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Subject: Screwy headset, omg I'm so mad...
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Ok, so today at Best Buy, I bought a one eared headset for 20.99, and I brought it home, connected it, and tried to test it out. Ok, so the test didn't go so well, so I tried to talk on TS. But guess what? Take a look at this photo http://images.tmcnet.com/channels/headsets/art/headset2.jpg, and tell me, where is the man's speaker/mic at? Mine is just like that, and I see videos, and photos supposedly "enjoying" their headsets, with their integrated mics on their GODAMN CHEEKS. Every time I try to talk on it, NOTHING, AND I MEAN NOTHING, comes out. I only managed to talk to Omnios, Me Rock, and Armegadon, because I desperately took off my EFFING headset off my ear, and basically had to freakin' SUCK on the DAMN thing to talk into it effectively. WTF?!?!?! What kind of EFFING headset's mic gets integrated so that it rests on your EFFING CHEEK, not your MOUTH?! I talk, but since the mic is on the chin, voice doesn't come in, voice doesn't come out. WTF, man, WTF indeed.

And I didn't buy the warranty, so I can never return it. The only way I can talk into it is by not wearing the headset, and putting the damn mic at least 0.5 inches away from my freakin mouth. I see no extension options in the mic string, and it can't be set up on a desk for me to speak into it when I want to. OMG, I'm so mad right now...

Can ANYONE, ANYONE help me? I see everyday photos, videos, and whaever crap people wants you to believe of random people wearing a one eared headset with their mics on their cheeks, and the random people are smiling, showing that it supposedly "works" and they're "enjoying" it. But why not me? Does any of you have a headset like that, and can help me, I don't know, like somehow make my freakin' voice "BEND" towards my left cheek? Please, someone help me out, I wasted 22 freakin' dollars, and I can't get it back. I basically bought something that people have misleaded me to believe through effing commercials.

  • 09.07.2006 5:02 PM PDT

Dude, it's supposed to be like that. Your voice will reach it just fine. Just adjust the amplification settings in your volume panel. It's like that so that you're not breathing into it and poping your p's.

And if it is a directional microphone, make sure it's pointing the right way.

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  • 09.07.2006 5:26 PM PDT
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I'm assuming you did the windows XP audio tests to confirm that your mic is actually recieving. And you can't use it because it is too far away from your mouth for it to pick up your voice. If that is the case, just move it closer, it doesn't have to be right in front of your mouth to pick up.

I had a -blam!- of a time trying to get my mic/headset to work when I first got it. Turns out I had to download new drivers, then fiddle with just about every setting before it finally worked. I still don't know how I did it.

If that fails you're banjaxed.

  • 09.07.2006 5:28 PM PDT

Yeah, man. I bought an Xbox 360 controller and the headset for it as well for my PC. The only thing that sucks about it is if you plug in the headset, it turns off the speakers and uses the headet for all sound output. But it's Xbox, so it works fine as a headset...

Banjaxed by Bestbuy.

  • 09.07.2006 5:31 PM PDT
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Audio and speaker settings should handle it fine...?

  • 09.07.2006 5:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: RidiculousX
Dude, it's supposed to be like that. Your voice will reach it just fine. Just adjust the amplification settings in your volume panel. It's like that so that you're not breathing into it and poping your p's.

And if it is a directional microphone, make sure it's pointing the right way.


Thanks a millions, but when you said "your voice will reach it just fine", I was pretty much pissed at you (not anymore, sorry, I couldn't control myself) for saying something that I have proven in just 1 freakin hour that it's total bull-blam!-. If I want to freakin' make my voice be heard, from my left cheek, I need to shout so hard that Iggwilv can hear me in his hometown, JUST SO my freakin' voice reaches my left cheek mic at the MINIMAL, yes, MINIeffingMAL volume. Omnios and Armagedon had a tough time trying to hear what I say in Teamspeak when I was clearly adjusting my voice 500% my lungs can handle.

And to whoever said adjust my volume thingies, and if I tested it out in the Windows Sounds and devices options, YES, and YES. the Sounds test was how I found out how screwy an average to topnotch headset can be, 'cause MY FREAKIN' INTEGRATED MIC IS ON MY EFFING CHEEK!!! I can't control my voice to BEND at my own will, and my integrated mic can't be stretched, so I have to HOLD the godamn piece of dog poop just so I can speak into it. How am I going to play Halo then?!

And I basically set up my amplification options volumes, my mic volume, my headset volume, etc. to ultra high, and my voice is still at like what, .000000001% of what it should sound like?

So please, can any of you help me out, if possible, step by step to make my voice be heard, even with my mic on my freakin cheek. And yes, I followed Iggwilv's directions on his website, but it was way too broad to be even considered a manual. No offense Igg. =/

I'm even thinking about hammering down my headset so hard that the pieces from it are so small, it can't be seen by a plankton. Yes, I'm that pissed off right now, probably on the verge to shoot myself in the head for a brief second of relief.

You know what, I'd love to kill myself, my life freakin' sucks, Best Buy freakin' ripped me off big time today, after searching a whole 30 in. just to find that piece of crap, I decided to go home with the bus, but the bus doesn't come for like 40 minutes, I get in trouble for coming home ub3r late. Now, my aunt just bought me all my school supplies (I'm grateful for that), but she keeps TOUCHING my video games and the rest of my stuff (I always keep my games lined up straight and neat, but this is the 5th time she's touched them, and screwed up my hard work). She yells at me for yelling at her to stay the freak away from my room, and stop touching the things on my table, and now I'm here, ranting about how headsets suck big time, trying to straigten up my private stuff on my desk in which she freakin' screwed up the neat, hard work, and I have school tommorow, which makes me have another thing to worry about. It's like this everyday at my house, and I admit I love my familiy, but I hate the fact that people crowd in my privacy. My sister does her homework in the same room I'm trying to speak to Omnios and Armagedon on TS (we share the same room, but I sleep elsewhere), and I can never talk out loud, pee, or do anything when someone's in the room with me. My headset wtfpwns me more than my money, my 22 dollars are gone forever, I have no access to Ebay in hopes to selling my headset for the similar price, and my aunt is currently in my room trying to make custom dividers for my school binders. I want to either die right now, or fast forward in time 'till I'm 18 and I move the crap out of my familiy's life. All this emotion and depression because of a stupid headset.

And the fact that no one's helping me in this headset problem, and me resisting the urge to double post, so people can see my thread on top, makes my life worse than Hitler's reign of terror. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME, SO THAT ONE PORTION OF MY LIFE GETS HEALED FROM THIS EFFING DEPRESSION. I'M NOT ASKING FOR MUCH, I KNOW MOST OF YOU GUYS HAVE HEADSETS AND MICS, AND CAN HELP ME OUT, BUT IS JUST NOT READING MY STUPID THREAD. BE HAPPY I'M NOT DOUBLE POSTING SO I CAN BUMP MY THREAD BACK TO THE TOP, AND INSTEAD JUST WRITING IN CAPS FOR SOME NOTICINGS. If you decide to write anything here, I'll either be dead, or still reading trying to run away from my freakin' life problems.

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  • 09.07.2006 5:48 PM PDT

Sorry man.

How does this headset plug into your computer? USB, Microphone/headphone? The USB ones need drivers, which shouldn't be a problem because they should install automatically on XP.

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  • 09.07.2006 6:29 PM PDT
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k I have a solution...I think
go to start > control panel > sound and audio devices > voice > under voice recording select volume > make sure you click options (on the top) and enable advanced options then click advanced for your mic (mine actually comes up as rear mic instead of microphone so be careful) and enable microphone boost.
That should work, and if not tell whoever is listening to you to crank up thier volume!
Congrats on the purchase though!
Edit:um....times like these you should really just either listen to music, look at pictures of the opposite gender, take a bath w/ candles, or sleep.

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  • 09.07.2006 6:30 PM PDT
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tape it to your face.

  • 09.07.2006 6:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: Obaten
tape it to your face.


If you're going to give stupid replies like that, tape that message to YOUR face. You're lucky my life sucks just enough to make me cry right now, and all night, because if my life was perfect, or close to perfect, you would be hoping you haven't said that right now.

  • 09.07.2006 6:51 PM PDT
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what, i tape my headset mic to my face.... (not sarcasm)

  • 09.07.2006 6:53 PM PDT
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Roflmao!

I'm quite uncomfortable with my headset as well. It has it's pros and cons, and one of its cons is that the microphone is jutted towards space and is like fifty inches away from my mouth, which really annoys me. You should get one of the headsets with an adjustable microphone. Also, I think you should relax about the whole headset ordeal.

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Posted by: Obaten
what, i tape my headset mic to my face.... (not sarcasm)


o.O??????

Are you serious? *wipes tears away from face*

  • 09.07.2006 6:55 PM PDT
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seriously, my headset mic sucks too. tape is the universal problem solver.

actually, you know what you could do?

Attatch a wire to the mic, so it's bendy, and stays in front of your mouth

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  • 09.07.2006 6:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
Roflmao!

I'm quite uncomfortable with my headset as well. It has it's pros and cons, and one of its cons is that the microphone is jutted towards space and is like fifty inches away from my mouth, which really annoys me. You should get one of the headsets with an adjustable microphone. Also, I think you should relax about the whole headset ordeal.


I am, but because of this whole headset problem, it lead to many other worse, life problems. You guys may not know how I am feeling right now exactly, but it's strong enough for me to want to kill myself. Not-so-much money family, weak computer (but I still love my computer), loss of mass amount of money (trust me 22 dollars is tremendous for me), having my whole desk filled with my private stuff (video games neatly lined up, books neatly stacked up, etc.) all messed up 'cause of my aunt, and no freedom, no money, no cool properties (like consoles, good graphics cards, etc.), or fun enough experiences are in my life. I'd be better in heaven than in this hellhole, living the life of a shameful 14 year old.

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Dude, your life is out of our jurisdiction. Ask the big guy up there for help. As for the headset, I suggest you try selling it off to one of your friends (assuming that they need one and that you have friends).

  • 09.07.2006 7:27 PM PDT
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Umm, if a bad purchase is enough to make you want to kill yourself, then maybe you should consider seeing a shrink. Not to be cold, heartless, cruel, or anything like that. But your 14 years old for pete's sake. I never had anything cool when I was 14 years old. I never had anything cool until I was 17 and decided to finally get a job. The real turning point was when I got my motorcycle. It's not fast, or big, or powerful (But it is shiny!) but it's my prized posession and I'd stab anyone who thought about messin with it...Oops, probably shouldn't have said that. If there are any cops in the forum, I swear HE STABBED HIMSELF!

Before I implicate myself in any further crimes, I'm just going to say this: You made a purchase, you learned and life goes on. Just keep trying different things until you find one that works.

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hey ipjuunin, did you try what I suggested (the microphone boost not the pictures ;) )

  • 09.08.2006 3:29 AM PDT
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hey dude before you kill yourself try getting drunk and haveing s e x before you jump.....if it dont work then you really got problems......go ahead and jump

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  • 09.08.2006 1:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: br44



hey dude before you kill yourself try getting drunk and haveing s e x before you jump.....if it dont work then you really got problems......go ahead and jump


...you have no idea how much i wish i was a ninja right now so i could kick your ass from here to the artic.

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  • 09.08.2006 1:55 PM PDT
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Hey guys.

As you see, I'm not dead by intentional suicide, and no, I am not {LP} Kevin's evil twin of destruction. xP

And also, as you can see, I have settled down from my casual depression, but it's only a matter of fact something triggers it again. It aways does...

For people who have gave me good advice not only on my headset problem, but my life problems, thank you all. For everyone who told me about the mic boost option, thank you, 'cause it seemed to work. I'm gonna have to test try it again with Omnios and the others in TS, but thanks. And Master Kim, thanks for your PM. I pray every night anyways. xP

And br44, your post was unneseccery, and very stupid. And MikeM709, thanks for telling him that in a ninja-tone of voice. xD

  • 09.08.2006 2:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master Kim
Roflmao!

I'm quite uncomfortable with my headset as well. It has it's pros and cons, and one of its cons is that the microphone is jutted towards space and is like fifty inches away from my mouth, which really annoys me. You should get one of the headsets with an adjustable microphone. Also, I think you should relax about the whole headset ordeal.


I am, but because of this whole headset problem, it lead to many other worse, life problems. You guys may not know how I am feeling right now exactly, but it's strong enough for me to want to kill myself. Not-so-much money family, weak computer (but I still love my computer), loss of mass amount of money (trust me 22 dollars is tremendous for me), having my whole desk filled with my private stuff (video games neatly lined up, books neatly stacked up, etc.) all messed up 'cause of my aunt, and no freedom, no money, no cool properties (like consoles, good graphics cards, etc.), or fun enough experiences are in my life. I'd be better in heaven than in this hellhole, living the life of a shameful 14 year old.


You think you have a cra.ppy life?! ROFLMAO!!!! you should try my life, if that was possible. you'd suicide within the first second. okay, maybe it's balanced because i have ambitions bigger then the sky, and the fact that i am a superior person, being highly intelligent and having great looks =P.
it doesn't help that my phsyciratrist thinks i have OCD

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  • 09.08.2006 3:18 PM PDT
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Well im not sure about your problem but i have this 9$ mic from wal-mart that i sit beside my keyboard and it picks up my voice from where i sit fine :) im lucky, maybe u should just get the 9$ mic... the brand is Logitech

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  • 09.08.2006 4:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: lpjuunin
Hey guys.

As you see, I'm not dead by intentional suicide, and no, I am not {LP} Kevin's evil twin of destruction. xP

And also, as you can see, I have settled down from my casual depression, but it's only a matter of fact something triggers it again. It aways does...

For people who have gave me good advice not only on my headset problem, but my life problems, thank you all. For everyone who told me about the mic boost option, thank you, 'cause it seemed to work. I'm gonna have to test try it again with Omnios and the others in TS, but thanks. And Master Kim, thanks for your PM. I pray every night anyways. xP

And br44, your post was unneseccery, and very stupid. And MikeM709, thanks for telling him that in a ninja-tone of voice. xD


i was just trying to be a help ok....AND it was funny....stupid....yet funny:):):)

  • 09.08.2006 6:45 PM PDT
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No it wasn't funny, and shame on you for thinking it was. The only one who is stupid is you. You make me sick.

  • 09.08.2006 6:59 PM PDT

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