Unable to record/capture sound using a microphone

[Rick Stevens]

Jeff Vian wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-07-19 at 16:27, Frans Coppens wrote:
> 
>>On Mon, 2004-07-19 at 22:01, Jeff Vian wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Does the dynamic mic work plugged into the back?
>>
>>Ehm, what's a dynamic Mic? I'm sorry. I'm kind of a noob on Mic's ;)
>>
> 
> 
> mic == microphone;  You were the one that said dynamic mic and ceramic
> mic.  I assume you know what you are referring to.
> 
> You said the ceramic works on the back but the dynamic does not work on
> the front.  I was trying to rule out the different connection points as
> the issue.
> 
> 
>>>Is the cabling properly connected between the front and back?
>>
>>There is no front. It's an Audigy 2 Dell (Bulk) card. Bit I'm sure it's
>>connected properly.
>>
> 
> 
> You said front and back.  I assume here you also know what that meant,
> To me it means front of the case and back of the case (on the sound card
> directly).
> 
> 
>>>There are more issues possible than just the mic.
>>
>>Could be. I don't know at this point. Tried to use it in Windows but a
>>had to speak very loudly to make myself hearable to the person at the
>>other end of the line. My guess is the mic is'n sensitive enough, so I'm
>>thinking about buying a new one.
> 
> 
> It certainly can be a mismatch between the mic and the card. 
> Sensitivity is not likely the issue (unless the mic is extremely old)
> but impedance mismatch can be a major factor.

Does anyone still use ceramic mics?  Wow! I mean, this IS the 21st
century, isn't it?

(getting into my Tin Lizzy, advancing the spark and getting my pal to
crank it over...)
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