So today I went out and bought a headset with a mic on it. Surprise surprise, the headphones work, but the mic doesn't. Its in the right jack and everything, but every time I try and record, I get nothing. The 'Microphone' thing in the audio settings is NOT on Mute, its turned up all the way or near it, and another settings thing that came up has it checked off next to "Select"

I consulted Labtec's website, and followed its instructions on what to do if the mic isn't working. Didnt fix it..

What the hell is wrong with it? Is the sound card halfly dead, because the speakers work... Please help. I dont feel like hunting for a USB mic(Which I have yet to find) considering I only have one USB port :P

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And I have no idea what sound card I had, it came with the comp, and is however old the comp is.

I got the comp in 2003 I believe with XP. It's a 20 gb eMachines.

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Nothing is supposed to anyway, is it? I mean it's a jack, not a USB port, and nothing popped up when I plugged in the headset, and that works fine.

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The Line in Jack will not work witha  mic right?

Well I looked on the back of my comp. Theres 2 jacks. A 'line-in' jack, and a jack that has the Headphones symbol, then a /, then a mic symbol.

So does that mean it handles both? Because I have two plugs, and apparently only one jack. This is fucking ridiculous. What do I do? Ive already tried the mic in the other jack.

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Take my hand, this one last time,
Face the world before us, the warrior inside,
In a lifetime of disaster, it's a battle to the end,
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I know exactly what the problem is.

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Liar. I know for a fact you don't.  

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Quote: from whyteguysrock143 at 5:17 pm on Nov. 27, 2006

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I know exactly what the problem is.

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Liar. I know for a fact you don't.  

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You don't know that.  

- Bad sound card.

- Broken jack.

- Bad drivers.

- Or just a simple problem in windows.

First of all, make sure the mic is plugged into the pink jack (if they're all black, then mic, or Line In).
Make sure the 'Line In' 'Mic'  and 'Line Out' (sometimes that may fix the prob) volumes on volume control are all up atleast 1/4 and un-muted.

Make sure the mic is plugged in ALL the way, and is in the pink jack. Then try it out.

If it doesn't work, double check and see if your speakers are working. If they're, then go to 'Control Panel', click on 'Sound and Audio Devices' go to the voice tab, and at 'Voice Recording', make sure that it is set to your default sound card (the same as the one on voice playback.

Then go to the tab next to it, 'Audio', and make sure all of those are set to the same card.

Then try it, and let me know if that works.

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And I'm still wondering why the mic and speakers, share the same jack.

I tryed to record voice using sound recorder, hit stop. Plugged in the speakers, then hit play, and just heard static.

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Take my hand, this one last time,
Face the world before us, the warrior inside,
In a lifetime of disaster, it's a battle to the end,
Final stand, my life must carry on, And forever, this time.