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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
After months of using a headset for Skype calls on my
Dell XPS M1300 laptop, I've discovered that my voice was being picked up not from the mic on the headset but from the laptop's built-in microphone. The headset's red mic plug was inserted firmly into the mic jack on the front edge of the laptop, but the audio was still detected only by the laptop's built-in mic. Does anyone have a clue why the audio source wasn't changed the headset mic when the headset mic was plugged in? *TimDaniels* |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
On Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:00:18 -0800, "Timothy Daniels"
wrote: After months of using a headset for Skype calls on my Dell XPS M1300 laptop, I've discovered that my voice was being picked up not from the mic on the headset but from the laptop's built-in microphone. The headset's red mic plug was inserted firmly into the mic jack on the front edge of the laptop, but the audio was still detected only by the laptop's built-in mic. Does anyone have a clue why the audio source wasn't changed the headset mic when the headset mic was plugged in? *TimDaniels* You might try going to Control Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices, then select the Voice tab and see what device is selected as the default for voice recording. |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
On 6/02/2012 6:00 PM, Timothy Daniels wrote:
After months of using a headset for Skype calls on my Dell XPS M1300 laptop, I've discovered that my voice was being picked up not from the mic on the headset but from the laptop's built-in microphone. The headset's red mic plug was inserted firmly into the mic jack on the front edge of the laptop, but the audio was still detected only by the laptop's built-in mic. Does anyone have a clue why the audio source wasn't changed the headset mic when the headset mic was plugged in? *TimDaniels* You need to set the headset mike as the default audio input device. Go to toolsoptionsaudio settings . Ensure that all potential audio devices are plugged in, then click on the microphone dropdown box. You will see a list of potential audio input devices. In my case, I have 3; USB headset, USB Mic (on camera) and IDT audio (inbuilt). Just move the headset device to the top of the list and the remainder in your preferred order. In my case, the USB headset is top, the USB Mic is 2nd and the IDT audio at the bottom. This will become the default order even if one or more devices aren't present. For instance, if I disconnect the headset, the USB mic on the camera becomes the next available rather than IDT audio where I never have a mic connected anyway. Don't forget to save your settings! -- Krypsis |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
On Feb 6, 1:00*am, "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
After months of using a headset for Skype calls on my Dell XPS M1300 laptop, I've discovered that my voice was being picked up not from the mic on the headset but from the laptop's built-in microphone. *The headset's red mic plug was inserted firmly into the mic jack on the front edge of the laptop, but the audio was still detected only by the laptop's built-in mic. *Does anyone have a clue why the audio source wasn't changed the headset mic when the headset mic was plugged in? *TimDaniels* Maybe you're thinking this is the same as earphones...plugging-in disconnects the speakers? |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
On 6/02/2012 7:19 PM, Krypsis wrote:
On 6/02/2012 6:00 PM, Timothy Daniels wrote: After months of using a headset for Skype calls on my Dell XPS M1300 laptop, I've discovered that my voice was being picked up not from the mic on the headset but from the laptop's built-in microphone. The headset's red mic plug was inserted firmly into the mic jack on the front edge of the laptop, but the audio was still detected only by the laptop's built-in mic. Does anyone have a clue why the audio source wasn't changed the headset mic when the headset mic was plugged in? *TimDaniels* You need to set the headset mike as the default audio input device. Go to toolsoptionsaudio settings . Ensure that all potential audio devices are plugged in, then click on the microphone dropdown box. You will see a list of potential audio input devices. In my case, I have 3; USB headset, USB Mic (on camera) and IDT audio (inbuilt). Just move the headset device to the top of the list and the remainder in your preferred order. In my case, the USB headset is top, the USB Mic is 2nd and the IDT audio at the bottom. This will become the default order even if one or more devices aren't present. For instance, if I disconnect the headset, the USB mic on the camera becomes the next available rather than IDT audio where I never have a mic connected anyway. Don't forget to save your settings! Omitted to mention .... go to use advanced options to move the items to a preferred order instead of the drop box. The drop box only selects (and temporarily overrides) default settings from the advanced options. A touch of "oldtimers disease"! -- Krypsis |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
"Krypsis" wrote in message ... On 6/02/2012 6:00 PM, Timothy Daniels wrote: After months of using a headset for Skype calls on my Dell XPS M1300 laptop, I've discovered that my voice was being picked up not from the mic on the headset but from the laptop's built-in microphone. The headset's red mic plug was inserted firmly into the mic jack on the front edge of the laptop, but the audio was still detected only by the laptop's built-in mic. Does anyone have a clue why the audio source wasn't changed the headset mic when the headset mic was plugged in? *TimDaniels* You need to set the headset mike as the default audio input device. Go to toolsoptionsaudio settings . Ensure that all potential audio devices are plugged in, then click on the microphone dropdown box. You will see a list of potential audio input devices. In my case, I have 3; USB headset, USB Mic (on camera) and IDT audio (inbuilt). Just move the headset device to the top of the list and the remainder in your preferred order. In my case, the USB headset is top, the USB Mic is 2nd and the IDT audio at the bottom. This will become the default order even if one or more devices aren't present. For instance, if I disconnect the headset, the USB mic on the camera becomes the next available rather than IDT audio where I never have a mic connected anyway. Don't forget to save your settings! -- Krypsis OK, that did it (when I finally figured out that "Tools" meant the "Tools" in the Skype UI panel). I selected "Microphone/Line In" in the dropdown menu, and that did it. I had been selecting "Line" and "Mic" in the Sigmatel UI that appeared whenever the headset was plugged in, but neither worked to switch the input device to the headset microphone. Thank you, Krypsis! *TimDaniels* |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
"Krypsis" added: Omitted to mention .... go to use advanced options to move the items to a preferred order instead of the drop box. The drop box only selects (and temporarily overrides) default settings from the advanced options. A touch of "oldtimers disease"! -- Krypsis There was nothing in the Advanced/Advanced Settings - nothing displayed, nothing to select. My Skype installation must be a little different from yours. Thanks for the addendum, though. It might help someone else. *TimDaniels* |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
On 6/02/2012 11:47 PM, Bob_Villa wrote:
On Feb 6, 1:00 am, "Timothy wrote: After months of using a headset for Skype calls on my Dell XPS M1300 laptop, I've discovered that my voice was being picked up not from the mic on the headset but from the laptop's built-in microphone. The headset's red mic plug was inserted firmly into the mic jack on the front edge of the laptop, but the audio was still detected only by the laptop's built-in mic. Does anyone have a clue why the audio source wasn't changed the headset mic when the headset mic was plugged in? *TimDaniels* Maybe you're thinking this is the same as earphones...plugging-in disconnects the speakers? No, this is not his problem. Tim, like me, has more than one audio input device available. It's really a matter of selecting priorities or "defaults". Skype, on some versions at least, gives the user options to prioritise which device gets used and when. I find it especially useful for sound output as I have at least 2 outputs generally available. General PC audio uses my USB speakers. Skype however will default to the USB headset "if" it is plugged in. If not, the next fallback are the USB speakers. One very handy feature is that you can set the Skype ring to always use speakers by default. This is especially beneficial when you get a call coming in and you aren't wearing the headset. -- Krypsis |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
On 7/02/2012 12:44 PM, Timothy Daniels wrote:
"Krypsis" added: Omitted to mention .... go touse advanced options to move the items to a preferred order instead of the drop box. The drop box only selects (and temporarily overrides) default settings from the advanced options. A touch of "oldtimers disease"! -- Krypsis There was nothing in the Advanced/Advanced Settings - nothing displayed, nothing to select. My Skype installation must be a little different from yours. Thanks for the addendum, though. It might help someone else. *TimDaniels* My Powermac version of Skype is different to the PC version I generally use. What version of Skype are you using and what hardware/OS do you use it on? -- Krypsis |
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audio picked up by laptop mic - not from headset mic
On 7/02/2012 12:42 PM, Timothy Daniels wrote:
wrote in message ... On 6/02/2012 6:00 PM, Timothy Daniels wrote: After months of using a headset for Skype calls on my Dell XPS M1300 laptop, I've discovered that my voice was being picked up not from the mic on the headset but from the laptop's built-in microphone. The headset's red mic plug was inserted firmly into the mic jack on the front edge of the laptop, but the audio was still detected only by the laptop's built-in mic. Does anyone have a clue why the audio source wasn't changed the headset mic when the headset mic was plugged in? *TimDaniels* You need to set the headset mike as the default audio input device. Go to toolsoptionsaudio settings . Ensure that all potential audio devices are plugged in, then click on the microphone dropdown box. You will see a list of potential audio input devices. In my case, I have 3; USB headset, USB Mic (on camera) and IDT audio (inbuilt). Just move the headset device to the top of the list and the remainder in your preferred order. In my case, the USB headset is top, the USB Mic is 2nd and the IDT audio at the bottom. This will become the default order even if one or more devices aren't present. For instance, if I disconnect the headset, the USB mic on the camera becomes the next available rather than IDT audio where I never have a mic connected anyway. Don't forget to save your settings! -- Krypsis OK, that did it (when I finally figured out that "Tools" meant the "Tools" in the Skype UI panel). I selected "Microphone/Line In" in the dropdown menu, and that did it. I had been selecting "Line" and "Mic" in the Sigmatel UI that appeared whenever the headset was plugged in, but neither worked to switch the input device to the headset microphone. Thank you, Krypsis! *TimDaniels* It took me quite a while to work out all the nuances of Skype. These seem to change with every iteration as well. One problem I have with the Skype version that I am currently using is that it seems to forget my defaults every now and then. See if you can see anywhere in your version to set the defaults. It makes life incredibly easy, especially if you are using Skype on a notebook and want to use the headset instead of the onboard Mic and speakers. Saves having to change the inputs and outpouts every time you plug a headset in. -- Krypsis |
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