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Offline caldera

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microphone issues
« on: May 20, 2025, 08:29:26 PM »
Using a lapel mic attached to my joystick - the same setup as when I last played - but no sound comes out.  I tried another mic and got the same result.  Any ideas?


In-game and sound card settings:

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Offline Bizman

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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 01:01:37 AM »
Does the microphone work with other programs? Like Camera or Sound Recorder? Or in Windows Settings?

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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 06:01:20 AM »
I checked this box to verify it works.  Mic level is at 100%.

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 To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late.
 And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds.
 For the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods."

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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 07:29:06 AM »
You have a speaker icon in your sys tray. Right click it then open volume mixer. Is the mic or mic input port connected shown as the input device?
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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 08:27:21 AM »
Using a lapel mic attached to my joystick - the same setup as when I last played - but no sound comes out.  I tried another mic and got the same result.  Any ideas?


Did you check these two in-game areas related to sound?



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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 02:44:19 PM »
You have a speaker icon in your sys tray. Right click it then open volume mixer. Is the mic or mic input port connected shown as the input device?

It does not show a microphone.

"Then out spake brave Horatius, the Captain of the gate:
 To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late.
 And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds.
 For the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods."

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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #6 on: Yesterday at 02:47:13 PM »
Did you check these two in-game areas related to sound?





Here is my setup:





"Then out spake brave Horatius, the Captain of the gate:
 To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late.
 And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds.
 For the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods."

Offline Shane

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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #7 on: Yesterday at 03:55:42 PM »
Here is my setup:


No other option pops out on the microphone bar? 

Seems to be getting above my area of knowledge...  hope you get it fixed, but vox is over-rated, anyway.  :noid
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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #8 on: Yesterday at 04:01:26 PM »
Windows 10?

How are you connecting these microphones to the PC?
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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #9 on: Yesterday at 05:17:03 PM »
Windows 10?

How are you connecting these microphones to the PC?

Windows 7.  Plugged into the sound card.
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 To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late.
 And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds.
 For the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods."

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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #10 on: Yesterday at 05:21:23 PM »
No other option pops out on the microphone bar? 

Seems to be getting above my area of knowledge...  hope you get it fixed, but vox is over-rated, anyway.  :noid

True.  My voice sounds much better in a printed format.

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 To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late.
 And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds.
 For the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods."

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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #11 on: Yesterday at 06:00:27 PM »
Maybe the sound card is defective ..

No mic port on the motherboard?

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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #12 on: Yesterday at 06:01:14 PM »
Windows 7? Report to the Carrousel for renewal.   ;)

I'm wonder if the input jack (pink) from the sound card pic should be showing something plugged in there.
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Re: microphone issues
« Reply #13 on: Yesterday at 07:40:35 PM »
Maybe the sound card is defective ..

No mic port on the motherboard?

Eagler

I tried using the motherboard sound and the game kept crashing when I keyed the mic.

Not sure the sound card is defective, because the mic did pick up sound when i tested it (see reply#2) but can't play the game with the mic on send continuously.

It's weird, for sure.  I ordered a USB mic to see if that works.


Windows 7? Report to the Carrousel for renewal.   ;)

I'm wonder if the input jack (pink) from the sound card pic should be showing something plugged in there.

Only if Jenny comes with me.  :D


The whole thing is really weird, because AH saved all my settings from six years ago and I haven't played any other PC games or made any changes, outside of a monitor.  :headscratch:


Thank you all for the help, btw. <S>
« Last Edit: Yesterday at 07:42:14 PM by caldera »
"Then out spake brave Horatius, the Captain of the gate:
 To every man upon this earth, death cometh soon or late.
 And how can man die better, than facing fearful odds.
 For the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods."