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In a chat session, whenever I want the other person to hear a pre-recorded voice, I need to play it on my speakers and use my microphone to capture it. How can I play MP3 files into the microphone input so that whenever I do a voice chat I could play the MP3 file in such a way that I am speaking through the microphone itself?

Operating system: XP Pro sp3

music2myear

It had something to do with Cortana maybe, i dont know but my microphone started playing (once i activated it for cortana) through my speaker and i have no idea how to turn this around, any help is welcome. Yep, they hear me and game sound, music, etc. If I mute my mic and play music for example, it will still pick up the music. I think it might be a software issue, as this randomly started happening a few weeks ago (after having no issues). Control Panel Hardware & Sound Manage Audio Devices Recording and enabling Stereo Mix. Using Stereo Mix will play what you currently on your PC as your actual microphone, accomplishing exactly what you want. Switch your input in Discord/games/etc. Back to your normal mic when you're done playing the sounds you want from stereo mix.

subankisubanki

7 Answers

A simpler approach to your problem might be just to record your speakers.

To record anything that comes out of your speakers:

1. Right-click the volume icon and choose 'Recording devices'.
2. If you don't see 'stereo mix': Right-click somewhere in the whitearea of the recording box, and select 'Show Disabled Devices'.
3. If you now see 'Stereo Mix': Right-click and enable it. Right-click any other recoding devices and select 'disable'. You should now be able to use any recording software you want.
4. If you still don't see 'Stereo Mix': Search for an audio driver on the website ofthe manufacturer of the audio card. You might be in luck and find a driver that shows 'Stereo Mix'.
5. If you still don't see 'Stereo Mix':

The following thread has many explanations and workarounds :
Missing sound recording option 'Stereo Mix' / 'Record What you hear' / 'Waveout mix'.

The problem is that you won't be able to enable the 'Wave Out mix' ('Stereo Mix', 'Record What you hear') on many computers with built-in sound cards. But you can use software that doesn't need the 'Wave Out mix' ('Stereo Mix', 'Record What you hear') recording option to record audio from your sound card:

Direct sound recording software allowing to record audio without Stereo Mix/Wave-Out Mix/What U Hear

• Freecorder (Freeware) - sound recording program (Windows 7, Vista or XP),
• Replay Music - shareware sound recording program that can split and tag songs automatically (Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2000),
• Replay AV - shareware stream recorder that is good for scheduling online audio recordings (Windows 7, Vista, XP, XP, Server 2003; x32 or x64),
• Replay Media Catcher - shareware stream recorder that can record audio from your sound card as well (Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Server 2003),
• Ask & Record Toolbar (Freeware) - sound recording program (Windows 7, Vista or XP)
• All Sound Recorder - shareware sound recording program with a scheduler (Windows Vista or 7)

Screencasting software allowing to record video with sound even if you don't have Stereo Mix/Wave-Out Mix/What U Hear

• WM Capture - shareware screen recorder that allows to record both audio and video (Windows 7, Vista or XP),
• Replay Video Capture - shareware screen recorder that allows to record both audio and video (Windows 7, Vista or XP),

Virtual Sound Card software

• Virtual Audio Cable - shareware software that creates a virtual audio device (Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003; x32 or x64)
• Virtual Audio Streaming - shareware software that creates a virtual sound card (Windows 7, Vista; x32 or x64)

As you can see, the programs work not only in Windows XP, but also in Windows Vista and Windows 7. In fact these programs can be the only way to record audio from your sound card.

Freecorder4, Replay Music, Replay AV, Replay Video Capture, Replay Media Catcher, Ask&Recorder Toolbar, WM Capture use a universal audio driver allowing you to record sound even on those computers that do NOT have a sound card!

harrymcharrymc

If your sound card supports it, you can use the Stereo Mix audio input device to stream what comes out of your speakers to someone. You'd have to go into your application's settings (like Skype's settings) and change the audio input from 'Integrated Microphone' (or something similar) to 'Stereo Mix'.

The most reliable way to accomplish this is to use the Windows Mixer to change your recording source.

1. In Windows XP, open the mixer (Windows+R 'sndvol32').
2. Go to Options > Properties.
3. Change the radio button from Playback to Recording.OR, if Recording is grayed out, your sound driver enumerates the recording properties on a different device - change the Mixer Device at the top. On my laptop, it's 'Realtek HD Audio input.'
4. You should see some options like Line, Mic, Stereo Mix (or 'What-U-Hear' if you have a Creative Labs device). Make sure they are all checked.
5. Say OK, and in the mixer, you can now select your recording source with the checkboxes along the bottom.
6. Change it to the Stereo Mix/What-U-Hear/etc. option.

Game Audio Going Through Mic

@Rook has a point...but if that doesn't work or suit you, here is what I suggest.

I would take a regular 3.5 mm stereo cable (see here on Amazon.com), plug one end into the headphone jack of your computer (the output) and then plug the other end into your microphone (input) port. Then set the source to be the microphone jack, and just play the MP3 with your favorite music program (Zune software, Windows Media Player, WinAmp, etc) and that should do the trick....

You could also just get your MP3 player, plug one end (output) into the headphone jack of the MP3 player, and the other end into the microphone (input) jack...that will do the same thing...

Audio Coming Through Microphone

studiohack♦studiohack

You can use the jack and then go into the settings of the microphone you use to talk and set it to hear yourself and voila! Everyone talking to you will hear the music and you talk at the same time! If you don't want to hear yourself then you may have to sacrifice that part.

Audio Playing Through Mic

I do recommend using the Jack too as stated before but it would be a problem to keep changing the sound settings of your recording and playback device and chat at the same time, but if you need any software kindly search for this one 'Many Cam Virtual Webcam 3.1.43' which play a role as a virtual Mic and Virtual Cam, I hope that would help!

I have a solution that would serve your needs:

'MorhpVOX Pro' has an option to transmit your desired audio files through microphone and others can hear you aswell, so it would seem as if the music is playing (quality of the transmitted audio doesn't depend on your microphone) in the background.

The stereo mix option doesn't do exactly that, rather it will play all sounds you hear, so it doesn't serve the purpose you're looking for, bec it will play all the damn sounds, even others voices when they speak, so yeah... not good.

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How to Get Game Volume Through Your Xbox One Headset

So you want to run your game audio through your Xbox One headset, easy right? Well, not exactly. The first issue you might face is that there are actually two different versions of the Xbox One controller. The first and older version has a proprietary port which requires a separate stereo adaptor in order to allow for a headset to be plugged in. The second and current version actually has a 3.5mm jack which you can plug a headset into.

Doing either will allow you to channel the game’s volume through to your headset. By default, the audio should automatically switch to your headset when you plug it in, if not, there are some things you must do first. Open up your Xbox Dashboard and go into the ‘Settings’ menu. From here, you’re going to want to select ‘Display and Sound’ and then find the ‘Volume’ option. This will open up several settings which allow you to channel game audio through your headset, speakers or both. It’s worth noting that you can also choose where your chat audio comes through as well, under the same menus. This should allow you to adjust the game volume through your Xbox One headset.

If you’re having issues with the audio not coming through, you may have to go and update your controller. To do so, ensure you are connected to Xbox Live and head to the ‘Settings’ menu on the Dashboard. Select ‘Devices and Accessories’ then ‘Update ‘ on the selected controller. Wait for the update to install and then go through the same steps as above.

Some users have reported that their headsets aren’t showing up under the correct settings mode. At the present time, updating the controller is the only recommended fix.