Re: [microsound] OT: I am stupid

[Bård Harazi Farbu <bardfarbu@xxxxxxxxx>]

hi ??

you broke your mic input because you fed it a line level signal......
that´s like pushing an elephant throgh a keyhole.

i´d recomend buying some sort of usb external soundcard. (one where
you can switch between line and mic level!)



On Aug 7, 2007, at 5:57 PM, ? ? wrote:

> I think I've broken the 'mic input' of my laptop by inputting my
> guitar via the 'Output' socket of my guitar amp. Now the 'mic
> input' doesn't output anything I plug into it and when I test the
> hardware via Control Panel the recording volume slider goes
> straight down, accompanied by volume spikes (e.g. the level
> indicator shows a very loud sound coming and going every second or
> so).
>
> My laptop/sound card still plays music as well as before, as long
> as I keep the 'Microphone' volume muted.
>
> Any idea what my options are?
>
> - Is it something that I can fix myself by downloading something?
> - Is it a hardware problem that can easily (i.e. cheaply) be fixed
> by an expert?
> - Do I need to buy a new internal sound card?
> - Should I buy a USB recording device?
>
> I'd really like to record sounds again with my laptop... :-(
>
> Sorry for being off-topic, but when you think about it this message
> is about the aesthetics of failure... :-D
>
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