Hi All,
I went and bought a new headset, as I thought the old one,(almost 5yrs old), was no good. But, when trying to skype, I still can't be heard. I know the sound card worked before, although, it has been some time, since I mic'd anything. Anyone got any ideas, other than a possible dud sound card(socket)? Cheers.
Mark Sargent.
On 1/12/06, Mark Sargent powderkeg@snow.email.ne.jp wrote:
Hi All,
I went and bought a new headset, as I thought the old one,(almost 5yrs old), was no good. But, when trying to skype, I still can't be heard. I know the sound card worked before, although, it has been some time, since I mic'd anything. Anyone got any ideas, other than a possible dud sound card(socket)? Cheers.
By default, mics are muted and set to 0 volume. Since you didn't mention checking it ( I figure you probably did, but it's always the little things that crop up) I will. Also, if skype has a hardware setting in it, make sure it's trying to use the right device. Some webcams have a horrible mic built into them, and if you've got a webcam, it might be trying to use that microphone instead of a real one.
-- Jim Perrin System Architect - UIT Ft Gordon & US Army Signal Center
Jim Perrin wrote:
By default, mics are muted and set to 0 volume.
oh, didn't know that
Since you didn't mention checking it ( I figure you probably did, but it's always the little things that crop up) I will.
where do I check that, and change it? Looked in all menus of Gnome.
Also, if skype has a hardware setting in it, make sure it's trying to use the right device.
ok, what device would it be, exactly? Sorry, haven't a clue, eh.
Some webcams have a horrible mic built into them, and if you've got a webcam, it might be trying to use that microphone instead of a real one.
no webcam
Cheers.
Mark Sargent.
Hi All,
I installed audacity, and ran aumix, and unmuted the mic, so now, when I blow hard, I get a wooshing sound, but, still cannot be heard in Skype, and cannot record any sound with audacity. Anyone got any further troubleshooting ideas? Being able to generate a wooshing sound, when blowing hard, confirms to me, that the card is fine. Cheers.
Mark Sargent.
On 1/12/06, Mark Sargent powderkeg@snow.email.ne.jp wrote:
Hi All,
I went and bought a new headset, as I thought the old one,(almost 5yrs old), was no good. But, when trying to skype, I still can't be heard. I know the sound card worked before, although, it has been some time, since I mic'd anything. Anyone got any ideas, other than a possible dud sound card(socket)? Cheers.
This sounds like something you've been working on for a while, so forgive me if you've tried these things:
1) I'm always plugging the jacks into the wrong sockets. Way more often than if I just did it randomly, even. 2) I haven't used Skype on CentOS, but on FC3 and 4. I often have trouble with Skype being unable to get control of sound after using the sound card in some other way (playing music). And sometimes skype fails when I just use it a second time. The normal fix, "killall skype" does not work for me (although digging for and killing processes individually sometimes does). Have you tried rebooting and then using Skype before anything else? 3) It sure seems like a bad socket. Could you try some other app that records from the mic, to narrow the problem down to skype vs. sound card? I don't know the easy way to do this, but I'm sure audacity could work.
Used sound cards on eBay & craigslist go for $5, unless you want a good one. Why people go to the trouble of listing them and shipping them for so little money I'll never know, but I appreciate it!
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