Olowkow
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I use Skype with a video connection maybe twice a week to talk with certain friends or relatives. I have Windows 7 and a fairly new computer.
Approximately 3 times out of 10 when I connect, the other party says a)either they cannot hear me or b)my voice sounds like "Minnie Mouse", or Alvin and the chipmunks.
I have heard my "minnie mouse" voice coming back via their microphone, so I recognize it as some sort of sampling frequency error.
Concerning the "no audio" problem, if I check in Tools/options/audio settings, I notice that in fact my microphone is not working. Both of these problems are solved easily if I hang up and connect again. Skype then always works just fine for that conenction.
It is just a minor annoyance and not difficult to recover from on the spot, but I am wondering if anyone has ever had this problem and/or has figured out a permanent solution.
It is very strange that Googling this problem produces a few instances of people trying to figure out the "minnie mouse" voice, but no one seems to have ever come up with an answer.
Approximately 3 times out of 10 when I connect, the other party says a)either they cannot hear me or b)my voice sounds like "Minnie Mouse", or Alvin and the chipmunks.
I have heard my "minnie mouse" voice coming back via their microphone, so I recognize it as some sort of sampling frequency error.
Concerning the "no audio" problem, if I check in Tools/options/audio settings, I notice that in fact my microphone is not working. Both of these problems are solved easily if I hang up and connect again. Skype then always works just fine for that conenction.
It is just a minor annoyance and not difficult to recover from on the spot, but I am wondering if anyone has ever had this problem and/or has figured out a permanent solution.
It is very strange that Googling this problem produces a few instances of people trying to figure out the "minnie mouse" voice, but no one seems to have ever come up with an answer.
Thanks, that had not occurred to me. Too bad I can't turn it on predictably, and off again. That would be a hoot.
