Fatal1ty Creative Headset Microphone problems

2009-02-02 06:07:38

#1

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DLf6qzmeL._SS400_.jpg

I have this^^^

My microphone used to work on it but for some reason it doesn't work anymore. The mute button is switched off (I have checked numerous times) and the cable is plugged into the right place. When I go onto Control Panel > Sound > Change Sound Card settings, apparantly the microphone is plugged in, yet no sound is coming from it.

https://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t231/Kptk92/Untitled-2.jpg

Not a clue of how to fix this, help BF2s Tech team ((

2009-02-02 06:09:34

#2

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

The mic switch has to be set to on for mine.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-02 06:10:47

#3

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

Freezer7Pro wrote:
The mic switch has to be set to on for mine.

Kptk92 wrote:
The mute button is switched off (I have checked numerous times)

2009-02-02 06:13:27

#4

baggs: Member; +732|6468

Hmmz, i seem to have a problem with mine where the cable keeps winding back on itself, and i wondered how long this could happen before the cable fatigued and broke. Do you have the same problem and maybe thats why? Do you have another mic to plug in to test?

2009-02-02 06:16:16

#5

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

baggs wrote:
Hmmz, i seem to have a problem with mine where the cable keeps winding back on itself, and i wondered how long this could happen before the cable fatigued and broke. Do you have the same problem and maybe thats why? Do you have another mic to plug in to test?

Hmm, my cable is all twisted and shit and I just can't be arsed to untwist it because it'll just twist up again

2009-02-02 06:31:50

#6

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6955|Devon, England

Kptk92 wrote:
baggs wrote:
Hmmz, i seem to have a problem with mine where the cable keeps winding back on itself, and i wondered how long this could happen before the cable fatigued and broke. Do you have the same problem and maybe thats why? Do you have another mic to plug in to test?
Hmm, my cable is all twisted and shit and I just can't be arsed to untwist it because it'll just twist up again

Maybe that's your answer..?

With mine, whenever problems occur, it's usually always cos the volume control thing on the wire has muted the mic. If it ain't that (Check again), then try on another PC? If it works there, then it's Vista being gay.

2009-02-02 06:39:42

#7

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

FFLink13 wrote:
Kptk92 wrote:
baggs wrote:
Hmmz, i seem to have a problem with mine where the cable keeps winding back on itself, and i wondered how long this could happen before the cable fatigued and broke. Do you have the same problem and maybe thats why? Do you have another mic to plug in to test?
Hmm, my cable is all twisted and shit and I just can't be arsed to untwist it because it'll just twist up again
Maybe that's your answer..?

With mine, whenever problems occur, it's usually always cos the volume control thing on the wire has muted the mic. If it ain't that (Check again), then try on another PC? If it works there, then it's Vista being gay.

Untwisted - Didn't work
Tried on another PC - Didn't work

:S

2009-02-02 06:51:19

#8

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6913

That's why you don't buy overprice 'F474|17y' BS.

2009-02-02 06:54:44

#9

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

w/e ghetto, give me proper help or don't post

2009-02-02 06:58:29

#10

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6913

sry.

Seriously though, mics can be a huge pain to get to work on Vista.

2009-02-02 06:58:50

#11

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

I don't understand, it used to work

2009-02-02 07:03:15

#12

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6829|Area 51

Kptk92 wrote:
I don't understand, it used to work

Definitly vista related, I have the same one and the mic stopped working for no reason at all too. After a few days I changed some random setting in Vista and it came back to life.

2009-02-02 07:03:37

#13

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

RDMC wrote:
Kptk92 wrote:
I don't understand, it used to work
Definitly vista related, I have the same one and the mic stopped working for no reason at all too. After a few days I changed some random setting in Vista and it came back to life.

Can you remember what this 'random setting' was?

2009-02-02 07:03:39

#14

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6678|Finland

Kptk92 wrote:
I don't understand, it used to work

Shit happens... tech break...

edit: srsl yeah try messing around the sound settings.. maybe even try reinstalling sound card drivers...

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-02-02 07:05:26)

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2009-02-02 07:05:12

#15

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Kptk92 wrote:
I don't understand, it used to work
Shit happens... tech break...

edit: srsl yeah try messing around the sound settings.. maybe even try reinstalling soud card drivers...

Thanks for the help.
Ignore my sarcasm.

Last edited by Kptk92 :D (2009-02-02 07:05:36)

2009-02-02 07:19:11

#16

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

ghettoperson wrote:
That's why you don't buy overprice 'F474|17y' BS.

I got mine for dirt cheap.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-02 07:28:25

#17

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

Is it right to have Line In disabled..

??

2009-02-02 07:45:14

#18

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6955|Devon, England

Kptk92 wrote:
Is it right to have Line In disabled..

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t231 … tled-2.jpg

??

I'm sure "Line In" is by default the pink port on your soundcard.

So no.

Last edited by FFLink13 (2009-02-02 07:45:25)

2009-02-02 08:31:37

#19

baggs: Member; +732|6468

I thought you had to choose between a line in and a microphone on most cards?

Ya know, i'd do what was suggested about re-installing sound drivers and starting from the top again mate.

2009-02-02 11:22:02

#20

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6829|Area 51

Kptk92 wrote:
RDMC wrote:
Kptk92 wrote:
I don't understand, it used to work
Definitly vista related, I have the same one and the mic stopped working for no reason at all too. After a few days I changed some random setting in Vista and it came back to life.
Can you remember what this 'random setting' was?

Nope Sorry mate. Try messing around with some settings. Turn some stuff on and if it doesn work just set it back to as it was.

2009-02-02 11:57:19

#21

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

RDMC wrote:
Kptk92 wrote:
RDMC wrote:

Definitly vista related, I have the same one and the mic stopped working for no reason at all too. After a few days I changed some random setting in Vista and it came back to life.
Can you remember what this 'random setting' was?
Nope Sorry mate. Try messing around with some settings. Turn some stuff on and if it doesn work just set it back to as it was.

I don't know what to mess around with rofl (((((

2009-02-02 12:00:19

#22

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

Well my sound card according to Xfire is "Speakers / Headphones (SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC)" so can someone guide me to the latest drivers??

I have Vista

Last edited by Kptk92 :D (2009-02-02 12:00:45)

2009-02-02 12:31:05

#23

i had the same problem with my fancy fatality headset. it was solved. make sure the mic jack is in all the way on the headset itself, it can be deceiving

2009-02-02 12:35:45

#24

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
i had the same problem with my fancy fatality headset. it was solved. make sure the mic jack is in all the way on the headset itself, it can be deceiving

Well I've got it in as far as I feel it will go without breaking anything... how far is it meant to go

2009-02-02 12:59:47

#25

Kez: Member; +778|5967|London, UK

Now Line In is plugged in but the Microphone isn't

(because I plugged the jacks into the back of my PC, if I put them at the front the Microphone appears plugged in. When I plug the cables in the back the Pink jack - microphone - is in the blue port)

Last edited by Kptk92 :D (2009-02-02 13:02:22)

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