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Kraken Pro Mic Incompatible With Onboard Sound ?

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Will it effect my sound quality ?

If you get a good quality sound card, you may get higher quality input from the mic. Depends on the quality of the mic in the headset.
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Hey guys, I have just recently bought a Razer Kraken Pro, but I'm having some issues. My mic is onbly transmitting static and my voice only shows a little bit. This is unusual because it works on my phone, laptop, and other desktop fine. I was wondering if it had to do with my onboard sound card. My mobo is a GA-X79-UP4.

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Does the microphone port work with other mics on your rig?

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

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Does the microphone port work with other mics on your rig?

I don't know because this is my first headset that is analog, ther others that I have used are usb.

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If it works on other devices just fine, it's likely the mic port that doesn't work.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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If it works on other devices just fine, it's likely the mic port that doesn't work.

Does that mean I should get a sound card.

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If it works on other devices just fine, it's likely the mic port that doesn't work.

Im pretty sure its not broken.

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You will not know if it's broken or not if you have nothing to try it with. But if it works fine with everything else, it should work with the microphone port on your rig, assuming it's functional - as it's just another microphone port.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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You will not know if it's broken or not if you have nothing to try it with. But if it works fine with everything else, it should work with the microphone port on your rig, assuming it's functional - as it's just another microphone port.

The problem is that it does it with my back and front ports. I really doubt that both are broken.

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You may have to resort to that.

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Will it effect my sound quality ?

If you get a good quality sound card, you may get higher quality input from the mic. Depends on the quality of the mic in the headset.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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If you get a good quality sound card, you may get higher quality input from the mic. Depends on the quality of the mic in the headset.

Do you know any good ones for under $30 ?

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Xonar DG is about $30. You may be able to find it for cheaper. It uses a PCI interface. Make sure you have one of those slots. Alternatively, you can grab a USB sound card.

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Xonar DG is about $30. You may be able to find it for cheaper. It uses a PCI interface. Make sure you have one of those slots. Alternatively, you can grab a USB sound card.

Is the xonar good quality ? And do you know of any good usb sound cards ?

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Yes. That is a good sound card. I'll look around for USB sound cards.

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Yes. That is a good sound card. I'll look around for USB sound cards.

Thanks dude. BTW does PCIe accept PCI cards ? Sorry I'm such a noob to PC.

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No. PCIe and PCI are two different interfaces.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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I found this USB sound card for you. http://www.amazon.com/Behringer-UCA202-Audio-Interface/dp/B000KW2YEI/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1375673641&sr=1-3&keywords=USB+sound+card

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It most likely is. More room for audio hardware.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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