John Schmidt, P.E., is principal of John Schmidt Audio Video Systems Design in Hempstead, N.Y. For 36 years until retirement, he worked for ABC Television in New York as a senior audio video systems ...

In an effort to record system audio on a laptop with no system output in my Recording Control, I decided to try plugging a short male-male mini cable from my headphone output to my mic input.

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The preamplifier is intended for use with dynamic (moving coil–MC) microphones with an impedance up to 200 Ω and balanced terminals. The preamplifier is intended for use with dynamic (moving coil–MC) ...