My mic is recording system audio and I don't want it

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Robert2
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Re: My mic is recording system audio and I don't want it

Post by Robert2 » Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:58 pm

I am not quite sure, but, from the pictures, it seems that the black connector of the AKG microphone is a mono connector. On the other hand, the red connector of the Logitech microphone is a stereo connector. Could this be a factor?
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Re: My mic is recording system audio and I don't want it

Post by steve » Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:44 pm

Robert2 wrote:from the pictures, it seems that the black connector of the AKG microphone is a mono connector. On the other hand, the red connector of the Logitech microphone is a stereo connector
That's because the Logitech is an electret mic and as such it needs to be powered. The "extra" connector provides the power,
The AKG microphone is a dynamic mic ans as such it does not need to be powered, so it does not have the extra connector.

I still don't know if you're using a laptop.
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Re: My mic is recording system audio and I don't want it

Post by SupaaaFamicom » Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:20 am

I'm using a laptop: asus k53s.

The only mic I could find it's near the webcam, so on top of the screen.

Thanks Robert2 for pointing that out!
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Re: My mic is recording system audio and I don't want it

Post by SupaaaFamicom » Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:30 pm

A friend of mine lent me an adapter that changes the jack from mono to stereo, unfortunately the results were the same...

At this point rather my "sound card" suxs, or my mic is flawed
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Re: My mic is recording system audio and I don't want it

Post by steve » Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:29 am

I think the problem is more likely to be with the sound card than the microphone.
It may be worth checking that you have the best available drivers installed for your sound card. See here for some guidance: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... ce_Drivers
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