Questions about using headphones with your computer.
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What is a laser tuned driver?
Hunting for microphones with a good frequency response, I encountered USB headsets. These headsets apparently come with 'laser tuned drivers'; is anybody aware of of what a laser-tuned driver is in ...
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Headphones built in Mic doesn't work
I got Beats Studio, They work just fine except the mic which doesn't work at all, My pc asks me what did i plug in so i have to choose one thing:
But then as i said the mic doesn't work, even if i ...
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Sound from laptop goes to speakers after idle
I have a new ASUS G55VW laptop and had the issue since purchase (some week ago). I always use headphones when listening to games/music. If I put the headphones in the jack the sound exits the ...
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Can the inline remote on an iPhone headset control the audio on a Windows 7 PC?
The standard iPhone/iPod earbud headset has an inline remote control (pic) that can pause/skip playback and adjust volume. I've been using them as headphones for my Windows 7 laptop, and it would be ...
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What choices do I have in making my audio system louder for headphones? [closed]
I like to program and such on my computer while listening to music. Unfortunately, my girlfriend and such is usually watching TV a few feet behind me, so I use headphones.
My onboard sound card ...
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My stereo headphones cable is broken, what can I do? [closed]
I have a pair of stereo headphones, I got them on Amazon.
Now, the right headphone stops producing sound. To fix that I need to move/shake the tip of the cable (the one before that part of tip which ...
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How to make ALL sound go to my head phones?
I recently obtained a new laptop, and I've noticed that some sound comes out of my head phones, some comes out my laptop's speakers, and even sometimes both.
I've tried disabling the speakers, ...
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369 views
Auto stopping windows media player when headphone is unplugged
Is a way to configure windows or at least the windows media player to auto stop playing when the headphone is unplugged from the jack ?
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Way of hearing myself in my headphones when talking on Skype? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to listen to the input sound on Mac OS X?
Is there a way of hearing myself in my headphones when talking on Skype? Essentially intentional feedback.
The ...
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Skype is causing sound to come from different audio source
I'm running Spotify for music as well as Skype to chat with a friend, and for the duration of the Skype file transfer start/end sounds audio will play out my speakers if I have headphones plugged in. ...
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Application for noise silencing [closed]
I'm searching for an application which can, using microphone and headphones, silence environmental noise.
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Headphones override usb dock speakers
I recently needed to re-install Windows 7 (x64 pro), and everything is working great now except for one feature relating to sound.
I have a USB dock which has speakers plugged into it, which I use ...
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How can I get a headset's microphone to work on a laptop's combo audio jack?
I have an Asus laptop (K42JP to be more specific), running Windows 7, that has a combo audio/microphone 3.5mm jack. When I connect either the iPhone's headset or a Nokia headset, I get a pop-up asking ...
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USB headset doesn't work unless I restart. Why?
I have a Plantronics USB headset plugged into a ThinkPad running Windows 7. Every once in a while - in particular after my computer awakes from Sleep Mode - my USB headset stops working. In fact, all ...
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USB headphones are very loud at lowest windows volume setting. Any way to attenuate?
At the lowest volume level, my USB headphones are very loud. Ridiculously loud. I checked with the manufacturer (Plantronics) for drivers, but this seems to be a generic usb headphone driver.
Is ...
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Ubuntu doesn't allow headphone-only audio output?
The audio works well and my laptop speakers as well as the headphones get the output from the system. However, when I go to Sound Settings and try to set "Analog Output" as the Connector, there is ...
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How can I set sound to mute by default, but automatically “un-mute” when I plug in headphones in Windows 7?
I want my Windows 7 machine to autmatically un-mute when I plug in headphones, and then return to mute when i unplug them.
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How to use Nokia headphones for voice chatting?
Is it possible to use Nokia headphones for voice chatting ?
If yes then how ?
The headphones I am using look like this :
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Merge stereo channels into one side?
I'm listening to stereo music albums in a pair of stereo headphones. The left speaker of the headphones is not over my ear (I can't hear the left side). The right speaker of the headphones is over ...
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Use internal speakers without unplugging headphones?
At work I have a Lenovo X220 in a docking station running Windows 7. I have my headphones plugged in most of the time. Occasionally I want to enable the speakers so a co-worker can hear something. To ...
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Better volume adjustment for headphones
I have wired headphones (3,5mm) which I have connected to my computer. The problem is that I have to set 2-3% in the speakers control to get a decent volume (way too loud otherwise). Even that is too ...
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Skype blocks the audio of other applications during call with headphones
I am trying to play a sound and talk on Skype at the same time. The problem is that Skype seems to be blocking the line, so when I am on Skype talking to someone and playing a game, the sounds from ...
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Logitech USB headphones detected and selected in Debian Squeeze but sound still coming from speakers
I have a pair of Logitech wireless USB headphones that work with Ubuntu Natty but aren't working in Debian Squeeze. When they are selected as the default audio output, the sound comes out of the ...
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Audio in screencast recordings out-of-sync when using USB Headphones
When I record screencasts on my laptop with USB headphones, the audio increasingly lags behind the video.
However when I record with my built-in laptop microphone, there is no lag.
I have tried ...
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How do I force single (only) channel audio in youtube/flash videos to play in both (left/right) channels?
Occasionally, I find Youtube videos that have only one audio channel (only left or only right); example video (left channel only).
This is quite annoying, especially with headphones on, as I hear ...
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Music but no voice on headphones
I have normal stereo headphones which work fine
On a specific PC running Windows 7 the external speaker and USB speakers work fine too
But when I plug in the headphones, all I hear is muffled music, ...
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Realtek HD Audio, low bass quality
My sound device card is a Realtek HD Audio. I got the latest drivers from Realtek's official website - I'm using Windows 7.
The problem is that when I listen to the music on my headphones ...
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Script to disable audio devices
Is there any way to quickly enable/disable my headphones using a script? Basically, it should 'emulate' this functionality.
If you disable the speakers then the users will not be able to hear any ...
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Laptop sound stuck displaying both Headphone/Non-headphone mode
I just unplugged my headphones from my laptop, and the Win7 sound tool gives me 2 separate volume bars. One for headphone and one regular one. The only time I've ever seen this happen was when having ...
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2answers
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How to use analog headphones and USB headphones on a computer at once?
Is it possible to use analog headphones (in the regular headphone jack area) and USB headphones at once on a windows computer?
Every time we plug both in the USB headphones override the analog ...
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2answers
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Connecting Sony Wireless BT Headphones DR-BT101 to Windows 7 32-bit Home Premium?
I'm looking for a way to connect Sony Wireless BT Headphones DR-BT101 to Windows 7 32-bit Home Premium. The headphones are detected by Windows, but they appear with a yellow troubleshooting icon, and ...
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(Windows XP) Play sound from both front and rear headphone jacks
Is it possible to configure my computer such that it will play music from both the front and rear headphone jacks?
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What are headphones with 6mm adapters called?
I'm looking for a headphone with a 6mm adapter. I have a lenovo thinkpad and it doesn't recognize regular headphones with 3.5mm adapters. I've called the tech support and they told me to get a 6mm ...
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Set the default headphone volume on OSX?
I've tried googling this but without any success. Everyone seems to be telling stories like the one below:
So tonight I was about to watch a new promotional video, but I forgot to turn down the ...
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Send sounds from 2 programs to 2 different jack outputs
Here is my setup:
- My sound card has several jack outputs (2 green, 1 blue and 1 black).
- I have 2 devices that makes sound: a headphones and speakers.
- I'm running Windows 7
My problem is as ...
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Can I setup my Sennheiser RS170 headphones to auto switch audio when turned off/on?
I'm using the on board audio on my Asus P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard, green line-out goes to Creative Labs speakers. When I plug my Sennheiser RS170 headphones into the headphone jack of the speakers, ...
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How to listen to music while my speaker plays something else [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Enable multiple audio outputs on Windows 7
I want to listen to music via my headphones while the speakers play something else. I've searched the Internet but couldn't ...
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Laptop is treating speakers as headphones
Up until recently, whenever I plugged in my headphones, the sound would switch over from my laptop's speakers to my headphones. Now, plugging in headphones only results in the speakers becoming lower, ...
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Noise cancelling headset picking up laptop noise during recordings
I am using a normal headset + mic for recording my screencasts, but it always picks up the noise of my laptop processor or fan.
Is there any way to kill that noise, or do I have to switch my headset ...
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How do I adjust the Windows 7 volume control over a smaller range?
I am currently using the Microsoft High Definition Audio driver provided with Windows 7 rather than the Realtek driver. When playing sound through my computer speakers (plugged into the rear panel ...
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Windows 7 front panel audio, without bloatware?
Asus P8H67 motherboard (not sure it's very relevant, I have had this happen with other systems as well) -- I can't get the front panel 3.5mm jack to work. I know that it works, because I've tested it ...
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Anyone know of a program that will mute sound if my headphones are removed?
It really annoys me when my headphones get pulled out and my sound blasts through the speakers. I'd like it to just automatically mute. Does any software exist that will do this?
I'm running ...
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Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless audio interference
I just bought a set of Turtle Beach PX5 headphones, which use the 2.404-2.476GHz spectrum for multichannel audio output, and Bluetooth for audio input. The sound is great until I start using the ...
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My Logitech G35 headphones aren't very loud on Linux (fedora 14) why?
I have recently purchased a set of G35 headphones.
They seem to be very loud when I use them on Windows, but when I try and use them on Fedora 14, they are very quiet and I can't seem to make them ...
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Audio lags when headphones are plugged in
I have a laptop HP PAVILION dv6-3126er with Windows 7 Home Edition installed and whenever i plug in any headphone and trying to play some music it randomly lags. It may play okay a few seconds and ...
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Bad sound quality of 3.5mm headphone with mic on laptop
I have a set of headphones that have a built-in mic for hands-free calling.
They just work great on my Sony Ericsson Cedar cellphone.
The problem is that when I connect headphone to my Dell N5010 ...
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How do I auto use Bluetooth head phones in OS X when connected?
I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones that I have successfully paired with OS X. When I connect them I can select "Use Headphones" to switch the routing of audio from the headphone jack to the BT ...
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using two USB headphones simultaneously
Using Windows 7, on an older Dell, I want to be able to use two sets of USB headsets simultaneously for watching Hulu/etc. for me and a friend without waking up my roommate. Can I just put the second ...
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Annoying sound when I connect my bluetooth
Whenever I connect my USB dongle near the port where my headphone is plugged, I hear some disturbing , annoying sound from my headset. Why is this happening ?
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Looking for Headset to 2-in-1 adapter
I'm looking for an adapter that lets me connect my Headset (1 headphone connector, 1 microphone connector) to my laptop, which has headphone/microphone combination connector, like it can be found on ...
