Onboard Mic and Typing

[Xander7]

Whenever I'm online with my friends on Skype, they can hear me type, and sometimes to them, it gets pretty annoying. Now, obviously, I could turn down the sensitivity, but then they would have a hard time hearing me. Is there some way to work around this? This seems like a pretty big issue, considering the mic is located under the left speaker grille, relatively close to the keyboard.

 

[Darwin]

Is there some way to work around this?

Either you don't type when the mic is active or you have a headset with its own mic thats further away from the keyboard and won't pickup the noise.

They used to put the mics on the display years ago but I guess theres something easier about keeping them closer to the motherboard.

 

[Xander7]

Either you don't type when the mic is active or you have a headset with its own mic thats further away from the keyboard and won't pickup the noise.

They used to put the mics on the display years ago but I guess theres something easier about keeping them closer to the motherboard.

Yeah, there doesn't seem to be a push-to-talk feature in Skype, and the sounds of the keyboard are past the threshold for background noise. Dang.

 

[Xander7]

Oh, the problem lies in that Skype never has a sensitivity threshold or whatever. The mic is just always on. Lame.

 

[DoFoT9]

Oh, the problem lies in that Skype never has a sensitivity threshold or whatever. The mic is just always on. Lame.

$10 off ebay for a headset.