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Sound System

The sound system for the Power Macintosh G3 computer supports 44.1 kHz 16-bit stereo sound output and input, available simultaneously.

Like other AV class Macintosh computers, the sound circuitry and system software can create sounds digitally and either play the sounds through speaker inside the enclosure or send the sound signals out through the sound output jack. The Power Macintosh G3 computer also records sound from several sources: an analog sound source connected to the line-level sound input jack, analog sound from the modem card connected to the internal modem connector, or a compact disc in the CD-ROM player. With each sound input source, sound playthrough can be enabled or disabled.

Sound Inputs

Digitizing Sound