noise-canceling mikes, how to use them

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Chuck:

Not too sure what to tell you. I guess the obvious ...

Are you sure it's your capture of the mic signal? Are you sure the mic
is actually quality stuff? I guess you'd find out by testing it in some
other device.

PS: I've been using Sennheiser PC166 headsets for a bit over a year now.
I was so taken with the quality, I got a second one for my briefcase. I
strongly recommend it, if you decide your back in the market. Awesome
audio quality, and you get to run over USB with the included dongle.
Alsa just comes up recognizing it.

I know that doesn't solve your problem, but I thought I should toss this
out. I've seen a lot of poor headsets out there.

Janina

Chuck Hallenbeck writes:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a simple headset with a mike on a boom, and would like to
> capture audio from the mike using a mike input on my soundblaster sound
> card. A normal high-impedance mike works great, but simply switching to
> the headset mike, a noise-canceling device, the result is pretty
> dismal: very low amplitude, very poor quality, lots of noise, even with
> the mike boom lowered to the proper position. 
> 
> Any tips on how to use this type of mike would be greatly appreciated. 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Chuck
> 
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