Guest Persephone Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Hey... I posted another post in here ealier this week, alas, it seems ot have 'disappeared' so, I'll try this again. I am running WIN XP SP3 and I am having problems getting my mic to be recognized, I have went through all the help and advice in all the posts in here... An my Advanced areas, the mic WAS Slelected--NOT muted, but, I was able to Select another itme, hence the mic is 'clean' now, also I noticed on the Record area that isa is greyed out, should it be greyed out and if not, how do I get it to where I can use it? I was told by my brother that it SHOULD NOT be greyed out and IF it is, then I need to try another audio divice and see if it works with it, like my Ipod or someother audio device. My desktop speakers work just fine and th3e hjeadphone part of my headphone/mic comvo unit work fine, just not the mic part. HELP!!!!! I am getting ready to start working from home an dI NEED this to WORK!!!!! Thanks, Persephone
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Microphone not working in XP "Persephone" <Persephone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:224B1998-83A8-435F-BD58-2A9191B73519@microsoft.com... > Hey... > > I posted another post in here ealier this week, alas, it seems ot have > 'disappeared' so, I'll try this again. > > I am running WIN XP SP3 and I am having problems getting my mic to be > recognized, I have went through all the help and advice in all the posts > in > here... > > An my Advanced areas, the mic WAS Slelected--NOT muted, but, I was able to > Select another itme, hence the mic is 'clean' now, also I noticed on the > Record area that isa is greyed out, should it be greyed out and if not, > how > do I get it to where I can use it? > > I was told by my brother that it SHOULD NOT be greyed out and IF it is, > then > I need to try another audio divice and see if it works with it, like my > Ipod > or someother audio device. My desktop speakers work just fine and th3e > hjeadphone part of my headphone/mic comvo unit work fine, just not the mic > part. > > HELP!!!!! I am getting ready to start working from home an dI NEED this to > WORK!!!!! > > Thanks, Be sure that the mic actually does work. Try it on another system, try another mic that you know to work. It's also possible that the mic jack is broken, in which case you probably need to add another sound card or audio interface. HTH -pk
Guest Persephone Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Microphone not working in XP Thanks Patrick, I have gotten it to work now..YES!!!!!! But, here is another question, my voice didn't sound very loud on it, I have maxed out all the volume controls that I have, what else can I do, if anything? Thanks again!!! Persy..... "Patrick Keenan" wrote: > "Persephone" <Persephone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:224B1998-83A8-435F-BD58-2A9191B73519@microsoft.com... > > Hey... > > > > I posted another post in here ealier this week, alas, it seems ot have > > 'disappeared' so, I'll try this again. > > > > I am running WIN XP SP3 and I am having problems getting my mic to be > > recognized, I have went through all the help and advice in all the posts > > in > > here... > > > > An my Advanced areas, the mic WAS Slelected--NOT muted, but, I was able to > > Select another itme, hence the mic is 'clean' now, also I noticed on the > > Record area that isa is greyed out, should it be greyed out and if not, > > how > > do I get it to where I can use it? > > > > I was told by my brother that it SHOULD NOT be greyed out and IF it is, > > then > > I need to try another audio divice and see if it works with it, like my > > Ipod > > or someother audio device. My desktop speakers work just fine and th3e > > hjeadphone part of my headphone/mic comvo unit work fine, just not the mic > > part. > > > > HELP!!!!! I am getting ready to start working from home an dI NEED this to > > WORK!!!!! > > > > Thanks, > > Be sure that the mic actually does work. Try it on another system, try > another mic that you know to work. It's also possible that the mic jack is > broken, in which case you probably need to add another sound card or audio > interface. > > HTH > -pk > >
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: Microphone not working in XP "Persephone" <Persephone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D1097CAF-AF2A-4594-9EA3-0E79C9DCA4C9@microsoft.com... > Thanks Patrick, I have gotten it to work now..YES!!!!!! But, here is > another > question, my voice didn't sound very loud on it, I have maxed out all the > volume controls that I have, what else can I do, if anything? If the mic does not have a lot of output, you have to either use a mic that does, or amplify it with an external amplifier. Microphones are not by any means all equal. For just non-critical voice amplification, I tend to use small mixers, in a number of cases Behringer products, which are available at many music stores. They aren't great, and noise levels rise dramatically if you have to turn them up, but if you're careful that isn't a problem; and they are not expensive as these things go. What kind and quality of mic you need is heavily influenced by what you need it for. HTH -pk > > Thanks again!!! > Persy..... > > "Patrick Keenan" wrote: > >> "Persephone" <Persephone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:224B1998-83A8-435F-BD58-2A9191B73519@microsoft.com... >> > Hey... >> > >> > I posted another post in here ealier this week, alas, it seems ot have >> > 'disappeared' so, I'll try this again. >> > >> > I am running WIN XP SP3 and I am having problems getting my mic to be >> > recognized, I have went through all the help and advice in all the >> > posts >> > in >> > here... >> > >> > An my Advanced areas, the mic WAS Slelected--NOT muted, but, I was able >> > to >> > Select another itme, hence the mic is 'clean' now, also I noticed on >> > the >> > Record area that isa is greyed out, should it be greyed out and if not, >> > how >> > do I get it to where I can use it? >> > >> > I was told by my brother that it SHOULD NOT be greyed out and IF it is, >> > then >> > I need to try another audio divice and see if it works with it, like my >> > Ipod >> > or someother audio device. My desktop speakers work just fine and th3e >> > hjeadphone part of my headphone/mic comvo unit work fine, just not the >> > mic >> > part. >> > >> > HELP!!!!! I am getting ready to start working from home an dI NEED this >> > to >> > WORK!!!!! >> > >> > Thanks, >> >> Be sure that the mic actually does work. Try it on another system, try >> another mic that you know to work. It's also possible that the mic jack >> is >> broken, in which case you probably need to add another sound card or >> audio >> interface. >> >> HTH >> -pk >> >>
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