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    calling all CS source/vent/TS (people who use mics ingame)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jkim, Jul 17, 2007.

  1. jkim

    jkim Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    when i use the video record program (dell webcam manager or w/e) the recorded sound is fine. but when I use it in CS:source, sounds like a frog got shoved down my throat or it sounds like the really old computerized microsoft voice.

    anyone having problems using the mic (in game or what not)? :confused:
     
    jkim, Jul 17, 2007
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    xie Notebook Consultant

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    I would never, ever use a built in mic in game. The codecs for these games are highly compressed.
     
    xie, Jul 17, 2007
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    You would NEVER want to use that mic for in-game CS:S or Vent or TS or anything like that...everyone else listening will want to slap you!
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 17, 2007
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    Your topic says Vent / TS, so why use the built in program / built in voice chat via games in CS:Source?
     
    acaurora, Jul 17, 2007
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    jkim Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    er when i say using a microphone, i'm using a headset with a mic

    acaurora, i meant vent/ts as in programs outside of the "dell webcam manager", have to use voice chat via cs, if i want to talk to people in game that i don't know.

    the reason i ask this, is because on my old laptop (insp 8600), the headset mic worked fine in cs
     
    jkim, Jul 17, 2007
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    Well then, I fail to see the relation between a headset mic and the webcam mic software?
     
    DoubleBlack, Jul 17, 2007
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    I'm a little confused too, lol
     
    acaurora, Jul 17, 2007
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    i'm having problems using the microphone in game. I know its not the mic itself because it works fine on my other laptop, and it works fine when I take video with audio using the dell webcam sofware.

    my problem is using the microphone in games - I was wondering if anyone had the same problem, fixed it, or had any ideas (and this seems to be a problem on my 1420, because it worked fine in game on older laptop as well). hopefully that clarifies it.
     
    jkim, Jul 17, 2007
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