pashoni Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hello hackintosh community. There is only one step dividing me from having fully functional hackintosh. The only problem is my external microphone. (In-build microphone doesn't work for quite a while now (it is broken and stopped working over night), so I've managed to find the external one which is working great on Windows.) The problem with Mountain Lion is that i have to speak directly in my mic, almost touching it with my mouth. Even that way I can only hear myself through speakers, but when I open up Skype, microphone doesn't record at all, and I can't hear myself in test call, even if I speak directly to it. My Skype settings are fine, I've triple check it Is there anyone who had some similar problem, and solved this issue? Cheers I'm trying to get this mic working (Feinier FE-269) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 This might be a stupid question, but have you tried adjusting the microphone volume? How did you made the sound work and what type of sound card you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashoni Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 I've adjusted mic volume. I tried to change VoodooHDA plist kext and my microphone is working slightly better, but it's only a small improvement. I've boosted mic entry to 100 and pretty much don't know what could I do more. I'm using Realtek Alc272 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostRaider Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I think I talked to you about this, my computer uses ALC272X and computer also includes built in microphone. It works, but I use a headset because quality is better. Maybe purchase a headset instead? As far as improving your Feinier FE-269 microphone, open System Preferences, then VoodooHDA preferences. You need to disable the internal microphone. I had to do that in order for my headset microphone to work properly or else both microphones overlap and cause problems. Select Microphone ATAPI from the drop down menu and lower Recording Level and Input Gain all the way to zero (move slider all the way to left). Then select Microphone (Pink Left) from drop down menu and adjust both Recording Level and Mic Level until you are satisfied with the results. That's it. Sometimes it may reset so you may have to do this again. Happened to me a couple of times. Just remember to pick Microphone (Pink Left) in certain applications so that the correct microphone is in use. If this still doesn't improve results, then I'm not sure if the microphone is faulty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Dev Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Are you using AppleHDA or VoodooHDA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashoni Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm using VoodooHDA. I can claim that microphone isn't faulty, because it's working fine in windows. Thanks for your answers. I'll check if there will be any changes with changing voodoohda prefs. EDIT: Thank you so much for your help. I've managed to get it working by changing values and muting internal mic. It's not perfect, but definitely bearable and enough for Skype. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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