Go to kmix or gnome-mixer and make sure your mic is turned on. You should be able to hear yourself speaking through the headphones / speakers.
I have a Sound Blaster Live installed and it took me quite a while to figure out that I also had to have the 'capture' input option turned on under kmix for the signal to be passed onto the software (skype, audacity etc.). If I left this turned off I could still hear myself through the speakers, but the software wouldn't pick it up. Also ensure Full duplex is turned on. It's under the KDE control panel -> Sound -> Hardware. On Mon, 2004-09-06 at 17:53, Robert Fisher wrote: > How do I check that my mic is working? > > On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 16:28, Phill Coxon wrote: > > On Mon, 2004-09-06 at 16:20, Nick Rout wrote: > > > what sort of bandwidth are we talking? > > > > > > any other requirements or desirables, low latency for example? > > > > There's a very good technical FAQ on the website that covers these > > questions and much more. > > > > FAQ: > > > > http://www.skype.com/help_faq.html > > > > Questions About Skype for Linux: > > > > http://www.skype.com/help_linux_faq.html > > > > Technical questions: > > > > http://www.skype.com/help_faq.html#Technical > > > > System Requirements: > > * 400 MHz processor > > * 128 MB RAM > > * 10 MB free disk space on your hard drive > > * Sound Card, speakers and microphone > > * Internet Connection (either dial-up: minimum 33.6 Kbps modem, or > > any broadband: cable, DSL, etc.)
