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How to get a mic to work?

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  • 03-08-2015 8:58pm
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    evo2000
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    Is it possible to use phone headphones/mic combo on a pc? ive plugged em in and tried but the mic doesnt work even tho i know the mic is working will they just not work on pc?


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    mordeith
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    evo2000 wrote: »
    Is it possible to use phone headphones/mic combo on a pc? ive plugged em in and tried but the mic doesnt work even tho i know the mic is working will they just not work on pc?

    You mean like a headset? Is there two separate jacks?


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    Into The Blue
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    Did you selected the headset in the pc audio mixer?


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    evo2000
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    mordeith wrote: »
    You mean like a headset? Is there two separate jacks?

    no u know the one you get with a phone its like headphones and a mic all in one theres only one jack


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    moc moc a moc
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    Unless your sound card can take a combo plug, you will need to get a splitter.


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    evo2000
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    moc moc a moc wrote: »
    Unless your sound card can take a combo plug, you will need to get a splitter.

    i had no sound card :( i only needed the mic

    Is there no other way to get it to work just as a mic?


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    Bayberry
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    evo2000 wrote: »
    i had no sound card :( i only needed the mic

    Is there no other way to get it to work just as a mic?
    If your computer makes noises, you have a sound card.

    Most computers have separate jacks for headphone and microphone, but some laptops now use a combo jack. When you have a combo jack, you usually get a popup from the sound drivers when you plug something in so that you can configure it properly (I'm not sure whether a combo jack is either headset OR Microphone, or whether it can use a headset AND mic at the same time, but I suspect not).

    Some people find it's just less hassle to use a USB headset/mic, though they are a bit more expensive.


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