Headphones as Microphone. :D

[TheBlackParrot]

http://www.ehow.com/how_5103296_make-headphones-mic.html

This does work... only with headphones. Earphones don't seem to work; I tried 2 pairs.

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[Swholli]

Conflabbin' kids.

I was doing this stuff back in '99!

But seriously, old news is old.

[TheBlackParrot]

Conflabbin' kids.

I was doing this stuff back in '99!

But seriously, old news is old.

Didn't know it was old. :c

[IkeTheGeneric]

If you want a microphone so bad, why not just buy one?

[TheBlackParrot]

If you want a microphone so bad, why not just buy one?

I'm cheap.

[D3ATH]

Would it work with wireless headphones, because there is no other good use for them as they are utter crap.
But my laptop has built in mic, so I don't need it really. Just asking.

[TheBlackParrot]

I dunno. I'm just using an old pair of wired headphones.

[Miga]

So an old memory I have of using a microphone as a speaker was true...

Interesting.

[mrlolop]

It figures because technically a microphone works the same as speakers, only reversed, or something like that.

[TapeDeck]

Would it work with wireless headphones, because there is no other good use for them as they are utter crap.
But my laptop has built in mic, so I don't need it really. Just asking.

No, because wireless headphones only have an RF receiver, not a transmitter.  It works with wired headphones because the wires allow electricity to flow both ways, since there are no circuits or diodes or anything.

[D3ATH]

Oh okay.

[Parallel]

I tried this with a single channel headset and it worked. Although the sound quality was stuff.

[Rekuddo]

All I have to do is plug my headphones into my Microphone jack? WOWEE!