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.

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 ...

A prolific YouTuber runs today’s featured MacBook Pro setup. And you can tell it’s the pride and joy of a streamer or podcaster just by some of the crucial equipment. Namely, an excellent Shure SM7DB ...

Studio-quality construction and a decent out-of-the-box sound are the strongest assets of this multi-connection spoken word mic, but unfortunately the added USB-C input pushes the price slightly too ...