katherine if you like write me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with contact information and I'll call you and try to help you work through it. Chris Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 5:52 PM Subject: Skype/mic help
> Hello, > > Just subscribed to this list. Hope this is on topic, the problems I'm > having are to do with my mic/lack of understanding about audio > settings...wonder if anyone can help... > > I recently installed Skype. At first when I did a test call where you > record yourself a message and see if you can hear it played back I > couldn't > hear anything being played back. Skype said I'd need to check my audio > settings. So I worked through the audio set up guide at > http://www.skype.com/help/guides/soundsetup_win2k.html > (I'm using Windows XP). > > As far as I can tell I followed the instructions properly; I did recheck a > few things because really don't understand much about setting up sound > stuff, and pretty sure I've done what it says. But the problem now is I > can't even get to try and make a test call. As soon as I go to make the > test call I get an error and it says problem with recording device; please > check audio settings and make sure you have the right microphone selected. > > I've tried a few times since making the changes I thought I was meant to, > and keep getting this error. Trouble is I can't remember what changes I > made, and I can't work it out from going through the set up guide again > because I didn't need to make all the changes it said. > > As far as making sure I've got the right mic selected goes, I'm not sure > in > all the settings where that decision is made. Also, I know this sounds > crazy but I don't even know what mics there are to choose from: I have a > new computer and didn't take notice when I bought it of whether it has its > own internal mic; I thought I'm trying to use an external mic/headphones > set > I've got...but perhaps there's another mic somewhere and somehow something > I've done is makeing it all conflict... > > As far as I know my mic is working properly - I haven't used it for ages > but > it worked last time I did. > > I'm wondering whether I could tell people here exactly what settings I > have > in audio settings and see if anyone can help? > > I could probably fiddle about and work out what settings I had originally > before going through the audio set up guide; but then I'll be back to > square > 1 as far as using the mic goes...it'd be really good if people here could > help me understand what some of these settings mean, e.g. whether I've > muted > the right thing in audio settings according to Skype's audio set up guide. > And is there any other way I can test if my mic's working? > > Anyway if that's ok, I'll describe my current audio settings... > > Catherine > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
