I'd say no. I'd think a usb mic would work like usb speakers and not require
a soundcard, but they sorta emulate a soundcard. At least thats how my
friend's usb speakers work.
As for mics, I've got a $14 labtec headset, and ppl say I come thru as
clearly as on a telephone. I think this is because of the noise cancelling
feature, and that I spent 20 min tweaking it. Please spend time playing with
your recording levels, you'll discover that you won't need that 20db boost
that adds so much noise. I suggest the 'voice_loopback 1' command to see how
you sound, and to try playing with 'voice_maxgain' to get your voice to a
nice level.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan McCullough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: SB Live Plat, and Voice com...
>
> I think alot of the reason it sounds terrible is the record gain of the
mic
> and the quality of the mic you are using. I went out and bought a
> plantronics dsp-300. It cost me about $100, but everyone says I come
through
> clearer than anyone else. The plantronics headset comes with a mic that
has
> noise-canceling. This is one of the most important things. Make sure you
get
> a mic that has noise cancelling. My sound card is not as good as you guys
> either. I have the SB Live! Platinum.
>
> Also, if you are using a desktop mic you are likely to get alot of
> background noise from everything. The last thing you want to try playing
> with is the recording volume of the mic. If it is set too high, you will
> sound hissy and poppy.
>
> I have a question though kind of OT but I hope someone can answer. Please
> reply to my question off list, reply to above on list.
> Heres my question:
> I have a USB headset. Now it being usb, does it use the sound card at all?
> Is it all software? Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wrath_of_Ace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 8:45 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: SB Live Plat, and Voice com...
>
>
>
> Im working on mine. Win2K SBLive Plat 5.1.
>
> Dan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sysop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:33 AM
> Subject: SB Live Plat, and Voice com...
>
>
> >
> > Client == Win98SE
> > Soundcard == SB Live Plat (no live drive, not 5.1 version)
> > Headphones though speaker jack on sound card, mic though mic jack on
> > soundcard.
> > Quality == shit!
> >
> > Has anybody gotten voice com working well with a sblive? If this has
been
> > covered in the list before, please point me to TFA so I can R it.
> >
> > --
> > Revenge is a dish best served Colt...
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
