RE: Quick & dirty PC-based PA system?

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Depends on what version of windows you are using.. In theory you don't
need anything. Just plug in your speakers, attach the microphone and
away you go.



Now if I remember correctly, in XP you just had to enabled the Microsoft
playback device.



In Windows 7 you go into the microphone under recording devices, select
the microphone and then select properties. Click listen, then select
Listen to this device.



I'm pretty sure all XP, Vista and Windows 7 have ways to loop microphone
directly out.



From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Paul Gordon
Sent: 16 June 2010 13:08
To: UKHA Group
Subject: [ukha_d] Quick & dirty PC-based PA system?





Chaps, I guess this is probably one of those "it depends" or
"how long
is a
piece of string" type question, but here goes.

I reckon that with the appropriate utility, it should be possible to
hook up
a very quick & dirty public address system based on a PC soundcard.. it
has
after all a line-level output which I can hook up to an amplifier & get
a
good room-filling level of sound from. it also has a mic input which
functions perfectly well for recording voice in various apps, and for
telephony type apps etc.

Therefore it occurred to me that surely if I could just get the software
mixer to allow me to loopthrough the mic input directly to the line-out,
I
should be able to use it in a PA type scenario. unfortunately, the
built-in
Windows 7 mixer doesn't appear to make this possible. neither do any of
the
tools provided with the machine (HP laptop).

So is anyone aware of a software tool that will allow me to setup this
configuration? - then I could use any old PC microphone, - of which I
have
various lying around of differing qualities - connect it to the PC, send
it
out the line-out & thus to a connected external amp.

TIA

Paul G.

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