> So you're saying that I should always have the mic muted in the mixer panel?
> I guess I was under the assumption that this meant the mic was disabled when
> checked. What you're saying is that this being checked just keeps the mic
> input from being rerouted to the speakers?
I assume that by "the mixer panel", you refer to the Volume Control applet in
Win9x/2k. If so, then you need to understand that there are at least 2
different "mixers" you can access/modify: Playback and Record. To switch
between them (and often the 3rd-party drivers-supported "Other" setting), go to
Options -> Properties. When you're messing with the *Playback*, you need to
make sure the "Mute" checkbox is checked. You neither want nor need to be
hearing everything your mic picks up being spit back at you in a constant
stream. However, switch to Recording, and it's the exact opposite: check the
box (labeled "Select") to enable recording through that device. So you get the
mic input enabled and the mike playback *disabled*, aka muted. It's really
pretty simple, but...
Eric (the Deacon remix)
http://www.firekite.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Hoeppner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:14 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: 1.1.0.8 Voice Comm- WTF is going on with this thing?
>
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>
>
> I am using headphones and boom mic, although it's kina jury rigged. I had a
> crappy old Labtec headset with a boom mic, and the earpieces sucked, so I
> disassembled this set, and attached the boom mic to my Sony CD-60
> headphones.
>
> Ok. I rechecked the mute box, and this got rid of the nasty "feedback"
> noise in the Voice Setup app, but the app still isn't picking up what I say,
> and the "system setup" button is still grayed out.
>
> I'll try it out in game and see if it works...
>
> StanTheMan
> TheHardwareFreak
> www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HL Server [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:53 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: 1.1.0.8 Voice Comm- WTF is going on with this thing?
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:05 AM 09/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >And one other thing. The system setup button is grayed out
> > in the Voice
> > >Setup app. Also, when I have the Windows Volume Control, or
> > Mixer, open,
> > >and launch the Voice Setup app, the Microphone Balance
> > "mute" check box
> > >suddenly gets checked by a ghost (or should I say by the
> > Voice Setup app?).
> >
> > You don't want your mic amplified when recording ... If it's
> > on and you're
> > not using headphones, a great chance of feedback can occur
> > ... sometimes
> > even with headphones on ... I didn't even realize they did
> > this ... That's
> > cool ... I'm sure if you double click your taskbar speaker, go into
> > Options->Properties->Recording you will see that the mic is
> > not muted ...
> >
> > >This is just strange. I really hope that your response is
> > NOT "Go buy a
> > >real sound card." If Microsoft's sound recroder app works,
> > so should voice
> > >comm in HL.
> >
> > When I did the test record it was weird ... Heard my voice
> > twice and very
> > much delayed ... I used it simply to set volume levels ... it
> > works fine in
> > game ...
> >
> > >Thx again for the assistance.
> > >
> > >StanTheMan
> > >TheHardwareFreak
> > >www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc
> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Stan Hoeppner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 5:47 AM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: 1.1.0.8 Voice Comm- WTF is going on with this thing?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Why is it that even with the mobo integrated AC97 sound I
> > > > have, and the
> > > > cheap labtec boom mic, that w2k's inbuilt sound recorder app
> > > > can record and
> > > > play back my voice nicely, considering the quality of my
> > > > components, yet the
> > > > Sierra Voice Setup app...I can't even describe it really.
> > > >
> > > > 1. There is a constant humming noise, that sounds like a
> > > > combination of
> > > > space noise, and a horribly tuned airplane piston engine
> > > > revving up and down
> > > > and up and down. This is just by firing up the app.
> > > > 2. When I speak into it, you can't decipher what comes back.
> > > > 3. The syllables I speak into the mic get played back, but
> > > > are doubled in
> > > > time length, if not more...just drawn out like they're played
> > > > back at 1/2 or
> > > > 1/3 speed or something....
> > > >
> > > > what gives? Windows sound recorder does fine, although
> > > > "static-y", but
> > > > easily understandable.
> > > >
> > > > This Sierra Voice Setup thing isn't recording and playing
> > > > back the same
> > > > stuff that windows sound recorder is...wtf!
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas here? Please help Valve.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, what reference hardware, and what window interface did
> > > > you hook to?
> > > > God I'm baffled and ticked. Why can an el cheapo OS
> > sound recorder do
> > > > 100000 times better than your interface to the sound system?
> > > >
> > > > StanTheMan
> > > > TheHardwareFreak
> > > > www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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