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I have nice headphones. Need a wireless USB microphone so I don't have to switch to a headset to make a call
Right now, I have a pair of Sennheiser HD595 headphones. They are plugged into a DAC/headphone amp. I spend all day listening to music through them and they sound awesome. Then, for making calls, I ...
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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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Skype effect injection?
Let's say I'm in a conversation with a friend, and I wanna show him a music but I don't have a link that directs to it but I do have the file. I want skype to transfer specific sound effects to the ...
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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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1answer
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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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1answer
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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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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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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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What are some good microphones or speakerphones for large conference calls with Skype [closed]
I frequently conduct conference calls with 5–15 people in a large conference room, and 1–5 people on a conference line. Lately, in the summer with the AC blasting, no one can hear anything. I tried ...
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4answers
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Installing a fake microphone on Windows Server
My application, that is running on Windows Server (which is an instance on Amazon EC2) requires Skype to be able to make phone calls. The server, of course, does not have a microphone installed and I ...
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How can I make skype calls in Linux?
Today I spent more than an hour trying to get Skype set up on my Linux box (Debian testing), but I couldn't make my microphone to work correctly. So I hear the other person talking, but they can't ...
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Using built-in camcorder microphone with Skype on OS X
I have a MacMini. I want to use it for video calling with Skype. Rather than buying a new webcam I have managed to set-up my Sony Handycam as a webcam by connecting it to the Mac with a Firewire ...
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Webcam with built in microphone OR webcam with seperate headset? [closed]
I want to use Skype. Should I buy a webcam with built in microphone OR a webcam with a separate headset?
Will the built-in microphone have much worse audio quality? I'd rather not mess around with a ...
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What is a good microphone and overall setup for family video chat through Skype? [closed]
I have the main TV in the family room hooked up to web camera and a microphone, which allows the whole family at once to video chat. I'm happy with the setup, with the exception of the microphone - it ...
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Key to mute my Skype mic?
I'm using a Mac.
Is there a keyboard shortcut for muting the mic during a call?
I can't find one, and I often need to toggle mute/unmute.
Clicking the button on the Skype interface is very ...
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4answers
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Skype changing mic selection - constantly
I'm on a laptop with Windows XP, and Skype has been giving me weird problems. Whenever I open it up, I have found it auto-selects the wrong microphone input "microphone" instead of front mic, assuming ...
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Skype for Linux: Microphone works 50% of the time per SkypeOut call
I have Skype 2.0.0.13 for Linux, and whenever I make a SkypeOut call to a phone, sometimes the microphone works, and sometimes it doesn't. It's completely random, and it's about 50% either way. By ...
