Record with MacBook Pro headphone jack Video

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Record with MacBook Pro headphone jack
Created: 06/21/2012
Video description: Learn how to turn the MacBook Pro's headphone jack into a line input for recording audio.

Record with MacBook Pro headphone jack Video Transcript

Apple's MacBook pros want to see this pop -- laptops it's a powerful and beautiful machine. And you just about everything. But it doesn't have an audio recording input. Or does it. How this computer for about a year now I've only just figured this tricked out. He going to the MacBook system preferences and select found. You'll find a drop down menu here that let you said the audio port as recording input instead of a headphone Jack. You can also adjust the volume -- the gain this input using the slider up here. This can be a useful tool if you wanna record industry into garageband or transfer recordings from -- -- said. But we want to listen back to what you've captured don't forget to switch back to headphone output. Or even quicker way to access -- setting hold down the option key and click on the volume icon at the top of the screen. -- -- which body import seems to be only available on Apple's thirteen inch MacBook Pro lines of you're trying to pull this off of the MacBook Air -- some other Mac. You're probably -- a lot. From markets like these check out how to dot cnet.com. Can also subscribe to -- updates on FaceBook or share your how to recommendations with me on Twitter. Cristina dot com I'm Donald --

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