Re: Webcam.Humming noises. (I'm sure Jonathan will know--he's the greatest)

Greetings Norman,

I've yet to procure one of these VX 3000s so I can't really vouch for the quality of the
microphone. Just to clarify, are you just using sound recorder to record yourself directly
(no other applications)? Normally a hum I would blame on grounds or electrical interference
but that would be normal analog audio which doesn't apply here.

As such, given the device is USB it's either some sort of problem with their driver, a
problem with the webcam microphone itself or the hum actually is there. For instance, PCs
make noise that microphones configured to be extremely sensitive (like webcam mics) pick up
quite easily and could be what you're describing.

Yes, I realize this isn't really that helpful...

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"Norman Kaye" <norman.kaye@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello.
I have just installed Microsoft's Lifecam VX 3000.
To get the feel of it I have been recording myself (vain) and have the following problem.
Although the room area is deathly quiet there is a lot of background noise (hum)on the
recordings. Presumably any of my contacts will also hear this.I find this most annoying. Is
there anything I can do about it?
Norman



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