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Mic in -> line out? by Exca on 11-19-2005 at 10:18 AM

I was wondering, it would be very handful if i could turn my microphone in to a second line out :) Is it possible to do that? not just parallell with the original line out; i mean a seperate second line out where i can send other sound trough, than the first one.


RE: Mic in -> line out? by seany on 11-19-2005 at 10:30 AM

go buy a big expensive professional soundcard


RE: Mic in -> line out? by CookieRevised on 11-19-2005 at 11:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Exca
I was wondering, it would be very handful if i could turn my microphone in to a second line out
impossible... and not only with soundcards but also impossible in every other audio equipment. The electronics are made that it is a line-in, you can't turn that around to a line-out if it wasn't forseen electronically like that.


PS: some trivia: A microphone is in essence a speaker turned inside out though (and vice versa). In a speaker, electrical signals are converted to motion of the membrane wich makes air moving which makes sound. In a microphone the reverse happens, moving air moves the membrane and this is converted into electrical signals. In other words you can use a microphone as a speaker (not much loud and big quality though :p) But do not try this with an expensive microphone as you could damage the microphone; if you want to try this, do it with a cheap one...

RE: Mic in -> line out? by Underlord on 11-19-2005 at 11:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
quote:
Originally posted by Exca
I was wondering, it would be very handful if i could turn my microphone in to a second line out
impossible... and not only with soundcards but also impossible in every other audio equipment. The electronics are made that it is a line-in, you can't turn that around to a line-out if it wasn't forseen electronically like that.


PS: some trivia: A microphone is in essence a speaker turned inside out though (and vice versa). In a speaker, electrical signals are converted to motion of the membrane wich makes air moving which makes sound. In a microphone the reverse happens, moving air moves the membrane and this is converted into electrical signals. In other words you can use a microphone as a speaker (not much loud and big quality though :p) But do not try this with an expensive microphone as you could damage the microphone; if you want to try this, do it with a cheap one...
Untrue. Realtek AC97 has a controller to change a line in to a line out. I just don't believe that you can have two different outputs.
RE: Mic in -> line out? by CookieRevised on 11-19-2005 at 12:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
you can't turn that around to a line-out if it wasn't forseen electronically like that.
;)

RE: Mic in -> line out? by Underlord on 11-19-2005 at 12:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
you can't turn that around to a line-out if it wasn't forseen electronically like that.
;)
Ah. Can you tell us what sound card you have?
RE: Mic in -> line out? by Exca on 11-19-2005 at 01:55 PM

My soundcard: soundmax integrated digital audio


RE: Mic in -> line out? by Underlord on 11-19-2005 at 02:03 PM

According to the HP site soundmax is the driver for the ADI AC97 Integrated Digital Audio Controller.
Try updating the driver from the hp site.
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=support
Just put in your computer model into the search engine.
Then see if it has the ability to do line switching in the control panel.

If your computer isn't a HP then i'm way off :P.


RE: Mic in -> line out? by Exca on 11-19-2005 at 02:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Underlord
According to the HP site soundmax is the driver for the ADI AC97 Integrated Digital Audio Controller.
Try updating the driver from the hp site.
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=support
Just put in your computer model into the search engine.
Then see if it has the ability to do line switching in the control panel.

If your computer isn't a HP then i'm way off :P.

it is an HP :p

EDIT: no new drivers available; didn't find an option to swap...
So i guess it's not possible then?

RE: Mic in -> line out? by Underlord on 11-19-2005 at 11:02 PM

Yea it probably isn't possible then.


RE: Mic in -> line out? by M73A on 11-19-2005 at 11:33 PM

its possible for me:S

look...
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RE: Mic in -> line out? by Underlord on 11-19-2005 at 11:39 PM

That's because yours was designed to do this, where as his doesn't seem to be able to.