[brucek]

I live in a small Canadian town and I cannot find a external sound card.

We know you have the internet, so why don't you simply order one on-line?

You require an external soundcard with a line-in and line-out. The laptop will usually not have a line-in. That's a requirement.

brucek

 

[brucek]

My thoughts had been

Incorrect, unfortunately. The mic input has horrible response characteristics and makes the measurements meaningless.

Buy a soundcard and do it right, it doesn't take that long once you get set up. There will surely be a day in the future that you can do it. Until then, enjoy your system....

brucek