[audacity4blind] Re: Audio Tecnica ATR 2100 Mike on PC
- From: Gale Andrews <gale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:47:50 +0100
| From "Sean Paul" <newsandtraffic@xxxxxxx>
| Mon, 12 Aug 2013 06:14:22 -0400
| Subject: Audio Tecnica ATR 2100 Mike on PC
> Let me do my best to explain this one. If you change JAWS only to work
> on another sound card then the headphone jack located in the
> back/bottom of the mic is still usable as an output device for the mic audio.
> If you use Gales method & go in to windows settings & tell your machine
> to only use the default device which you spesify for the whole machine to
> use which will be every sound which comes from the machine, then, no, the
> headphone jack on the bottom/back of the mic is nolonger usable for
> output audio from the mic.
I am surprised that you cannot still monitor what you are singing
into the mic from the mic headphones when it isn't default device.
The mic needs to be enabled rather than disabled but you can
still have the mic enabled but not the default device.
Gale
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Bailes" <david_bailes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 05:00
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Audio Tecnica ATR 2100 Mike on PC
>
>
> Hi Sean,
> thanks for providing an alternative method for fixing the problem.
> You say that once you've changed the default playback device back to the
> normal playback device, then no more audio is available from the
> headphone jack on the microphone. I presume that you can still use this
> headphone jack to monitor the microphone input, with the level being
> controlled by the dial on the bottom of the microphone?
>
> David.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sean Paul <newsandtraffic@xxxxxxx>
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:
> Sent: Friday, 9 August 2013, 19:59
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Audio Tecnica ATR 2100 Mike on PC
>
> Heyya Rich:
> David is exactly right on this issue. When you plug the 2100 in to your USB
> port, it starts acting as a secondary audio device. If you're needing
> screen reader audio, you can hook up a pair of headphones to the headphone
> jack located just to the right of the Mini USB connector on the back/bottom
> of the mic. Then make the changes which David spoke of to get your audio
> back in to your speakers. Note, once you change the audio back to your
> primary output device. The headphone jack in the back/bottom of the mic
> isn't needed anymore & no audio will come from it. The headphone jack was
> designed on the mic to allow you to monitor the audio which comes from the
> mic. Novel concept except in our screen reader cases. Also, if you plug up
> your headphones & hear no audio. Start flicking the volume little button
> located under the XLR connection on the back/bottom of the mic. Different
> systems cause this button to act different. Meaning that some make a flick
> to the right up & left down. Whilst others go the other direction. So,
> you'll have to play with it & figure out which way is which on your
> particular system. I had the same issue when I first got my mic & am using
> an older version of JAWS, had a hell of a time getting this issue worked
> out. Let me know if I can help further.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Bailes" <david_bailes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 12:54
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Audio Tecnica ATR 2100 Mike on PC
>
>
> Hi Rich,
> it appears that when you plug in the usb mic, it may be treating it as the
> default playback device.
> Obviously, given that you loose audio, this makes it difficult to then go
> into playback devices and reset the normal speakers to be default.
> Are you using Jaws?
> If so then you can specify the output device that Jaws uses. By default it's
> set to the default playback device, but you can set it to a specific device,
> for example, the speakers/headphones you normally use. If you do this, then
> you should still have jaws after plugging in the microphone, and you can
> reset the speakers as the default (in the list of playback devices, use the
> speakers context menu).
> To this, open the Jaws window (insert+j), open the utilities menu, open the
> sound cards sub-menu, and choose a device. Note if you don't recognize your
> speakers for sure, don't do this, as you'll loose Jaws output completely. In
> this case, I think you'll need sighted assistance.
> Given that others on the list have recommended this microphone, there may be
> other ways they can suggest for fixing this - the above is just my best
> guess.
>
> David.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rich De Steno <ironrock@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:
> Sent: Friday, 9 August 2013, 17:06
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Audio Tecnica ATR 2100 Mike on PC
>
> I purchased an Audio Technica ATR 2100 microphone and plugged into a USB
> port on my laptop, but the laptop is treating as speakers and cutting
> off all audio and I cannot hear sounds or speech, and cannot use the
> mike. What do I need to change in Windows to correct this. I am using
> Windows 7.
>
> -- Rich De Steno
>
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