Why does my microphone automatically mute the audio coming from my speakers?

April 9, 2010 by: nickadmin

My microphone (very cheap, its with a Logitech Webcam) for some reason will mute sound that comes from the speakers while it is recording. For example, if I had a song playing off my computer while my mic was recording, the mic’s output would sound watered down and muddy. Playing music from an external source (speakers, CD Players, etc) eliminates this watered-down recording, so it must be a conflict between some hardware, I would guess. This problem proves difficult for some important recording techniques, e.g. multitracking, imitating live recordings, etc.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I’m running Windows XP Home, my mic is a Logitech Webcam (mic included, whatever you want to call a bundled mic), and my sound card is an ancient Creative Audio PCI card (I use it for the included MIDI port).

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One Response to “Why does my microphone automatically mute the audio coming from my speakers?”
  1. Divad says:
    April 9, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    Sounds like it was made that way on purpose to eliminate feedback.(You know when the sound coming out just goes back in until it becomes a high pitched screech)