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‎05-07-2020 04:53 PM

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Product: Pavilion 15-cw1598sa 15.6” AMD Ryzen 7

I have a combo heaset/microphone jack on my laptop.  Can I use this as a microphone 'line in' with the other half of the line connected to the output of another device?  I want to copy a digital audio file from another device but if I use the built in mic in the lid I get some loss of quality.   When I try to do this and record, it doesn't work - is there a software setting needed, or will it just not work?  

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‎05-07-2020 10:50 PM

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@RoyalSilk 

 

On many notebooks/laptops, the headphones/microphone combo port won't work as line in. You need an adapter. To get a good result, USB sound card with line-in is an option

 

Please try

 

            https://www.bestproducts.com/tech/gadgets/g1422/external-sound-cards-for-pc-or-mac/

 

Regards.

BH
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‎05-07-2020 10:50 PM

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@RoyalSilk 

 

On many notebooks/laptops, the headphones/microphone combo port won't work as line in. You need an adapter. To get a good result, USB sound card with line-in is an option

 

Please try

 

            https://www.bestproducts.com/tech/gadgets/g1422/external-sound-cards-for-pc-or-mac/

 

Regards.

BH
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