[Electronics-talk] computer microphone

Lauren Merryfield lauren1 at catliness.com
Wed May 15 16:53:51 UTC 2013


Hi,
Yes, when I unplug the mike the sound is back on through my speakers.
Thanks
Lauren
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> Curious: If you pull the mic out right after JAWS is silenced, does it 
> start talking again?
> Vince
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>> Does the mic have a port for plugging in headphones or something? It 
>> shouldn't cut the sound of your computer out just by plugging it in 
>> unless it has some way of plugging in headphones to it in which case the 
>> mic is acting as a secondary sound card. Changing the output device 
>> settings should have no efect on a mic, that is an input device. Unless 
>> as in the case of a mic with a headphone settup on it will as again, it's 
>> acting as a secondary sound card. I had this issue when hooking up my 
>> Audio Technica ATR-2100 to my computer as this mic has an audio output 
>> jack on it which was taking over my sound card.
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>> From: "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com>
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>>
>>> you have to change your output device in the audio manager so it 
>>> recognizes
>>> the mic
>>> Denise
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 3:18 AM, Lauren Merryfield 
>>> <lauren1 at catliness.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I bought a microphone for my computer that plugs into the usb port but
>>>> when I plug it in, jaws says "a new device has been detected" or 
>>>> whatever,
>>>> and then the sound goes out.  I wonder why I wouldn't still have Jaws
>>>> speaking through my speakers.  Is there a certain kind of mic I should 
>>>> get
>>>> that won't cut out the sound through my speakers?  Do I have to have 
>>>> any
>>>> kind of drivers or whatever for the mic to work?  I've never hooked up 
>>>> a
>>>> mic to my computer before, so this is all new to me.
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Lauren
>>>> "Can you think of times when an encouraging word or act helped shape 
>>>> your
>>>> life? Someone loved you, spoke kindly to you, gave you a chance or put 
>>>> an
>>>> arm around your shoulder and it changed you.  Their encouragement 
>>>> became
>>>> the cure for your grief, your discouragement or your loneliness.  You 
>>>> can
>>>> be that encourager for others in need." --Bob Patterson
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