No mic playback?

Makoto0729 · 10-30-2009, 09:58 PM

Hi. I have an HP Pavilion dv4 and Vista SP2. It has an internal mic and a jack for an external one. For some reason, the mic doesn't appear in the playback options. I can record and play back just fine, but I can't get it to play sound from the mic in real time. Apparently this is normally possible; however, the mic doesn't show in the audio mixer at all.

How do I get it to show back up?

In the driver section because I think it might be a driver issue, despite having all the most recent ones...

Dogg · 10-31-2009, 11:02 AM

mic = microphone

The mic input is for using a microphone. Microphones are for input, they are not a playback device.

Makoto0729 · 10-31-2009, 12:11 PM

Allow me to rephrase what I meant. Usually there's some way in the settings to get the sound captured from the mic to play through the speakers. This is what I want it to do. Not a recording, I want it to do it live.

Makoto0729 · 11-01-2009, 12:58 AM

Sorry for double post, but can anyone help? I've scoured Google for hours on the subject and failed miserably.

10-30-2009, 09:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Makoto0729 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14 OS: XP SP3	No mic playback? Hi. I have an HP Pavilion dv4 and Vista SP2. It has an internal mic and a jack for an external one. For some reason, the mic doesn't appear in the playback options. I can record and play back just fine, but I can't get it to play sound from the mic in real time. Apparently this is normally possible; however, the mic doesn't show in the audio mixer at all. How do I get it to show back up? In the driver section because I think it might be a driver issue, despite having all the most recent ones...

10-31-2009, 11:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,965 OS: XP sp3	Re: No mic playback? mic = microphone The mic input is for using a microphone. Microphones are for input, they are not a playback device. __________________ Google is your friend !

10-31-2009, 12:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Makoto0729 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14 OS: XP SP3	Re: No mic playback? Allow me to rephrase what I meant. Usually there's some way in the settings to get the sound captured from the mic to play through the speakers. This is what I want it to do. Not a recording, I want it to do it live.

11-01-2009, 12:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Makoto0729 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14 OS: XP SP3	Re: No mic playback? Sorry for double post, but can anyone help? I've scoured Google for hours on the subject and failed miserably.