Hi, I recommend Logitech USB microphones. They're plug and play, meaning no third party drivers are required. Mind you, I'm not sure if they'll work under Vista (anyone tried it under this configuration?), but I do know they work under XP and possibly earlier. Hope that helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:14 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Using Microphone
> Dear List > > I have just tried to connect a microphone to my new PC. Unfortunately the > computer is trying to be too clever for its own good. Instead of having a > mic in socket the Tex high definition audio driver simply recognises that > you have plugged in a device and apparently asks you to specify what > device it is and configures the ports for you. > > Very clever but then not really so as the driver software appears to be > largely inaccessible to Jaws and seems quite difficult for even my sighted > daughter to come to terns with. The driver kept on insisting that the > microphone was a headphone. Why they could not have just left a mic socket > I > do not know. There is something like 5 spare ports and I do not appear to > be > able to use any of them. I could probably sort it out if the driver could > be > read by Jaws but sadly not. > > Anyway I am now considering buying a USB microphone to get around this > stupid and annoying RealTech audio feature. I have no experience of using > USB Microphones and wonder if I will be going from the frying pan to the > fire. Do I have to install drivers? > Would a USB microphone be accessible to Jaws. > Will I see the microphone in Sound Properties as mic in or line in or > will > it appear as a another device? I will be using the microphone with > applications like GoldWave and Cdex to record speech in MP3. I have no > interest in speech recognition so this is not an issue. > > Any suggestions as to a particular model which either does not need a > driver or where the driver is accessible to Jaws would be greatly > appreciated. > > Using XP Pro SPA Jaws 8 > > Regards > > > > David Griffith > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
