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I recently bought a JBL Quantum 100 to use on my PC for gaming and for discord, I do not seem to make the microphone work using the splitter and plugging them into the correct pink/green ports. My audio is just fine but the mic does not seem to work whatsoever. I have tried to plug them in on both front and back headphone combos on my PC and it still doesn't work. I have tried using another splitter to no avail. Is there a way I can fix this?

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1 minute ago, NurseMedusa said:

I recently bought a JBL Quantum 100 to use on my PC for gaming and for discord, I do not seem to make the microphone work using the splitter and plugging them into the correct pink/green ports. My audio is just fine but the mic does not seem to work whatsoever. I have tried to plug them in on both front and back headphone combos on my PC and it still doesn't work. I have tried using another splitter to no avail. Is there a way I can fix this?

Drivers installed?

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Just now, Krxpt said:

Drivers installed?

Yes both my Realtek audio and microphone drivers are installed and updated

 

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Just now, NurseMedusa said:

Yes both my Realtek audio and microphone drivers are installed and updated

 

Try switching the drivers.

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Do you have a 3 pole or 4 pole 3.5mm splitter?

 

You can tell by the connector which plugs into your PC.

How to Hack a Headphone Jack

 

A 4 pole plug (also known as TRRS) has three black lines across the plugs, while a 3 pole (TRS) plug only has two lines. 

 

A 4 pole splitter is for microphone + headphone splitting

A 3 pole splitter is just so you have the same sound on two sets of audio outputs (two headphones/two speakers,etc.)

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2 minutes ago, minibois said:

Do you have a 3 pole or 4 pole 3.5mm splitter?

 

You can tell by the connector which plugs into your PC.

How to Hack a Headphone Jack

 

A 4 pole plug (also known as TRRS) has three black lines across the plugs, while a 3 pole (TRS) plug only has two lines. 

 

A 4 pole splitter is for microphone + headphone splitting

A 3 pole splitter is just so you have the same sound on two sets of audio outputs (two headphones/two speakers,etc.)

I have a 3 pole 3.5mm splitter

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6 minutes ago, NurseMedusa said:

I have a 3 pole 3.5mm splitter

those don't support microphone and headphone audio at the same time. You'd need a 4 pole splitter.

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2 minutes ago, minibois said:

those don't support microphone and headphone audio at the same time. You'd need a 4 pole splitter.

where can I get a 4-pole, I have a micro center nearby, can I get one from there?

 

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where can I get a 4-pole, I have a micro center nearby, can I get one from there?

 

I'm not from the US, so I've never been to a Microcenter, so not sure if they do or don't have such an item.

There are of course a million options on places like Amazon. Example: https://www.amazon.com/MillSO-Headset-Splitter-TRRS-Headphones/dp/B07569QKQQ/

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7 minutes ago, NurseMedusa said:

where can I get a 4-pole, I have a micro center nearby, can I get one from there?

 

 

Are you not able to look it up on Micro Center's site.

I don't live in the US...but... here is what I found in the matter of seconds.

 

Looks like Micro Center has them; $9.99 😁

https://www.microcenter.com/product/437911/qvs-35mm-speaker-microphone-jack-splitter

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