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8790 built-in micropohone?

post #1 of 12
10/28/04 at 12:35am
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does the 8790 have one?
it looks like it does...but it does not work for me....not in yahoo, not in sound recorder, not in unreal tourney 2k4
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post #2 of 12
10/28/04 at 2:30pm
It has one. Do you have microphone turned on in Volume Control (Input and Output Areas). Also take a look at your settings in (AC97 Audio Configuration).
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post #3 of 12
10/28/04 at 2:32pm
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Originally Posted by G-Omaha
It has one. Do you have microphone turned on in Volume Control (Input and Output Areas). Also take a look at your settings in (AC97 Audio Configuration).
Forgot to mention that you must enable "Mic Boost" in the advanced button of the Microphone within Volume COntrol.
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post #4 of 12
10/28/04 at 8:29pm
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everything looks good in device manager...checked under ac 97 audio..it's set as the device to be used for recording....
microphone is not muted, and the boost is enabled....

i run 'sound recorder' and it does not record sound....
any other programs that i could use to test?
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post #5 of 12
10/28/04 at 11:50pm
I had the same problem with my mic. I resorted to reloading the sound drivers from realtek website and after loading the lastest drivers, or worked perfectly. Give it a try.
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post #6 of 12
11/1/04 at 4:42pm

It's the multi-function sound card

I have found that you can not use the built-in microphone, or any other microphone at the same time you are using anything more than the 2-speaker setup using the built-in sound card.

When the 8790 is set up in either 2-speaker or headphone mode, go test the mic using the new Windows utility in WinXP/SP2 or the utility in any game like CS and it should work fine (as long as it is not 'muted' elsewhere.)

But as soon as you change your sound settings to a 4-speaker mode or 6-speaker mode, the microphone will no longer work. Not for the built-in mic nor an external mic plugged into the front jack.

It is apparenty part of our multi-function built-in sound card and it's limitations. There is something about the sound channels that block off the mic as soon as the other channels are needed. I'd be shocked if the new drivers actually changed this limitation, but would love it if it did.

The only way I have found around this is to use an external USB sound card.

The new CS:Source has a very good sound checking utility built-in that helps verify these confusing and unfortunate conditions. Who wouldn't want to play CS using 4-speaker surround AND the microphone at the same time?
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post #7 of 12
11/3/04 at 5:29pm
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ok..i did a test..mic does not work, i always use 6 speaker plus subwoofer sound...
i changed it to 2 speakers....the mic now works, however i have to practically yell into it for it to work correctly....so spidermax is right...

i did not update the driver yet from the realtek website..i may try that next, just to see if there's a difference..
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post #8 of 12
11/3/04 at 8:12pm
My mic works, but it only records the sounds on the computer. That's odd, but I guess that means I can record Internet radio fairly easily, can't I? Perhaps I'll toy with it using the knowledge here.
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post #9 of 12
11/3/04 at 9:18pm
KAine, it sounds like you're setting the sound chip to record NOT from the mike but from the 'stereo mix' or the 'monomix' of the soundcard's own output. Open up your soundcard controls for RECORDING and make sure you've selected the Microphone.
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post #10 of 12
11/6/04 at 2:07am
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new realtek drivers did not work for me....not while i have my speakers set for 6 channels...
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post #11 of 12
11/6/04 at 5:23am
Khu: Unfortunately, under "sound recording", I only see "Realtek AC97 Audio" and "Modem #0 Line Record". Of course, Realtek is selected. My recording control should allow me to switch to "Microphone" from "Stereo Mix" via the mutually exclusive check boxes. However, the only other recording source I can switch to is "SPDIF"; all others will not allow me to select them. Well, whatever...
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post #12 of 12
4/5/05 at 5:16am
Just to update the thread, the latest drivers allow you to use up to "quadraphonic" sound AND the built-in microphone.

But you still cannot use 5.1 sound and the micro. When you plug something into the Mic jack, even if it is configured to act as "Subwoofer jack" it still mutes the micro. (at least that is what it does in my system.. I would be really happy if someone found out otherwise, it is annoying to have a built in micro but not be able to use it because the jack is being used)
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