Combined Headphone/Mic jack problem?

kreig9

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Hey,

I recently bought a CyberPowerPC Fangbook 3, and I am having a problem with mic recording on the dual mic in/audio out port. The headset I got with the laptop, a Tt esports Cronos headset, has both a line in and a line out cord, while my laptop has a single port for both line in and line out.

Currently, I have a splitter setup -so that both ends of the headset (the mic and the speakers) go into the one port, but the laptop is not picking up the audio from the mic in the headset, but the mic built into the laptop instead.

Is there any way I can use the headset for both audio and talking with this laptop?

Thanks
 

Clayto1332

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Really what you bought is for splitting a signal only and will not be recognized as both a speaker and microphone. The USB sound card is the cost effective solution if you don't want to buy a new headset.