My iPod earbuds have become microphones. What happened?
I then put a splitter into the output audio jack of my monitor
In each output jack from the splitter, I put (1) my iPod earbuds, and (2) a 1/8" -> RCA adapter to connect to my sound system.
I was playing around with the connections, when suddenly, my iPod earbuds became microphones! I could speak into them, and my voice would come out from my sound system
I fixed it, but now I want to try it again. Can anyone explain this to me, or help me find out about the glitch again?
I know that technically, speakers can act as a microphone but... huh?
THIS IS JUST BUGGING ME!
thanks!
Answers:
As you mentioned, speakers and microphones are basically the same thing.
Speakers are picking up sounds all the time and sending them back to the radio/ipod/etc, but the radio/ipod just ignores these sounds.
When you split the output, the sounds picked up by the earbuds are sent back to your PC and also your sound system. Your PC ignores these sounds, but your sound system plays them just like any other sound signal.
Put on your earbuds and get as far away from the sound system as possible. Then have someone talk into your sound system speakers. You'll hear their voice on your earbuds. You need someone else to speak because large speakers are lousy microphones and the earbuds are not loud enough for you to hear over your own voice.
Other answers:
sounds really creepy ad i hope you have a good warrenty
sounds really creepy ad i hope you have a good warrenty
its got to be in the settings and you are right earbuds will act as a mic if hooked up on an input. but the input recognized both the ipod and the earbuds as a connection somehow