I apologize if this thread is long, but I am going to give as much information as possible.
My PC is an Acer Aspire TC-780, and my current headphones are Turtle Beach Recon 150 Over-Ear Gaming Headset (which have a detachable mouthpiece as the microphone).
My issue is that no matter what headphones/headset, I cannot get my microphone to work. No one can hear me when I try to talk on Discord, Skype, etc. My mic has never worked. Before, I used speakers (Logitech) that had a headphone port (which worked fine for hearing sound) and no one could hear me, assuming that if the headphones worked, the mic should've worked too. I tried plugging my old headphones (apple earbuds) into the front port, which did not work. I plugged them into the back port, and my microphone worked (but this port was too far for me to reach my computer and it was very quiet, so I didn't use that). Those earbuds eventually stopped working, and I bought my current headphones. With these headphones, they have a cord that plugs into another cord that has the green/pink (headphone/mic) plug-ins for the back port. (Here is a photo of what I mean:
(http://imgur.com/a/VLxCcm1)
)
I have messed with many settings, so perhaps I am just overlooking something? But here is what I have tried:
- I have tried enabling my microphone manually and within the sound settings through the Control Panel.
- I have tried boosting the levels on my microphone/headphones/speakers etc.
- I have installed and updated all of my sound drivers
- I have tried using both the front and back port to plug in my headphones with all of these settings
- I have troubleshooted my microphone, and my PC says that nothing is wrong with it
Here are a few things I'd like to add:
- My headphones do not show up in the Playback settings, only 'Speaker', but when I uninstall Realtek, they appear. (But my mic still does not work)
- - When my headphones appear after uninstalling Realtek, they only appear as 'Plugged In' in the front port when I have connected the pink/green cord, otherwise in the back port they show up as 'Not Plugged In'
- Also, when I uninstall Realtek, my 'Stereo Mix' disappears, and I have two 'Microphones'
- Currently I have Realtek uninstalled, but if need be, I will reinstall it.
Images of my current settings...:
My current general sound settings (don't know if this is helpful):
(http://imgur.com/a/KFUP9JQ)
Volume Mixer:
(http://imgur.com/a/JW8XGyx)
Playback settings (without Realtek):
(http://imgur.com/a/VoptFOJ)
Recording settings (without Realtek):
(http://imgur.com/a/TOnPONz)
I appreciate any help I can get with fixing my microphone. Thank you.