About the combo Audio/Microphone Jack

How do I use the MICROPHONE part of this combination? The AUDIO part works just fine. I plug in earphones and they work just fine. But when I plug in a microphone, it doesn't work.
Please help. I need to start recording for a school project.

You will need something like this for use the Mic or you can use any of the mic-headphone combo headphones that come with some of the smartphones
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Questions about the single audio port of my Macbook Pro 10.8.2

So, I need to simultaneously have one audio output and an audio input. I noticed my macbook has one audio jack (with the icon of headphones) and I was wondering what kind of potential it has? Or, what my options are? This is mostly for recording music, so I can have headphones in the output and my synth in the input.
I have a cable where it doubles the holes of the headphones jack (I know for sure it's an output, but can it be used as input as well?), it's the 1/8" jack that plugs into your computer and the other end is just two "headphones" holes. So.. I can physically plug in my synth and headphones, and when my synth's "local" is off, and I play the keyboard - i hear nothing through my headphones. When the "loca" is on, I hear myself playing through the headphones. Therefore, the sound of the synth has to be going through the audio line as input and coming out as output or something... So I would think that it does double as inout ad output but I really don't know. But... in Logic I can't record anything either way. So, I don't know if I'm messing up or if the macbooks jacks are just being used incorrectly... There's a lot of variables to this problem ):

vietna wrote:
So the USB 3.0 will definitely work as an input source if I get a USB/audio cable? Can the USB ports work as both in and out lines? Also, I have a midi USB interface hooked up... it won't like override or do anything weird with that will it?
I did not say that, I said "Use a USB interface"
There are thousands of them out there, and they will provide higher quality than the 1/8" analog connection.
Look at Lexicon, M-Audio, Tascam etc, look for the facilities you want (2ch/4ch/morech, mic/line inputs etc)

Today is HP Expert Day - someone ask about the Beats audio problem!

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Hi
Try fn+b toggle just open more and more of the Beats.exe process. I too have had this issue. The fix is a simple one.
Make sure you have the SWSETUP folder from the factory install backed up. If not, you need to get a copy of the HPTONECONTROL HPQUICKLAUNCH, and the IDT DRIVER (Audio driver) from that folder.
I tried to get these drivers and programs from the HP support website for the Envy 17, fn+b with these just causes more and more of the Beats.exe process to open up. Even getting HPQUICKLAUNCH and the IDT DRIVER from the HP Support website for my Envy 17 did not give me a working Beats Audio.
Note that HPTONECONTROL is not listed on the HP Support website. You must get this from the SWSETUP folder.
I have tested different combinations of different versions of HPQUICKLAUNCH, HPTONECONTROL, and the IDT DRIVER. Only the factory default versions of these actually give a working Beats Audio and fn+b toggle.
Hope this helps and saves you the trouble. Now time to figure out how to get back my life.
Edit: This applies to the Envy 17 and Envy 14 since they both use the HM55 chipset.
Let us know how it goes!
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About the digital audio input/output

So, those accept optical digital audio, and what kind of other digital audio signals?, what kind of adapter i need to use this feature?, so it is compatible with any 5.1 audio system like home theathers etc?

so it is compatible with any 5.1 audio system like home theathers etc?
As long as the stereo has a digital optical audio input, yes.
The port is a "mini-Toslink" port so you'll need a mini-Toslink to Toslink adapter and then a standard digital optical audio cable (Toslink cable). Sometimes you can find a cable with one of each plug at either end.
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How can I use airplay if my receiver does not have the small audio jack?

I have a harmon kardon receiver for surround sound, but it does not have the small audio input jack to hook to my small apple airplay. Any ideas? should I just us the LAN plug from my receiver to airplay and try to connect itunes to it?
Or, can I just attach an old ipod to the stereo and leave it there as a hard drive for my itunes?
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You will need a cable similar to the link below.
Mini Jack on one end and a pair of RCA jacks on the other.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HA832ZM/A/belkin-rca-stereo-cable-2-m66-ft?fno de=72
These can be purchased at Wal-Mart etc. for about $6
If you have an Apple Airport Express, that is what you need.

How to use the Digital Audio in & out RCA jacks a6010n

On the lower right of the back of my Pavillion a6010n desktop, above the mouse and keboard connections and below the monitor connection are two RCA jacks labeled Digital Audio in and out. The top one has an orange insulator and is labeled "out", and the lower one has a black insulator and is labeled "in". I have been unable to find any information about these or how to use them. Can anyone please tell me or direct me to information about this? I have Vista Home Premium 32 bit and have added a Sound Blaster Audigy sound card which is cheap but has a better S/N ratio. In Control Panel --> Sound the digital output for the sound card is listed but there is nothing about the Digital Audio jacks I would like to be able to use. Thank you all.

Yes there is. I suggest trolling these boards for the 3rd party remote solutions that will free you to use the remote in ANY application like Winamp, Notepad, Windows Media Player, etc.
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Y410p Front headphone and microphone jacks not working after repair

I recently (last month) sent my IdeaPad Y410p in to Lenovo for repairs due to the laptop not turning on, or repeatedly restarting at the BIOS screen. The laptop was repaired by Lenovo (they replaced the motherboard), and returned it to me. The laptop has worked great sincce then, except that the two USB ports on the right side and the headphone and microphone jacks do not work. I have reinstalled the audio drivers, twice, but have not reinstalled the chipset drivers at all, as I don't want to screw around with those untiol I no more about what I should do. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Talonek, welcome to the forums,
the problem you are experiencing is probably due to the cable connecting the ports on the right side, front of system, to the mainboard unfortunately not being connected or connected properly. Please see pdf page 52 of the system's Hardware Maintenance Manual.
I've never taken an Y410p apart, but having looked at the manual the cable connection may well be accessible to check / fix by removing the hard drive. Another alternative would be to call service and ask them to do this for you.

No Audio Out Of Headphone Or External Audio Output Jacks

We have a Rev. B Bondi iMac that I recently put in my wife's 4th grade classroom for her to use. When trying to hook up external speakers I discovered there is no audio output from the side audio output jack or the front two headphone jacks when listening to the CD player. (I also checked using headphones)
The internal speakers sound fine and normal. I do hear something very distorted and weak from the external audio output jacks but it is so distorted the only way I can tell it is coming from the CD player is by pausing its playing. I have been into OS X now for about 15 months and am starting to forget everything I knew of OS 8.6 which is in the Bondi.
I checked the sound portion of the Monitors and Sound Control panel and all seems set correctly. Is there some other setting that I have forgotten? Any ideas/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
TIA

Herb Mesler...
Other than exercising the jack-ports with a plug from a headphone, it may need some expensive repair. However I do have a trick for you to try first.
Here is my trick;
Computer must be off! Because there is some light voltage applied to the ports they can slightly arch, spoiling the trick. Arching is the root cause of electrical resistance thus not allowing for proper contact and sound will not pass through to the device.
Next take a plug "softly and full travel" through each port in the side and on the front. I repeat them about 5 times. (any proper spec/type of plug, like from a headphone can work. If it from something that is powered, like from speakers, do not use it)
Boot up the computer and test by avoiding the side ports, using only the front ports. Quite frankly I found the use of the side ports to be somewhat the cause of the problem. Mine has been taped off for about 6 years now and I never have had to repeat my trick to date.
Give it a try and post back if there is any questions. Also, I would like to hear your results.
...Ron

What exactly is "combo audio in/out" interface?

My new W530 has "combo audio in/out". I have not had this kind of audio/sound card interface before?
Before even trying all my stuff in it, do I understand this right? Instead of the regular green, burgundy, etc. speaker, microphone connectors, this one detects what is being attached automatically.
I use my laptop for Skype with headset, Shure music microfone for recordings with Adobe Audtition or just play music with external speakers. Is is going to detect each one, or is it going to prompt to choose what is plugged in?
When you plug in an external microphone, does it automatically bypass the built in microphone?
Thanks for your help,
Hannu

Hi hannu,
The combo audio in/out port allows you to use an input and output connection in one slot
If you have an adapter, you can use both connectors in one slot together.
Here is the User Guide for the W530 which outlines the functions of the combo audio port.
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I want to safely connect a Radio Shack 4-channel microphone mixer to my notebook's microphone jack

I am trying to cobble together a low-cost teleconferencing setup for a 20x20 foot room using microphones I've scrounged from old computers and a Radio Shack 4-channel mixer (cat# 32-2056). I am putting together an adapter board for the mics going into the mixer by following the notes in the "Multimedia microphones to normal microphone input" section at http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/microphone_powering.html but I am not sure how to deal with the mixer to computer interface.
Ideally I would like to see the schematic for the Pavilion microphone jack circuit so that I can verify the input levels, impedance, and so on. The specific model number I have is dv9610us.
When I plug a Y-adapter (3.5mm stereo plug to two RCA jacks) into the Pavilion's microphone jack, the voltage readings I get on both RCA tips is +1.88V which is not what I expected based on what I was seeing at the above URL.

Hi,
Good luck with the project.
Finding a schematic for an OEM laptop is definitely looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.
If you search a bit more you will find what the impedance range for generic sound cards are with ease.
Consider an external sound card with isolating transformers to reduce the ground loop.
You will probably have better luck getting schematic info on an external usb audio interface than you will on the laptop audio circuit. There is always the option of searching for details on the laptop audio circuit through the sound chip manufacturers (Realtek and others)
BTW...is this teleconferencing setup going to be audio/visual or just audio?
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Optical audio output jack

Just purchased this new desktop and am running the audio output out throught the optical audio output jack into my surround sound receiver, AWESOME! Wanted to know if I could connect an optical audio splitter to this jack and split the audio output of the computer into TWO separate receivers?
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There are SPDIF/Tolink splitters out on the market... here is an axample.
http://www.amazon.com/ViewHD-Toslink-Optical-Splitter-VHD-TS1X3/dp/B00G191YL8
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Problem with Microphone Jack on Advanced Dock with T61p

When I plug a microphone into either the microphone jack on the T61p or on
the advanced dock, I can set the playback volume and use playback functions
as expected. However, when I try to use record functions, only the microphone
jack on the T61p works. I get nothing when the microphone is plugged into
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I finally solved this by going back to an older set of SoundMAX drivers found in this thread:
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Can't get combo audio jack to pick up microphone

I have a G710 Lenovo laptop. It comes with a combo audio jack. I tried plugging my microphone it in but it wouldnt pick it up, it would only register the headphones. I bought a splitter for it and it still wont pick up the microphone. I know the microphone works because if i use a USB adapter, it works fine.

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Poblem with combo audio jack, when i just want to input audio.

Dear fellow citizens,
I own a g480 and i want to plug in my eletric guitar directly in to the laptop, i have the amp cable and the jack to be able to plug in to the laptop. However the computer does not recognise this plug in as an input. Can some one verify that i have to buy a USB soundcard, I would prefer anyother option other then trying to hunt that down.
Is there any in built configeration i can do to allow it to recognise as an audio input?
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You first need a splitter cable that separates the microphone and headphone contacts in the combo jack. It isn't a simple "Y" cable. Then you can connect your 6.35 to 3.5 adapter.
[edit] Connectors aside, I have no idea whether the signal levels that the mic input accepts are appropriate for your guitar.
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External record player connected to audio in microphone jack

I have a hp Pavilion dv6-6135dx laptop. I have my record player connected to a phono preamplifier, which is then connected to my laptop through the audio in microphone jack. The preamp is new, has a new battery, and the rca cables i am using are all new. When i hooked up the record player earlier today it worked fine and I was getting sound out of my computer.(which is what i am trying to do, play my record player through my computer). About an hour or two later I am getting no sound from the record player through my computer. I did mess with the beats audio settings but that is it. I have been tampering and playing with the sound setting from the control panel and still I am getting no sound. I even restored my computer and enabled the mic jack and I still am getting no sound. I am really frustrated and I dont know what to do, but I am for certain that it is a computer issue and not something else.

i,
Mic in is not a line in. Line in will usually be stereo and about 10Kohm impedance. Normally mic in is mono and about 600-1Kohm impedance therefore lower levels than the line. You can use mic in for line in but you may get lower quality of output specially you may only get mono.
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