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I have a microphone problem I just bought it and plugged it in my computer. I unmuted the mic in the volume control. But every time I test it in the volume recorder in XP, it only records if I hit the mic with my hand. It doesn't record any talking or voices. Just the beats. And I have to hit it really hard for the wave to show that it is recording.
Does anyone know what the problem is?
"I just bought it"
What is "IT?"
Are you sure the mic is compatible with your motherboard? There are many types of microphones, and of course there's always the odd 1 out of 1000000000000000000000000000 that is just plain defective.
Are you sure you plugged it into "mic" and not "line in"?
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Well, we still don't know what "IT" is, I KNEW you meant the mic, what we want to know is:
WHAT BRAND
WHAT MODEL
IS IT supposed to be compatible with a computer?
DOES IT require batteries? So far, we know none of these things.
Hell, I've got old carbon, ribbon, dynamic, crystal, ceramic, how many mic's can you name? around here AND NOT ONE OF THOSE will work with my computer. My computer requires an electret mic.
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By default windows sets your recording input to something other than the microphone, odd. anyways, you open up volum control and goto options>properties. Then click on the recording radio button. then make sure the microphone check box is checked. then click ok.(this is your recording input volume controler. cleck the select box under the microphone volume slider and put the slider about 1/2 of the way up. this should allow you to record now. to make sure you dont get any nasty feedback close out of volume control and re-open it up. set your microphone volume output level to muted or very low
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do you happen to have any other sound editing programs installed?
I use Goldwave, and it controls line in, mic, etc. If it's not set to mic, it will not work no matter what settings you change in the volume control properties.Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks
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Check the mic's jack. If it's a stereo jack, that would indicate that it needs a sound card that supplies power to the mic. There aren't many of them around.
Sorry, I do not check for private messages
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Oh come onnnnnnnnnn.
The solution is to open volume properties, and click "advanced" under the mic.
you simply have to "tick" the "20db gain" to improve the sensitivity (big time)
99.9999999% of sound cards have it.
I know this is a lovely site, and I practically live here for help, but to query everything seems too over the top for such a simple solution.
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