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| Thread ID: 90186 | 2008-05-26 03:27:00 | How to get a microphone to work | sarel (2490) | PC World Chat |
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| 672588 | 2008-05-26 21:37:00 | Hey thanks guys, will try that tonight. I'll also try the mic on the wife's lappie (if I can) tonight. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 672589 | 2008-05-26 21:55:00 | To add what others have said, the grey port is USUALLY for the side speakers in a 7.1 surround sound setup. If there is a pink jack, plug the mic into that. | Sherman (9181) | ||
| 672590 | 2008-05-26 22:12:00 | If you are using a motherboard with Realtek HD - go to: Start -> Control Panel -> Realtek HD Sound Effect Manager. On the "Mixer" tab, make sure the little volume knob is turned right to maximum. That worked for me when I couldn't get any level out of the mic in Skype or on Call of Duty 4 multiplayer. Yup, thats the one I was trying to think of, check the playback inputs isnt ticked for mute too:) |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 672591 | 2008-05-26 22:34:00 | Thx guys, will do sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 672592 | 2008-05-27 05:34:00 | Skype /Tools/ Options/ Audio Settings/microphone/choose from the drop down menu. I had the same problem when I started using it and I went into the computers audio settings time after time and just put in the too hard basket for ages. Then I had a fiddle in Skype one day and found this path. Be warned, Just occasionally it reverts to the windows default device and you have to reset the sound options as above. |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 672593 | 2008-05-27 05:46:00 | You have turned it on haven't you? :D (I was called to 'fix' a client's mic for Skype and found it wasn't turned on ... :lol:) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 672594 | 2008-05-27 20:23:00 | My solution was to buy a USB headset. Just plug it in and forget it. | JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 672595 | 2008-05-27 20:35:00 | Report back time : It's working. JJJJJ - we are planning to do that but then we got an older style cam free and I had the mic. jwil1 - yep, it was turned on theother1 - that was where I started, did not help DeaneF - THANK YOU, your advice worked. I fiddled around in Skype and in the sounds and audio devices without luck but as soon as I fiddled in the Realtek folder lo and behold, sound. It was pretty low volume for a start, but then I fiddled with the volume controls (again, Realtek) and it worked beautifully. Quality is a bit crap, leading to the possible replacement with an USB in the future To all the guys - thanks a lot for all the advice. You guys are really good. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 672596 | 2008-06-27 00:06:00 | Everytime I do this, Volume Controll, it always pops back at "Mute" Microphone. Why is that? Skype tells me the can't even detect the mic. Help me out please. The MSI Sound manager, well. There is nothing there that Fixes the problem. | stianek (13794) | ||
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