[Electronics-talk] computer microphone

[David Andrews]

The mic cuts off your speakers so you don't get feedback, which is 
normal behavior.

If the speakers didn't cut out then the mic would pick up its own 
sound and you would get what is commonly known as feedback!

Dave

At 10:14 PM 5/17/2013, you wrote:
>Hi,
>Thanks for all of the help you guys!  I have 2 mics now.  One is a 
>stand-alone one which is the one that was cutting off my 
>speakers.  The other one is a headset mic and sound comes through 
>the headphones fine, so that's what I'm going to go with.
>
>Thanks a lot!
>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
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Phillipson" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:32 AM
>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone
>
>
>>Lauren open the jaws window use alt plus tab  now If that doesn't 
>>work open it with the start menu by pressing the windows key and 
>>down arrow until you find jaws.  press alt to open menus and shift 
>>tab once then right arrow to utilities and press tab.  Now down 
>>arrow until you get to sound card and then right arrow to the 
>>submenu and check default.  left arrow to go back to the main 
>>utilities menu and down arrow to ok
>>
>>Julie Phillipson
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Merryfield" 
>><lauren1 at catliness.com>
>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 2:11 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone
>>
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I don't know how to get into the Jaws menu.  Insert-J doesn't work.
>>>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
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Phillipson" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:18 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone
>>>
>>>
>>>>it is in jaws under utilities it is called sound card be sure 
>>>>that default is checked.
>>>>Julie Phillipson
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Merryfield" 
>>>><lauren1 at catliness.com>
>>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:01 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>I did find the sounds manager in the control panel but the only 
>>>>>thing I found for microphone was for voice recognition.  I 
>>>>>wasn't sure what to be looking for that would cause the mic to 
>>>>>shut off the speaker sound. I tried it again tonight with the same problem.
>>>>>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
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly" <reeseswife at gmail.com>
>>>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:33 AM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Lauren, you might have to go into the sounds manager, but I 
>>>>>>don't know why it isn't working.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Beverly Hunter
>>>>>>Senior Manager
>>>>>>Lightyear Wireless
>>>>>>www.bhmarketinggroup.com
>>>>>>Phone:  770-892-8184
>>>>>>Email: bhmarketinggroup at lightyearwireless.com
>>>>>>Skype:  blackpearl1953
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Merryfield" 
>>>>>><lauren1 at catliness.com>
>>>>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:18 AM
>>>>>>Subject: [Electronics-talk] computer microphone
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>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