MacBook - No sound

Dman77 · Dman77 #1 (**permalink**)

03-19-2008, 09:53 AM

I have just tried to have a Skype conversation with my wife. I could hear her perfectly, but she couldn't hear me.

We were both using the internal microphone and the settings within Skype were all fine, however when I opened the sound preferences in System Preferences, the settings were all ok but when I speak, the little bar doesn't move to indicate the level of sound input, so no sound is being picked up whatsoever.

Any ideas as to what the problem could be? It's a week old Macbook and this is the first time I've tried using it for that purpose, the other Macbook is only two weeks old and worked fine from the moment we bought it.

kkelly122 · kkelly122 #2 (**permalink**)

03-19-2008, 11:52 AM

system prefs>sound>input tab on top>slide input volume over until bars move when you talk. hope this works.

Dman77 · Dman77 #3 (**permalink**)

03-19-2008, 11:53 AM

Thanks, but I've tried all of that, even with the tab to the far right, the sound sensor bar doesn't move, so no sound is being registered.

kkelly122 · kkelly122 #4 (**permalink**)

03-19-2008, 11:55 AM

try unchecking the reduce ambient noise box. other than this you might have a defected mic.

D.Schwartz · D.Schwartz #5 (**permalink**)

03-19-2008, 11:57 AM

it might have to do something with your bluetooth, thats what the problem was for me.

Dman77 · Dman77 #6 (**permalink**)

03-19-2008, 03:24 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, just tried that and again, nothing. The sound sensor doesn't budge at all, whereas on my other Macbook it goes mental with even the slightest sound.

Looks like its defective, I'll have to take it back.

D.Schwartz #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 15, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 40 Mac Specs: [2008 MacBook Pro 2.5Ghz,4GB Ram,250GB HD,512MB VIDEO] [16GB iPhone]	03-19-2008, 11:57 AM it might have to do something with your bluetooth, thats what the problem was for me. <3 MAC
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Dman77 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2008 Posts: 50	03-19-2008, 09:53 AM I have just tried to have a Skype conversation with my wife. I could hear her perfectly, but she couldn't hear me. We were both using the internal microphone and the settings within Skype were all fine, however when I opened the sound preferences in System Preferences, the settings were all ok but when I speak, the little bar doesn't move to indicate the level of sound input, so no sound is being picked up whatsoever. Any ideas as to what the problem could be? It's a week old Macbook and this is the first time I've tried using it for that purpose, the other Macbook is only two weeks old and worked fine from the moment we bought it.
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kkelly122 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 24, 2006 Location: Long Beach Island, NJ Posts: 666 Mac Specs: MBP l iPhone l iPod	03-19-2008, 11:52 AM system prefs>sound>input tab on top>slide input volume over until bars move when you talk. hope this works.
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kkelly122 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 24, 2006 Location: Long Beach Island, NJ Posts: 666 Mac Specs: MBP l iPhone l iPod	03-19-2008, 11:55 AM try unchecking the reduce ambient noise box. other than this you might have a defected mic.
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Dman77 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2008 Posts: 50	03-19-2008, 03:24 PM Thanks for the suggestion, just tried that and again, nothing. The sound sensor doesn't budge at all, whereas on my other Macbook it goes mental with even the slightest sound. Looks like its defective, I'll have to take it back.
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