbo]

Jimbo wrote:
> Greetings:
> Went to frys and bought a microphone however it doesn't work on a pc.  
> A pc mic works just fine.  I guess that it wasn't designed to work on 
> a pc (it is a shure 8900 brand mic).
>
> I see why it doesn't...the regular pc mic has 2 separators in the jack 
> and the pro mic has just one and it is spaced differently( but the 
> same size jack).
>
> Can I somehow get an adapter from radio shack for example?  Don't 
> really know if I can get around the 2 jack separator not knowing how 
> mics are imputted.  I haven't went yet to see if this is an option; I 
> have to go to a party tonite.
>
> Hate to return this nice mic.  Anybody had the same experience?
>
> One last quick thing:
> I bought a new sound card for my pc thinking that the rca jack 
> receivers on the back of it would go directly to my stereo however I 
> have read that these jacks are for s/pdif in and out.  Hard time 
> understanding what this is for when googled.
> Jimbo
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Well heck...it isn't as easy as plugging a mic into a sound card even if 
it nice looking.

According to what I have found online I have a low impedance mic in 
which I would have to have a mic preamp to 'push' the output.  Too 
expensive for what I need.

The mics  jack has only 1 separator in which it is mono.  I was wrong 
into thinking that it is the jack configuration causing no sound.

Thank you Mark Kim for the reply.  Your reply make me google til my 
noodle hurt.

I will go to frys tomorrow and exchange this for something that works.


Jimbo