Because the usb mike is treated as a seperat soundcard. ----- Original Message ----- From: goshawk on horseback To: BCAB Discussion List ; Audio-Tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; blindaudio ; VICUG-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 11:44 AM Subject: [access-uk] los of sound problem with USB mic. hello all, have just got a new USB stereo mic for use with my laptop, as it doesn't have any standard mic inputs, and I don't think much of the built in mic on it, but am having a problem. when I plug the mic in, I lose all sound, and far worse, my window-eyes speech. it comes back when I unplug the mic again, but why is this happening? even when I set window-eyes specifically to go via the built in realtec soundcard, I still get no speech when the mic is plugged in. does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this problem please? Simon __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6808 (20120119) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6808 (20120119) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com