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A comment on Ask HN: Use my mac as a microphone for my iPhone?.

Re:Ask HN: Use my mac as a microphone for my iPhone? by throwaway851 on Saturday July 18, 2020 @10:07AM (#23881473)
Macs from model year 2006-2015 expose both S/PDIF digital audio and regular analog audio on the same single 3.5mm audio port. Newer Macs (model year 2016 and up) only have analog audio.

You’ll want to make sure your audio cable uses TRRS:

https://components101.com/connectors/35mm-audio-jack

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Re:Ask HN: Use my mac as a microphone for my iPhone? by quotz on Saturday July 18, 2020 @05:30PM (#23885006)
You reckon it will work?
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