Usiong a Samson USB Mic with Captivate 2

[Using_USB_Microphone]

I have a nice, new Samson USB Condenser Mic, and it's input is WAVE In—Captivate looks at Mic In or Aux In.

Any way to have it look at WAV In?

[CatBandit]

Not that I know of, but WAV IN sounds like a very unusual name for an audio port ... so maybe I am missing your question and/or the conditions of your PC audio. I can say that for years, the potential problems between Captivate and USB microphones have been well documented.
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[Using_USB_Microphone]

When you go into the system, and use the Windows Input control, the Samson mic is seen as a device. When using the recording controls, you select the Samson Mic as the audio device, and the levels are set on the Windows mixer using the WAV controls.

Hope that makes sense...

[Using_USB_Microphone]

Here is info on the Mic—says it will work with any DAW software application—thats a new one for me...

http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1810&brandID=2

[CatBandit]

From Webopedia:

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Digital audio workstations take advantage of the subjective nature of hearing and sound by simulating sounds that once could only be produced with a musical instrument. Digital Audio Workstations simulate instrument sounds or provide special effects with such accuracy it's hard to tell the difference.

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Apparently the compatibility with DAW software they speak of is a reference to any software that creates digital sound ... I'm guessing of course.

What I can tell you is that either Captivate recognizes your mic ... or not. If not, the only advice I can offer is to try another. I wonder, having looked at the image of your mic, if it is even a unidirectional (single-direction) microphone. It looks like an omni-directional mic from the image.

The reason I mention it is because I normally recommend a uni-directional mic so that ambient sound (background noise) is reduced, and sound coming from the lips of the speaker is enhanced (for voice-over audio purposes).

Sorry that the best advice I can offer is to use a trial and error process until you find a mic that works with Captivate. As I mentioned earlier, this issue is a long-standing one for Captivate ... it just doesn't play well with all microphones, though it does get better with each new version.

Have a good weekend!
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[RW-EPS]

Hey Larry,

Do you do any Company training on Captivate?? I could not get http://www.pcabcs.com to come up. I am interested ??

Thanks

[CatBandit]

Yes, RW-EPS, I do Captivate training.

Sorry about PCABCs.com - and Captivate-Tips.com for that matter. Both are "in work" ... I'm kind of in the middle of updating/rewriting web-sites right now and everything is "half-done".

Contact me by clicking the "Send Private Message" link under my name at left, or you can use this email address:

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Thanks for asking and again, sorry for the sorry state of my web sites right now.