In my house we can't seem to get a mic working on any of our PC's.
We need help getting the mic working somewhere. We're trying with soundcards that all have mic ports and are all running with the latest drivers. The recording volume is turned up, Mic is selected, and it's not muted in the playback settings. There is no sound.
the only sound we get is a slight crackle when inserting or removing the mic plug from the jack on the souncard.
I'm just starting to lose my mind here. Why the f@#$ do soundcard manufacturers put mic jacks on their cards if they never f@#$ing work?
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You shouldn't unmute it in the playback settings, this could lead to a feedback reaction. If it is a professional Mic it might need an amplifier. Maybe it has a on/off switch on its own?
Just guessing.
[edit] What soundcard, mic, ...?
Just guessing.
[edit] What soundcard, mic, ...?
Double click the speaker icon on the bottom right of the windows screen. If you have windows XP you have to enable this icon in the control pannel. Then under options go to properties. Select Recording and hit ok. Select Microphone as your recording device...
They should all work, every sound card I've ever had could record with a mic, and I've had lots of crappy ones.
They should all work, every sound card I've ever had could record with a mic, and I've had lots of crappy ones.
Try using headphones (as mic), too, and see if it works. If it does, the problem is with your mic.
Edit: Headphones usually have an impedance of 32 Ohm, so they also work as microphones.
Edit: Headphones usually have an impedance of 32 Ohm, so they also work as microphones.
Mic ports usually require lower input levels and they are "usually" mono.
"The recording volume is turned up, Mic is selected, and it's not muted in the playback settings. There is no sound."
Maybe the mic is bad.
"The recording volume is turned up, Mic is selected, and it's not muted in the playback settings. There is no sound."
Maybe the mic is bad.
If it is an electret mic it will need a power supply. Some sound cards have supply voltage on mic in, others don't.
Try what Sebastian proposed then you will see if mic in is ok
Try what Sebastian proposed then you will see if mic in is ok
In addition to on/off switch, some microphones have batteries (thus the on/off switch). Check them.
There is often a +20db checkbox in the recording panel of soundcards for the mic input.
Sometimes you have to yell or nearly to swallow the micro to get something out of it.
There is often a +20db checkbox in the recording panel of soundcards for the mic input.
Sometimes you have to yell or nearly to swallow the micro to get something out of it.
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