[Electronics-talk] computer microphone

[Sean Paul]

What tipe of mic is this? Let me look it up & see if I can figure out what's 
going on wit it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 14:21
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone


> Hi,
> No, there is no jack on the mic.
> Thanks
> Lauren
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sean Paul" <newsandtraffic at aol.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone
>
>
>> 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.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 07:53
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>> visit us at catlines.com and lettingthecatoutofthebag.com
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