Post by thread:[EE]: PC Microphones

I have a random mic that came with some piece of equipment (probably a SoundBlaster Live! card) and I'd like to figure out how to use it. Problem is, I don't have ANY idea what kind of technology it is, or where to start. Google is less than helpful, since I don't know what to search for and the few methods I've tried to interface it seem to be ineffective. The thing that's throwing me off is that it has 3 contacts instead of 2, which leads me to believe that it is active. Has anyone any advice about what kind of mic this is and what I should search for to start figuring out how to interface it? Mike H. _________________________________________________________________ Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

They are typically condenser mic's. I'll look up the pinout after luch unless someone beats me to it. Regards, Jim {Quote hidden}> I have a random mic that came with some piece of equipment > (probably a SoundBlaster Live! card) and I'd like to figure out > how to use it. > > Problem is, I don't have ANY idea what kind of technology it > is, or where to start. Google is less than helpful, since I don't know > what to search for and the few methods I've tried to > interface it seem to be ineffective. > > The thing that's throwing me off is that it has 3 contacts > instead of 2, which leads me to believe that it is active. Has > anyone any advice about what kind of mic this is and what I >should search for to start figuring out how to interface it? > > Mike H. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election > Guide! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Look at http://www.btinternet.com/~diyha/electronics/stojack.html http://www.epanorama.net/links/pc_sound.html nice tutorial on sound cards Bottom line, Tip = Audio Ring = +5v Sleeve = Ground BTW, those pages were found using "PC microphone" pinout from google Scott At 08:52 AM 7/2/04, you wrote: {Quote hidden}>I have a random mic that came with some piece of equipment >(probably a SoundBlaster Live! card) and I'd like to figure out >how to use it. > >Problem is, I don't have ANY idea what kind of technology it >is, or where to start. Google is less than helpful, since I don't >know what to search for and the few methods I've tried to >interface it seem to be ineffective. > >The thing that's throwing me off is that it has 3 contacts >instead of 2, which leads me to believe that it is active. Has >anyone any advice about what kind of mic this is and what I >should search for to start figuring out how to interface it? > >Mike H. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! >http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different >ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Stereo, maybe. Some were. Vern ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Hord <spam_OUTgaidinmdTakeThisOuTHOTMAIL.COM> To: <.....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:52 AM Subject: [EE]: PC Microphones {Quote hidden}> I have a random mic that came with some piece of equipment > (probably a SoundBlaster Live! card) and I'd like to figure out > how to use it. > > Problem is, I don't have ANY idea what kind of technology it > is, or where to start. Google is less than helpful, since I don't > know what to search for and the few methods I've tried to > interface it seem to be ineffective. > > The thing that's throwing me off is that it has 3 contacts > instead of 2, which leads me to believe that it is active. Has > anyone any advice about what kind of mic this is and what I > should search for to start figuring out how to interface it? > > Mike H. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! > http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.

Thanks for the speedy response, guys. I suspect that my mic may be crap, since it isn't behaving properly. That may be the problem I had. Mike H. {Quote hidden}>Look at > >http://www.btinternet.com/~diyha/electronics/stojack.html > >http://www.epanorama.net/links/pc_sound.html nice tutorial on sound cards > >Bottom line, >Tip = Audio >Ring = +5v >Sleeve = Ground > > >BTW, those pages were found using "PC microphone" pinout from google > >Scott > > > > >At 08:52 AM 7/2/04, you wrote: >>I have a random mic that came with some piece of equipment >>(probably a SoundBlaster Live! card) and I'd like to figure out >>how to use it. >> >>Problem is, I don't have ANY idea what kind of technology it >>is, or where to start. Google is less than helpful, since I don't >>know what to search for and the few methods I've tried to >>interface it seem to be ineffective. >> >>The thing that's throwing me off is that it has 3 contacts >>instead of 2, which leads me to believe that it is active. Has >>anyone any advice about what kind of mic this is and what I >>should search for to start figuring out how to interface it? >> >>Mike H. >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! >>http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx >> >>-- >>http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different >>ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different >ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.