microphone

Started by FBG, September 13, 2002, 02:10:54 PM

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Sn00ks

:oops: Didn't check that far as I thought (mistakenly) that only name, skin, colours where the things you change there, doh! Sorry! :biggrin:
I'l check it again tonight and with any luck you'll be sick of my voice by 9pm  :smokin:
I do exactly what the little voices tell me to.

PC Specs:- Black box with some fans that go whirrr, a few lights, things inside that get warm, headphones, keyboard (a clicky one), mouse (with buttons and no squeak), disks (2-off SSD and HDD) and a monitor of sufficient proportions.

Doorman

Well OldBloke and BlueBall on your recommendation I've just ordered the Plantronics Stereo 90 from dabs.com http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-search.a...bd=asc&stab=ref
 Â£27) I was looking at the Sennheiser ~@b40 equivelant but you swayed me. My setup at the moment is Sennheiser HD450 with a tu'penny-ha'penny mic. jury rigged upside my head! Not a pretty sight but it works.










     

FBG

just got arround to buying my set to! cant wait! love new toys
-=[dMw]=- Flibber Meister

Sn00ks

8O The 'use voice comms' thing is the toggle to switch the mike on and off, I've got that set.  :?
Any other ideas on how to increase the volume :?:
I do exactly what the little voices tell me to.

PC Specs:- Black box with some fans that go whirrr, a few lights, things inside that get warm, headphones, keyboard (a clicky one), mouse (with buttons and no squeak), disks (2-off SSD and HDD) and a monitor of sufficient proportions.

Anonymous

In the volume control panel for the soundcard I have my mic volume set to about 75% with the +20db gain ticked.

Additionally, there is a "voice transmit volume" slider in one of the advanced config screens of CS. You can get to it by selecting "Play CS" then "Customise" from your CS main menu. Check that the "voice transmit volume" slider is up around 75 to 80% and that the voice receive volume slider is set to something similar but maybe slightly lower (You don't want to mute Tealeaf but you don't want him bellowing either :wink: )

Your microphone should be about 2 inches from your mouth. Alternatively, make sure your mouth is 2 inches from the mic :-)

Have you tried running a local LAN game and connecting to it, then type "voice_loopback 1" in console and start speaking. There will be a short delay but you will hear your own voice pretty much exactly as others hear it. When you are happy with the volume type "voice_loopback 0" to stop the annoying echo :-)

Obviously all of this depends on how sensitive your microphone is. I use the plantronics and it seems pretty good but I know there are reasonable quality sets for half the price I paid for this (however I'm a snob). To test your microphone's sensitivity try being rude to it and calling it names. If it doesn't work properly for a couple of days then it is sensitive and you need to be careful.

I think I'd better go take my tablets now  :P

HTH

FBG

can someone post a complete list of mic console commands so i/we can alter them ingame. I haven't got arround to installing my mic yet, but for warned for armed and all that.
cheers
-=[dMw]=- Flibber Meister

Sn00ks

Thanks for that info BB, I finally found the setting that Ninja_freak was on about and I've got my mic volume set to maximum and still no-one can hear me  :cry:
I'll run a LAN game tonight and try the voice_loopback 1 option and mess about with mic position and stuff.
I might even go back to my old headset, which is a bit of a cheapy (thats cheapy not sheepy :wink: ) one. The curent one is a Microsoft GameVoice, one of those with a hockey puck attached.
I do exactly what the little voices tell me to.

PC Specs:- Black box with some fans that go whirrr, a few lights, things inside that get warm, headphones, keyboard (a clicky one), mouse (with buttons and no squeak), disks (2-off SSD and HDD) and a monitor of sufficient proportions.

Doorman

This may well be stating the obvious but in the 'Customise' page there are two boxes to select, 'Enable voice in this mod' and 'Use microphone for voice input' Just a thought.  :oops:










     

Sn00ks

Yup Doorman I've ticked both those boxes too.  People can hear me but it is very quiet. If I blow on my mike I can hear it quite loudly in my headphones, but I can't really hear my speech. It's something to do with the sensitivity I think.
I've been calling it names but it doesnt make any difference.  :wink:
If I use GameVoice it seems to be OK. :?
Arrrrrrggggggh!    :x
I do exactly what the little voices tell me to.

PC Specs:- Black box with some fans that go whirrr, a few lights, things inside that get warm, headphones, keyboard (a clicky one), mouse (with buttons and no squeak), disks (2-off SSD and HDD) and a monitor of sufficient proportions.

Sn00ks

FBG you wanted the console commands for voice stuff, Well here they are
http://www.pimpswithgrenades.com/hl.asp?co...ke&filter=voice

Enjoy  8)
I do exactly what the little voices tell me to.

PC Specs:- Black box with some fans that go whirrr, a few lights, things inside that get warm, headphones, keyboard (a clicky one), mouse (with buttons and no squeak), disks (2-off SSD and HDD) and a monitor of sufficient proportions.

FBG

cheers, much appreciated
-=[dMw]=- Flibber Meister

Anonymous


Anonymous

QuoteThanks for that info BB, I finally found the setting that Ninja_freak was on about and I've got my mic volume set to maximum and still no-one can hear me :cry:
I'll run a LAN game tonight and try the voice_loopback 1 option and mess about with mic position and stuff.
I might even go back to my old headset, which is a bit of a cheapy (thats cheapy not sheepy :wink: ) one. The curent one is a Microsoft GameVoice, one of those with a hockey puck attached.
Have you checked the command line that starts CS (and also the game setting in Gamespy if you use that)? I use:
C:SierraCounter-Strikecstrike.exe -console -noipx -nointro +voice_dsound 1
and the bit to check is the +voice_dsound 1 at the end.

Sn00ks

I've got that set in Gamespy BB. And I've gone through the CVARS and none of them look like they'd help  :(
Oh well, just have to shout then  :o
I do exactly what the little voices tell me to.

PC Specs:- Black box with some fans that go whirrr, a few lights, things inside that get warm, headphones, keyboard (a clicky one), mouse (with buttons and no squeak), disks (2-off SSD and HDD) and a monitor of sufficient proportions.

Anonymous

What does it sound like in a local game with "voice_loopback 1" toggled? Does it sound ok there or is it quiet?