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Re:You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may lis... by pigtailgirl on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @01:36PM (#31017594)
got a modmic - popular mic - has a button on it to mute the mic- light turns red - pushed the button and went for a pee - came back to the meeting - left again to get a drink - came back - was asked to mute my mic - light was red - clicked hardware button - red light turned off - clicked again - right light turned on - mic was still active - no longer trust hardware buttons
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Re:You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may lis... by novok on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @01:47PM (#31017782)
That is a button that works via software, not a physical disconnect like on some other mics. When its a physical disconnect the os can’t tell if you’ve sent a mute command, just that all audio input stopped.
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Re:You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may lis... by Karrot_Kream on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:36PM (#31018454)
Not all mics are like this. I have a Corsair gaming headset which has a hardware mute button. I frequently set it on mute when I'm munching on something, forget to unmute, and despite videoconferencing software and the OS thinking the Mic is unmuted, no signal is detected.
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