PC wont recognize mics?

Jkowltalon

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Oct 6, 2013
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Earlier this week I bought a new turtle beach z22 headset, but when it arrived, the sound worked fine but it couldnt pick up the mic. So, thinking it was broken, i bought yet another headset but this time from BJ's. Upon hooking up the new tb px22, I discovered that once again the same problem occurred. When I go in to test my mic via skype, it picks up every sound currently on my pc except for my voice. I have a pre-built Cyberpower GUA250, and Im thinking the sound card might be to blame. Thanks!

P.S. Also tested mics on my brother's pc, both are in working order.

 

MC_K7

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The fact it picks up other sounds around tells me you have another mic from another device turned on (could be built-in inside your computer, or from a webcam, etc...).

Go to Control Panel / Sound / Recording. Check to see if the mic from your headset is set as the default recording device.