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Thread ID: 115920 2011-02-09 17:23:00 Listen to your own voice as you speak to microphone (in real time)? FutureTiger (16227) Press F1
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1176672 2011-02-09 17:23:00 Back in the good old analog times I used my cassette-walkman for this: pressing REC+PLAY would cause the device to not only record my mic input - my voice - on the tape, but also to simultaneously feed my voice to the headphones, thus enabling me to hear myself speaking as another person would: objectively, I suppose.

I used this technique when talking to my Japanese GF and friends to check and improve my own Japanese pronunciation. I also remember foregoing the tape altogether (for the sake of privacy): I'd remove the cassette, then press REC+PLAY while holding down the little lever that normally is pushed back by the record-protect tab on the cassette, to 'trick' the device into feeding me my own voice without recording anything..

Anyway, FFWD to the digital age: now I'd like to be able to do the same thing using my PC, but it seems that it is not so simple.. Do I need some extra software to Listen to my own voice via the headphones as I speak to the microphone (in real time)?

Thanks!
FutureTiger (16227)
1176673 2011-02-11 00:58:00 Hey FutureTiger,

I'm not too sure how to go about this exactly (i.e. through headphones) but I have noticed if you enable Microphone Boost in Recording Controls in the Mixer (should be a tick box) and you turn up the speakers most of the way up you can hear your voice (or tapping) through the speakers.


Hope this helps :)

By the way, welcome to PressF1 :)
mookster1 (15854)
1176674 2011-04-18 16:06:00 Thank you for your suggestion, but I wonder, is it platform-specific? I have Win XP and this does not work for me... besides, even if it did, it would not allow me to listen AND record, correct? FutureTiger (16227)
1176675 2011-04-18 16:10:00 test FutureTiger (16227)
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