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This article explains how to use either the built-in or an external microphone with your iMac.
DISCUSSION
(This information is gleaned from the Info Center online help system, which is located on your computer's hard disk.)
Your computer comes with a built-in microphone. The microphone is monoral and highly sensitive. Once you've turned it on (which you do with a sound-recording application), it can pick up sounds within a range of several feet.
Built-in microphone
To turn on the microphone and use it as the sound input device, follow these steps:
1. From the Apple menu, open the Monitors & Sound control panel.
2. Click the Sound button.
3. From the Sound Monitoring Source pop-up menu, choose Built-in Mic.
4. Click the close box to close the control panel.
Sound input port
Important:
Some microphones won't work properly without the use of a third-party sound recording application.