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Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by Emily185, Oct 8, 2019.

  1. Emily185

    Emily185

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    Hi guys, today a friend of mine gave me a dynamic microphone (the SHURE SM58), but i don't have a external audio card, so for now i bought an XLR to 3.5mm jack cable to plug the mic in my laptop (a Lenovo Yoga 500) which has the usual input/output combined jack. I tried pluggin the mic to that jack but the laptop sees it as a speaker and magically my microphone does it! I can hear the audio output coming from the microphone! Is it normal that a microphone can play audio too? How do I make the pc see it as a microphone? Thanks in advance!
     
    Emily185, Oct 8, 2019
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  2. Domas_L

    Domas_L

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    Hello! You should be able to change how's that jack input interpreted in your Audio Manager: upload_2019-10-11_17-13-16.png

    However, be aware that 3.5mm jack won't give your microphone enough power for it to work properly, so the captured audio will appear quiet.
     
    Domas_L, Oct 11, 2019
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