I am using a headset and a seperate Microphone. My mic isn't working but
when i run the test on it and play a song through media player it lights up
the test bar from the music not from the microphone. They are both plugged
into the right jacks and my headphones are working perfectly. So what is the
deal why is my mic messed up?

cameronnat (cameronnat@discussions.microsoft.com) in
F23A0D1E-47DA-454F-9016-EF9F70822F85@microsoft.com:

> I am using a headset and a seperate Microphone. My mic isn't working
> but when i run the test on it and play a song through media player it
> lights up the test bar from the music not from the microphone. They
> are both plugged into the right jacks and my headphones are working
> perfectly. So what is the deal why is my mic messed up?

Double-click the Volume icon in the System Tray (bottom right).
Then choose Options | Properties, and
check (radio button) Adjust_volume_for Recording,
make sure that Microphone is ticked in the list, then
press OK, and
make sure that the Microphone slider is Selected (check box) and set above
zero level.

Note that the check boxes read "Select" when playing back, and "Mute" when
recording.

--
Chris Laarman

" My boxes read "Select" when recording, and "Mute" when
playing back". This hasn't sovled my problem

"Chris Laarman" wrote:

> cameronnat (cameronnat@discussions.microsoft.com) in
> F23A0D1E-47DA-454F-9016-EF9F70822F85@microsoft.com:
>
> > I am using a headset and a seperate Microphone. My mic isn't working
> > but when i run the test on it and play a song through media player it
> > lights up the test bar from the music not from the microphone. They
> > are both plugged into the right jacks and my headphones are working
> > perfectly. So what is the deal why is my mic messed up?
>
> Double-click the Volume icon in the System Tray (bottom right).
> Then choose Options | Properties, and
> check (radio button) Adjust_volume_for Recording,
> make sure that Microphone is ticked in the list, then
> press OK, and
> make sure that the Microphone slider is Selected (check box) and set above
> zero level.
>
> Note that the check boxes read "Select" when playing back, and "Mute" when
> recording.
>
> --
> Chris Laarman
>
>
>

Have you tried to set the mic boost in the advanced box on microphone level
in the volume control window?
--
"The more I Know, the less I need"


"cameronnat" wrote:

> " My boxes read "Select" when recording, and "Mute" when
> playing back". This hasn't sovled my problem
>
> "Chris Laarman" wrote:
>
> > cameronnat (cameronnat@discussions.microsoft.com) in
> > F23A0D1E-47DA-454F-9016-EF9F70822F85@microsoft.com:
> >
> > > I am using a headset and a seperate Microphone. My mic isn't working
> > > but when i run the test on it and play a song through media player it
> > > lights up the test bar from the music not from the microphone. They
> > > are both plugged into the right jacks and my headphones are working
> > > perfectly. So what is the deal why is my mic messed up?
> >
> > Double-click the Volume icon in the System Tray (bottom right).
> > Then choose Options | Properties, and
> > check (radio button) Adjust_volume_for Recording,
> > make sure that Microphone is ticked in the list, then
> > press OK, and
> > make sure that the Microphone slider is Selected (check box) and set above
> > zero level.
> >
> > Note that the check boxes read "Select" when playing back, and "Mute" when
> > recording.
> >
> > --
> > Chris Laarman
> >
> >
> >

Also, UNcheck the MUTE on microphone level in volume control (why MUTE?).
--
"The more I Know, the less I need"


"Lagarto_Roca" wrote:

> Have you tried to set the mic boost in the advanced box on microphone level
> in the volume control window?
> --
> "The more I Know, the less I need"
>
>
> "cameronnat" wrote:
>
> > " My boxes read "Select" when recording, and "Mute" when
> > playing back". This hasn't sovled my problem
> >
> > "Chris Laarman" wrote:
> >
> > > cameronnat (cameronnat@discussions.microsoft.com) in
> > > F23A0D1E-47DA-454F-9016-EF9F70822F85@microsoft.com:
> > >
> > > > I am using a headset and a seperate Microphone. My mic isn't working
> > > > but when i run the test on it and play a song through media player it
> > > > lights up the test bar from the music not from the microphone. They
> > > > are both plugged into the right jacks and my headphones are working
> > > > perfectly. So what is the deal why is my mic messed up?
> > >
> > > Double-click the Volume icon in the System Tray (bottom right).
> > > Then choose Options | Properties, and
> > > check (radio button) Adjust_volume_for Recording,
> > > make sure that Microphone is ticked in the list, then
> > > press OK, and
> > > make sure that the Microphone slider is Selected (check box) and set above
> > > zero level.
> > >
> > > Note that the check boxes read "Select" when playing back, and "Mute" when
> > > recording.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chris Laarman
> > >
> > >
> > >