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Originally Posted by spdrun
The iPhone headset comes with a 4-position 3.5mm plug. It can NOT just be plugged into the headphone or mic jack of a PC and expected to work. You need an adapter that breaks out the 4-position plug to separate headphone and mic plugs.
Does the Dragon headset have a distinct headphone and mic connector, is is USB, what? Make sure you're not using your computer's internal mic and that whatever you plug in is actually working!
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My current PC has the single Jack set up, the sort that has the speaker and headphones in the same line for headset use. The headset that came with Dragon had two lines, two jacks but it also came with a reverse splitter that you plug into the single jack to use on PCs like mine.
The good news is I solved the problem, sort of unusual, but it works. I bought a USB microphone, it's made by Logitech but was made for a program called Rockstar. Found it on craigslist for 10 bucks. I had read online that USB mics have their own sound card type circuitry built in and luckily for me, it does work. In fact I'm composing this on Dragon right now. It's not bad. I may use it some even after my hand/arm heals up and I can type normally again.
Being a carpenter/woodworker type guy, I fashioned a nifty little mic stand out of wood. It's actually a bit nicer than a headset as it's sensitive enough to mount about a foot from my face and pick up the dialogue perfectly.