PC Microphone

jasmin10

I have just got Skype on my Pc and bought a basic microphone that has the pink plug on the end (I know being very technical arent I). I have plugged it into the hard drive and done the test call on skype but it's not working as when I speak I can't hear myself. I have looked for the obvious settings but can't seem to get it to work.

Help would be really appreciated.

richyrichuk

ok sorry but when u plug in ur mic, it plugs into your pc. not your "hard drive"

double click sound icon bottom right of screen>options>properties>check recording>tick MIC (or font mic,maybe displayed diff) and click ok>untick the box and move bar to full.

do the same for playback. that should be it.

jasmin10

Thanks for you reply, I have it plugged into the base unit. I now have it working but feels like I have to be on top of it and when playing back it sounds really faint. The sound on my pc is ok so is there a way I can increase the playback of the mic. I have done a test call and the person I sopke to said that I sounded ok just a bit echoey. I have found something on my monitor to turn this off but I just need to turn up the mic volume now.

richyrichuk

ukno how u went into the volume settings and moved the bar for the MIC volume, well go in again and do it, and untick as many boxes as u can and raise all the volume bars upto full.

dont forget to do it on playback and recording settings...

jasmin10

ok, in the box for master volume all bars ar now on full except for the master volume as sound blares (except for the mic), wheres the volume adjustments for playback and recording?

Right found what you mean for the playback adn records. I have on mine recording and other but both are greyed out so I can't alter them.

jasmin10

could it be that this is just a crap mic that I bought. I've just phoned someone to see what it's like now I have put the mic bac where I want it and they said they could hardly hear me and they could hear themselves

hmmm haven't I just wasted some money???

jasmin10

sorted. I had to have the recording up high and the recording muted and the playback up high and it is now ok although a bit echoey

richyrichuk

ok. so all A ok now.. good stuff!!!