Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Kolagr on September 09, 2008, 04:30:18 AM
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Hello,
I have a problem with my computer regarding sound and microphone. I play online games and I use a microphone a lot of times but recently, while playing, my microphone just stopped working...
When I turned off the game and went checking the sound and voice settings in the Control Panel, I found out that my microphone was recording and sending sounds to the computer but I was not talking to the microphone. I disconnected the microphone from the computer but still, it was recording a sound.
By that time I was listening to a music on the computer and when I stopped the music, the microphone bars indicating voice stopped appearing... And when I turned the music back on, the microphone bars went on again.
So, I think that my computer is recording sounds from himself and I've tried everything to put it back normal ways but it just don't work. I just don't know why this happened.
I canīt use the microphone anymore because when I turn it on during the game, my friends listen to themselves in what looks like an echo. They can't listen to me, and the computer records what they say and sends the same information back by the microphone output.
Does anyone have any ideia of what should I do to stop this?
Thank you for your time
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Right Click the Volume Icon near the System Clock and go to Open Volume Control.
Go to Options --> Properties and select the Input in the drop-down menu.
Now, have a fiddle with those sliders and post back.
;)
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Thank you Carbon for the information.
I did as you said but unfortunately, the computer is still recording the sounds from itself. Now only one microphone bar appears to every sound I make instead of many bars (wich is good development) and the sound is recorded with sound at minimum.
The microphone still does not work tough... :(
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In the Input menu, mute Stereo Mix and see what happens.
Also, where are you getting these bars?
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I have my windows in Portuguese but in the control panel, i have an icon named Voz (Voice in english) and when i click, it shows the options of converting text to voice and on the bottom there is a microphone icon with an slide bar and when you use a microphone, on that slide bar appear litle bars corresponding to the person's voice.
So with no microphone connected, that slide bar showed lots of bars, corresponding to a music i was listening but now after all the steps you told me to do, it only appears one flashing bar, wich means the pc is still recording sounds.
After muting Stereo Mix, nothing happens. I'll try to use an USB microphone to see if something happens. I'll let you know.
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All right.
Quite Question, can you hear yourself in the microphone?
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I've put an USB microphone with an USB Sound card and the microphone part was solved :) Now I can talk clearly.
With the other microphone I did not hear me as I speak, but this USB one I hear myself as I talk and I can't hear music and other things... :(
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Interesting....
Are you going to stick with the USB Microphone or do you want to try and get the other one fixed?
If you want to try to fix it, can you try to see if it works on another computer?
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With the USB one I can now listen to music and everything is as good as it used to be.
I tried the mic on other computer and yes it works :) Maybe it has something to do with my sound card. I'll check for that later. I'll stick with this USB one.
Thank you for all your help carbon :)
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All right, no problem.
If you need more advice, I'm sure I could conjure up some.
In fact, if this is a recent problem, you might want to try a System Restore (http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000589.htm).