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Scrat · 02-13-2007, 11:38 AM

Earphones/Earbuds (unpowered earphones) work as mic's too, as they are basicly the same thing...just less sensitive/efficient.
When you speak into the earbud, it moves the voice coil back and forth over the magnet and induces a voltage/signal into the cable.
This still works with large Headphones but because they are so much bigger you need a greater volume of air and greater pressure to do it.

regarding your question...do you mean that a standard mic plugged into the 'Mic' socket/jack on your computer does not work....., But an earbud in the same socket is working as a mic?

02-13-2007, 11:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Scrat Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 27 Posts: 630	Earphones/Earbuds (unpowered earphones) work as mic's too, as they are basicly the same thing...just less sensitive/efficient. When you speak into the earbud, it moves the voice coil back and forth over the magnet and induces a voltage/signal into the cable. This still works with large Headphones but because they are so much bigger you need a greater volume of air and greater pressure to do it. regarding your question...do you mean that a standard mic plugged into the 'Mic' socket/jack on your computer does not work....., But an earbud in the same socket is working as a mic? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+, GigaByte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Ltd Ed. ATI Radeon GeCube 256Mb 9600XT, Compro DVB-T300 Dig/Analog TV Card 2x 1GB, 2x 512Mb DDR CL3 400Mhz PC3200 - Dual Channel WD 120Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB, WD 80Gb SATA 7200rpm 8MB Excel 108Mb Wireless PCI, WinXP Prof. Samsung CD-R/RW 52-32-52, Samsung DVD 16x reader, LG DVD MultiBurner Benq 17" FP71E 12ms LCD, Logitech LX700 K&M, Logitech G25 Racing Wheel, Logitech Z-5400 FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND!! Team 44358