headphone jack

  1. rkwalick

    dedicated media playback computer

    The short version- instead of keeping our 2010 macbook pro, hooked up to a projector with a mac adapter and to the soundboard through the (intermittently evil and annoying) headphone jack, what should we get- the issue is the switch in the headphone jack getting stuck given the sheer number of...
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    • booth computer dedicated media playback computer headphone jack macbook new computer qlab sound playback
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    • Forum: Sound, Music, and Intercom
  2. J

    How to use laptop for sound

    I ran sound from MacBook Air’s headphone jack (to XLR into mixer) at a high school theater and it sounded awful.What do I need between the computer and the mixer? Am I looking for an “external sound card”? “Pre-amp”? “DAC”? And if so, what specs do I need to meet to do well in a medium-sized...
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