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Always allow microphone usage in Google Chrome

Is there a way to always allow Google Chrome to use my microphone and camera for a certain site? I like using the new Google Voice Search but whenever I click the mic button it asks if Chrome is ...
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How to enable, disable, and switch between internal and external microphones in Windows 7?

Im Windows 7, I use a Headset microphone to dictate to the computer. I was not sure at one point if the internal microphone was disabled or not and thought that maybe it was used instead of the ...
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Audio capture echo and/or white noise across several sound cards

My onboard sound card captures (quite loud) white noise when I connect my headset to my front I/O panel. Everything works fine if I use the ports in the back. This is new. A while ago (on Win 7 I ...
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Microphone clicking, but only when playing games

After the purchase of a new Dell Vostro Laptop with Windows 7 and a nVidia GTX630M graphics chip for Christmas, I've been playing a lot of games on it. One such aspect of playing games means that I ...
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USB Microphone is creating a beeping noise

I recently bought another headset, as my other ones were creating a lot of static noise. I used to have 3 headsets which worked fine in the past, but cause a lot of static noise now, they were all ...
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Windows microphone has some weird distortion over it

I'm a Windows 7 user, I have a USB headset that has been working perfectly fine for some time until recently. Now the microphone adds some kind of distortion to the sound. And another weird thing is, ...
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Notebook refusing to use headset microphone over built-in webcam mic

I'm running Windows 7 on an MSI GX740 notebook with Realtek's HD Audio drivers (updated) and recently purchased a Turtle Beach X12 headset. The headset's mic is analog, and when I plug it in my ...
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When I adjust the microphone levels it always goes back to 0. What do I do?

I´ve got windows 7 and I´ve also got a problem with my external microphone on my desktop. It used to work fine just minutes ago until I restarted my computer. Then the microphone stopped working. The ...
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Microphone port not working

My microphone works, is plugged into correct port (observed the "mic" and "headphone" symbols on front of laptop) but all I get is white noise. Even with nothing plugged in - white noise. No signal is ...
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Realtek configue pluged device

I keep looking on google, but no way to fix it. I got this laptop : http://www.lesnumeriques.com/ordinateur-portable/medion-erazer-x6811-md-97654-p10469.html And I try to plug a 5.1 headphone ...
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How to force a stereo microphone to mono in software (W7)?

I am having an issue, because I have a two channel external audio card, and a XLR microphone connected to the first channel, while the second channel is unconnected. This configuration results in ...
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Sennheiser 151 headset; microphone not working when using the native connector (without USB adapter) - why?

when I am directly connecting the headset (Sennheiser 151) with my Dell XPS 15 laptop without using the little plug-to-USB-adapter (SpeedLink SL-8850-SBK VIGO USB Soundcard (is what the tiny label on ...
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How do I get sound to headphones AND DisplayPort output without changing Control Panel settings?

I just got a new custom PC running Windows 7 Professional. I'm connected to my monitor by DisplayPort, and the monitor has a headphone jack for sound from the DisplayPort signal. The computer also has ...
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Stop Windows 7 From Automatically Adjusting Recording Device Audio Levels

The most annoying thing I have found in Windows by far is when it automatically lowers the volume to the point where someone cannot hear me, just because I coughed or sneezed. It then never raises the ...
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Listen to mono microphone on all the speakers

I have a mono microphone plugged in the rear pink 3.5mm jack. However, when I check the Listen to this device in Microphone's properties (Windows 7 64 bit), I can hear it only in my left speaker. Is ...
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522 views

How to connect phone headphones as laptop headphones?

is it possible to use my phone's wired headphones (which have only one output jack) to my laptop and use it as both earphones and mic? Which normally require 2 separate jacks
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Strange sound from Laptop, Microphone, Speakers or Soundcard?

I have recently purchased a second hand computer. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with it on purchasing, however recently I have noticed a small issue. Any time I play sound or listen through ...
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internal microphone does not disabled when usb microphone plugged in

Windows 7 When I plug in a USB microphone the internal microphone doesn't disable. I have to manually go into the control panel and disable the internal mic to stop it recording sound. I have my USB ...
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How can I make Skype completely mute the audio when no one is talking (or mute my mic)?

I've been searching for a while without help, but the only thing I found was a Wikipedia article about "Voice activity detection" and a paid application called Solicall that creates a virtual audio ...
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Is there an USB device to allow a computer to be used as a phone?

We have a Windows computer (touch screen) to be installed in our factory but no telephone lines. Is there a simple way for the guys who are stood next to the computer to speak with IT? The computer ...
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How to disable microphone auto increase in volume?

My friend on Skype constantly has his microphone volume increased automatically. After he says something in a loud voice the microphone goes back to normal. This also happens on RaidCall. It seems ...
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My microphone is too quiet (seems to be connected with Skype)

I've been chatting with skype for a long time.. and I don't know why, but for X time it's fine, and then it's too quiet.. Here how it goes : I'm booting the PC -> getting into a skype call with ...
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How can I make Skype love my X230's microphone?

Skype's showing my Thinkpad X230 no love. It's only able to transfer about 50% of the audio. It appears to work for .5 second, dropout for .5 second, repeat continually... Tests fine, works fine in ...
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696 views

Dual output speakers and headset [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I enable multiple audio outputs on Windows 7? This is going to sound kind of strange, but I assure you my purpose is non-nefarious. :) I have video conferences ...
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Possiblity to change default language in windows speech recogniton for Tamil

Usually we used to use English language in windows speech recognition tool to control computer through microphones. now my question is : is it there any possibility to add more languages to to ...
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Microphone volume at maximum yet too quiet

I have got a reasonbly basic desktop microphone, however for reasons that I don't understand it is extremley quiet. I dual boot, both systems run Windows 7, one system is working just fine although ...
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Microphone fault after installing windows 7 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro

I was wondering if anyone could help me fix this microphone problem i've got. I was using vista ever since i've bought this laptop and just few days ago, a friend of mine gave me a copy of windows 7 ...
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Prevent mic boost levels resetting in Windows 7

If I set the Mic Boost (Recording Devices->Mic At Front Panel->Properties->Levels->Microphone Boost) to (say) 20dB, it persists for a length of time before resetting to 0. My initial assumption was ...
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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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668 views

How can I apply a DSP to my microphone in windows?

I'd like to be able to run my microphone through arbitrary DSP filters--Mostly for compression and amplification, but also noise cancelation would be nice. I'd then like to take that output and put ...
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iball i342MV Microphone Low recording volume

I have got some problems with the microphone recording volume in my Windows 7 machine. The mic is new and is working well in Win Xp and other OS. When I connected to my Win7 machine, the recorded ...
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Is my microphone broken?

I've been using Skype with my working mic for weeks and never had an issue. Today, I tried to talk to my friends but they can't hear me. However when I play a song they hear it. I didn't update ...
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External microphone not working on Windows 7 64 bit

I just bought Razer Carcharias headset. I plugged them in my laptop. I can hear everything but the microphone is not working. As you can see in the screenshot bellow the internal mic is disabled by me ...
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My Logitech USB Headset/Mic suddenly stopped working

Yesterday I inadvertently yanked the power plug on my USB hub. My Logitech headset/mic was plugged into this hub, a fact which may or may not be relevant. Before I yanked the power cord, the headset ...
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Is it possible to unmute the line-in/microphone output on a laptop?

I want to unmute line-in/microphone sound on a laptop. On my desktop PC, it's disabled by default, so you don't hear sound coming from it at all times, but it can be unmuted via Control Panel > ...
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How do I disable microphone volume auto-adjusting?

My coworkers started yelling at me today because apparently I started screaming in their ears during a Google hangout. And sure enough, when I go to the Microphone settings dialog, I can see the level ...
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What causes crackles on a USB microphone when connected via a USB hub?

I'm using a Logitech USB Desktop Microphone. It works perfectly when connected directly to the PC. However, if I connect it via a USB hub, it still is recognised, but I get all kinds of crackles and ...
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Microphone has stopped working on my Windows 7 laptop

When I check Control Panel, it's not showing a microphone. I tried to update the audio drivers but it's showing that it's up-to-date. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on a Dell XPS 15 ...
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Microphone doesn't work for any program except for the control panel

I'm using both a line in mic, and a built in microphone array with my laptop. When I go to Control panel > Hardware and Sound > Manage audio devices, I see the bars go up and down in the recording ...
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Microphone issue: extremely confused, mic plays computer sound directly

I'm using Windows 7 and a Razer headset. I was using Skype, talking to a friend with just the pink jack plugged in so that I can hear his voice through speakers and he can hear me perfectly fine. I ...
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How can I chat without microphone?

HOw can I do this on my laptop? I've an Acer Extensa 4620. I want to know the settings for both Windows XP and Windows 7.
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windows 7 or Skype ignores microphone's boost at EACH conversation

Using REaltek codek and Windows 7. Microphone becomes silent since the begining of every Skype conversation. It forces me to set mic boost on 0db and then again on 20db EVERY single conversation. ...
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How to feed my speaker to my microphone?

I am chatting on gtalk and want the following things to happen: I am listening a song in Windows Media Player and I want my friend on the gtalk to hear what I am playing on my PC simultaneously I ...
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792 views

How to Disable Microphone in a Secure Fashion?

Like most laptops my laptop has a built in microphone. I don't use it for anything, so I consider it a bit of a liability. Due to the fact that I'm paranoid and don't want this hardware to be used to ...
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How to record sounds directly from my soundcard?

I want to record a sound that comes from a program in my computer, directly from my soundcard, not using crappy microphone to record it! I was able to do this easily on WinXP by choosing "what u ...
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Windows 7 switches on my mic when a sound plays

I have a Toshiba Portege laptop with windows 7 installed. Whenever the laptop plays a sound, the microphone is switched on. This is very annoying with headphones. How do I switch off the mic?
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Why doesn't my microphone work?

When I talk into my microphone while there are no programs using it I can hear myself in the headphones. When I try to record myself using a program it doesn't record any audio. I am using Windows 7 ...
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How to play the sound from the microphone?

I would like to amplify my voice using the computer. My Windows won't play the audio from the mic by default. How to configure it to do so? Should I use some app? Which one?
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Is there a way to suppress keyboard sounds picked up by a desktop microphone in Windows 7?

The problem I'd like to solve is that my desktop microphone picks up all my keystrokes very loudly compared with my voice. Even just lightly tapping a key without depressing it causes a loud click to ...
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Stereo mix only records mic input on left speaker

When I record the microphone input alone, it sounds on both channels. If I record it on stereo mix, it sounds only on the left side. I want to use stereo mix and get mic input in stereo. How do I do ...

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