As a last resort, I thought perhaps you clever people on the AGS forums, always so clever and handsome... might be able to help.
I have a erm... this PC:
Shuttle XPC SN95G5V3 (Barebone)
And the microphone does not work. No matter which one, how I set it up, it just fails to work. My boyfriend had the same shuttle a while ago (different machine but same model) and couldn't get his microphone to work either. APPARENTLY, it has something to do with drivers for the soundcard...
Anybody have a similar experience and know how to fix it? This kind of thing is a bit beyond me... :)
You should get a mac ... things just work better on a mac.
Sorry ... couldn't resist.
I had a problem before with a mic. I tried everything I could to get it to work and all I ever got was static recorded. It did turn out to be a matter of the sound card. I had to get a new one.
Hope this isn't the case with yours!
Depends how you are hooking it up to the PC. Line-In, Mic, etc.
Could be something as simple as the "microphone" option being set to "mute", or low volume, on the windows audio panel.
If it's a USB mic, you could try: Start > Control Panel > Sound, Speech, and Audio Devices > Sounds and Audio Devices > Voice, and check to see if the "Voice Recording" default device is set to your mic.
That is, if your mic is being detected.
EDIT: Which brand of soundcard is it?
Microphones are tricky, because in many cases they simply don't work with your computer no matter how you try. I have tried various head-sets/microphones on several computers, and they work pretty randomly, often without showing conflicts with other hardware or programs.
My PC has some weird drivers and I have to run a program that came with my computer to activate my card or something. Have you deleted any audio programs that came with your PC?