Mic and EMU help

[Oreo]

Anyone know how i could plug a normal desktop microphone (using 3.5mm connection) into my EMU-0404 ?

My PC does have a microphone input but i am not sure whether it works while my soundcard is on, and i don't want to buy some crappy pc headset when i have £200 monitors infront of me.

 

[ricanflow]

Any mic that doesnt plug in via XLR is crappy.

 

[Oreo]

I'm only using it for voice comms over CSS, ive herd many people talk through CSS and i can hear them fine - it's not recording quality, obviously, but it's adequate.

 

[ricanflow]

Well, the mic should just plug in.

 

[Oreo]

How do USB mic's work ? Presumably they still somehow connect to the onboard audio or something ?

 

[ricanflow]

usb mics are powered through the usb bus from what i know, but ive never used one.

Ive only ever used condenser/dynamic mics which connect via XLR.

 

[Oreo]

Oh Okay thanks.

 

[Apokalipse]

you can have any microphone connected through any input, with any other sound card for playback. Just select which device to use in control panel.

 

[Badfinger]

My USB mic is separate from the sound card entirely, so it's selected directly in that audio selection screen, same for in Ventrilo.

 

[Oreo]

I guess i'll order a USB one then.