How to stop the 'live' mic sound playing through the speakers?
Solution 1
I assume you mean that the microphone sound is being played back through the speakers constantly.
Try the following:
Go to the Control Panel, and click on Sounds and Audio Devices.
Under Device volume, click on Advanced.
Under Microphone, check the Mute button.
If the "Microphone" section is missing, go to Options -> Properties, and under the Playback section, enable it.
Solution 2
If you have Windows XP:
- Open the Control Panel
- Select Sounds and Audio Devices ⇨ Audio Tab
- Go to Volume on Sound Recording
- Select
AdvanceunderMicrophoneand check the Do not monitor check-box.
This way, you should be able to keep using the microphone without feedback from any speakers.
Update For Windows 10 or Windows 7 issue:
The tick from "Listen to this device" should be off. It implies, that Windows is making live monitoring of your commands, may be. You can still use your mic in applications and will not hear your mic in headphones/speakers.
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andygrunt
Updated on September 17, 2022Comments
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andygrunt almost 2 years
I have an old Toshiba Laptop (Satellite 1900-03) running Windows XP. I recently bought a little microphone to plug into the mic port but discovered that the sound is being fed live through the speakers causing feedback.
My question is how do I stop the 'live' microphone sound being piped instantly through the speakers without normal sound still being played?
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andygrunt almost 15 yearsCan't do that I'm afraid as the mic is a stubby little job and the 'mic in' port is very close to the LHS speaker.
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andygrunt almost 15 yearsI don't want to mute the mic. The reason I added it is to sometimes record sound for various reasons. I want it available at a moments notice so would rather not mute it until needed - easier to just plug it in when needed but still doesn't solve the problem.
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Rocket04 almost 15 yearsYou're not muting it, recording will work. You're just muting it from looping back through your speakers.
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andygrunt over 13 yearsI do have Windows XP but don't have the '1 Do Not Monitor' option. Perhaps it requires the laptop to have an internal Mic and I don't have one?
