On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:36:30 GMT, (Olly Aitch) wrote:

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:37:37 +0100, "Nick H (UK)"
wrote:



Olly Aitch wrote:
Thanks Nick, but surely the laptop has a soundcard, it plays CDs it
has a line-out/headphone jack that I can put through an amp, the
problem is the lack of line-in. I am assuming from your post that the
mic in won't work - I've never used one before.

Yes, but unfortunately it's a crap one. And if the only input to it
is through a mic socket, that's I'm afraid going to be even crappier.

If you MUST use the laptop, look at a USB (just about adequate but
obsolete) or Firewire audio interface. If there's a desktop machine
around, use that. Even on a SoundBlaster card, Line In is pretty good
quality (though Mic In is still very questionable).