audio - Is there way to tweak the headphones/mic combo jack to accept only input?
2014-04
TheGreaterSmemorja
I have a laptop with 2 jacks: 1 is a headphones jack, and the other is a headphones/mic combo jack. Both 3.5mm.
However, I have a headset that comes with 2 plugs, a mic and a headphones plug.
So, I was wondering if there was a way I could simply just plug the headphones plug in the headphones jack, tweak the combo jack, and plug the mic into the combo jack.
Okay, seems that there's some confusion.
I meant, can I use the combo jack as a mic jack? I figured out that I can't, and I was wondering if anyone new a way to make this happen, be it a driver tweak, or something like that. Thanks
Taylor Price
I am looking for a way to take the plug from an ear bud and mic set (e.g. the VModa Vibe Duo) and split it into separate headphone and mic 3.5mm plugs so that I can plug them into my computer.
Has anyone seen such a splitter?
The reason why I ask is that I work from home, and long conference calls with a big set of over-the-hear headphones can get tiring. I'd therefore like to try with a nice ear bud/mic set and see if that is more comfortable.
salle
You can use this 2.5mm split adapter and then a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. Not optimal but couldn't find a 3.5mm split adapter to mic and headphone.
Another option is of course to build one yourself, but I guess that wasn't what you had in mind.
Paul Lammertsma
At many electronics stores you can have custom cables made. If you're somewhat nifty at soldering, you could probably even get the separate connectors and make one yourself. You'd not only have a single cable, but one at the length you want.
I'm afraid I can't give any recommendations as I live in the Netherlands.