[Electronics-talk] computer microphone

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
No, there is no jack on the mic.
Thanks
Lauren
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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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>> 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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