microphone not working

[JB]

here's a dumb question:

Why doesn't my microphone work? Im using a soundblaster live value card and
have a microphone plugged in to the proper input. In volume and recording
controls I have made sure that the mic is not muted. I have tried a second
microphone just to make sure. Im sure there is a simple solution that I am
missing. Thanks for the help.

 

[dev]

JB said:

Why doesn't my microphone work? Im using a soundblaster live value card and
have a microphone plugged in to the proper input. In volume and recording
controls I have made sure that the mic is not muted. I have tried a second
microphone just to make sure. Im sure there is a simple solution that I am
missing.

Click OPTIONS|ADJUST VOLUME|FOR RECORDING. Select (checkmark) the box
for the mic, below the slider - which should be set at a reasonable volume.
This should turn on the mic.

 

[JB]

yeah ... did that too ... still no luck.

JB said:


Click OPTIONS|ADJUST VOLUME|FOR RECORDING. Select (checkmark) the box
for the mic, below the slider - which should be set at a reasonable volume.
This should turn on the mic.

 

[dev]

JB said:

yeah ... did that too ... still no luck.

Try another mic, and be sure that it has the correct type of plug, and
that the plug is seated fully into the jack..

Incidentally, to avoid the ragged, short lines that you see in the quoted
portion of your replies, consider fixing Outlook Express. See
http://HOME.IN.TUM.DE/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ for a patch that puts
an end to this longstanding mess.

 

[JB]

No Luck. Tried 2 microphones.

dev wrote:
|| JB said:
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||||| Why doesn't my microphone work? Im using a soundblaster live
||||| value card and have a microphone plugged in to the proper input.
||||| In volume and recording controls I have made sure that the mic is
||||| not muted. I have tried a second microphone just to make sure.
||||| Im sure there is a simple solution that I am missing.
||||
|||| Click OPTIONS|ADJUST VOLUME|FOR RECORDING. Select (checkmark) the
|||| box for the mic, below the slider - which should be set at a
|||| reasonable volume. This should turn on the mic.
|||
||| yeah ... did that too ... still no luck.
||
|| Try another mic, and be sure that it has the correct type of plug,
|| and
|| that the plug is seated fully into the jack..
||
|| Incidentally, to avoid the ragged, short lines that you see in the
|| quoted portion of your replies, consider fixing Outlook Express. See
|| http://HOME.IN.TUM.DE/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ for a patch that
|| puts
|| an end to this longstanding mess.
||
|| --
|| For most XP answers and tweaks...
|| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm http://dougknox.com
|| http://aumha.org http://support.microsoft.com

 

[dev]

JB said:

dev wrote:

|| JB said:
||
|||
|||| JB said:
||||
||||| Why doesn't my microphone work? Im using a soundblaster live
||||| value card and have a microphone plugged in to the proper input.
||||| In volume and recording controls I have made sure that the mic is
||||| not muted. I have tried a second microphone just to make sure.
||||| Im sure there is a simple solution that I am missing.
||||
|||| Click OPTIONS|ADJUST VOLUME|FOR RECORDING. Select (checkmark) the
|||| box for the mic, below the slider - which should be set at a
|||| reasonable volume. This should turn on the mic.
|||
||| yeah ... did that too ... still no luck.
||
|| Try another mic, and be sure that it has the correct type of plug,
|| and
|| that the plug is seated fully into the jack..
||
|| Incidentally, to avoid the ragged, short lines that you see in the
|| quoted portion of your replies, consider fixing Outlook Express. See
|| http://HOME.IN.TUM.DE/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ for a patch that
|| puts
|| an end to this longstanding mess.

No Luck. Tried 2 microphones.

Humm. Outta ideas. The same card works fine here. Perhaps it is damaged?