>> Problem is that I'm able to use an old (crappy) labtec microphone, but >> the >> two different headset microphones I tried, don't pick up a thing. >> I've tried the headsets on another computer so I know the headset mics >> are >> working. > > You're probably missing the DC bias aka bias voltage aka plug-in power. > You can get a battery box to overcome that issue. Not that missing it is > a bad thing. Many use a battery box with the mic going to the line input > to avoid the high background noise of the bias based mic port. It's the > bias voltage that lets you use a pair of headphones as a mic for some mic > ports. > > http://www.giant-squid-audio-lab.com/gs/gs-batterybox.html > Thanks for the link James. Hopefully, with all the great info you guys posted, I can find a solution without having to buy an extra device. --Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
