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Installing a headset


Conor Lowry 990332
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Conor Lowry 990332
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I just got the Creative HS-600 and Im having a bit of trouble setting it up on VRC, When I calibrate the mic it says my background noise is too loud, but it was silent! And when it plays back the sound I spoke into the mic, its distorted and doen't sound right is this normal?

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Brian Fuller 973577
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Seems to be common, but if you do a Mic check in the game, it sounds fine (for me at least).

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Brian Nuss 887798
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I'm having the exact same problem, in my case, I'm using a Gigaware USB headset.

 

I tested it with the Windows recording function and it works fine--clear as a bell.

 

Should I ignore the error message that VRC is giving me?

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Ross Carlson
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You might try switching between wave and directsound recording in the Audio Devices options.

 

If that doesn't make a difference, then definitely try just accepting whatever it tells you, then try actually using it to control, and see what pilots say.

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Brian Nuss 887798
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Thanks Ross. I tried numerous combinations between directsound and wave without seeing any difference.

 

I'd like to be able to test it "live" but I haven't even received my operating initials yet, so I don't want to (nor do I think I'm able to) actually go online and find out if its working. I'm still in the initial stages of familiarization with VRC and I wanted to make sure everything was up and running before getting together with a mentor.

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Ruth McTighe 824054
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Have you tried using it as a pilot?

 

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Brian Nuss 887798
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Ruth, I've been using it regularly as a pilot, but only with my home pc (which is a desktop). I suppose I could hook up online with the headset on the laptop with VATSIM, just to verify for a radio check.

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