Yes, I have a hearing loss hence the need for high volume, not that it seems 
particularly loud when up full on the Mac. I've only 2 pairs of headphones with 
a mic attached, one is the earphones that came with my iPhone, and the other a 
pair of sennheisers -

Andy
On 20 Nov 2013, at 15:34, Chris Smart <[email protected]> wrote:

> it souns like your microphone is picking up bleed from your headphones.  Can 
> I ask, do you have a hearing impairment? Is there a reason why you need the 
> headphone volume at maximum?
> 
> If the headphones you are using are open back design, try some with closed 
> backs. They won't leak as much.
> 
> At 09:47 AM 11/20/2013, you wrote:
>> Ok, here's an update then.
>> 
>> The reverb situation that I mentioned happens when I am in the line in 
>> window, and continues when I Command tab away from it. I use headphones all 
>> the time on this MBA, and need the volume up full. As I have said, the 
>> higher the volume, the greater the reverb. However, if I make a Skype call, 
>> once I get a connection, the reverb drops out and all is ok. Or ok enough, 
>> what happens is that when I speak, there is a slight delay before sound 
>> reaches my headphones.
>> 
>> I don't like having my ears blocked by headphones without hearing myself 
>> back in them, this is a typical radio broadcast scenario that I have been 
>> use to in the past -
>> 
>> Andy
>> On 20 Nov 2013, at 14:31, Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> > I never get reverb. What you are describing is close to a micro feed back 
>> > loop.  and I use this method all the time, actually I only use it if I 
>> > need to adjust stuff on my set up  and you really don’t need to hear 
>> > yourself to use skype in my opinion Once you set it up you are good to go 
>> > and you can then us eline in if you are making changes to your set up such 
>> > as a new mic or what not.
>> > On Nov 20, 2013, at 3:44 AM, Andy Collins <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Sarah - Thanks for this. I now have Line in installed, and have it set to 
>> >> accept built in mic and external mic for input, and headphones for 
>> >> output. I had to check the pass threw option to hear myself back in the 
>> >> headphones. The problem is that doing this creates reverb that only gets 
>> >> adjusted by lowering the volume. Have I missed something? I'd like to 
>> >> have separate control over the amount of reberb and the volume level; not 
>> >> so good if turning down one also turns down the other -
>> >>
>> >> Andy
>> >> On 20 Nov 2013, at 03:46, Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> sure. download an app by rogamiba called line in. It will let you hear 
>> >>> your micand route it through to your output what ever that is. The app 
>> >>> is free and to find it go to the broadcast blog post I have at 
>> >>> http://tffppodcast.com/listen and look for line in as one of the tools 
>> >>> you will need.
>> >>>
>> >>> Take care.
>> >>> On Nov 19, 2013, at 2:09 PM, Andy Collins <[email protected]> 
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Thanks for this fast reply - Sorry, but should have made it clear I am 
>> >>>> using a Mac -
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Andy
>> >>>> On 19 Nov 2013, at 22:03, "Fernando Gregoire" <[email protected]> 
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Hi,
>> >>>>> You can do that by setting it in Windows.
>> >>>>> If you have Windows Vista or later, open the context menu for the 
>> >>>>> speakers,
>> >>>>> go to Recording devices, select your microphone, go to Properties and, 
>> >>>>> in
>> >>>>> the Listen tab, enable the checkbox you'll find. When you then press 
>> >>>>> Enter
>> >>>>> or the OK button, you will hear your microphone as well as the other 
>> >>>>> caller.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> >>>>> De: Skypeenglish [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre 
>> >>>>> de
>> >>>>> Andy Collins
>> >>>>> Enviado el: martes, 19 de noviembre de 2013 06:58 p.m.
>> >>>>> Para: screen readers' access with skype.
>> >>>>> Asunto: [Skypeenglish] Using a headset with Skype
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Hi all -
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I use a headset with Skype. Is there a way to hear myself in the 
>> >>>>> headphones
>> >>>>> as well as my caller? The way you would in a broadcast studio -
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Andy
>> >>>>> Thanks for posting to the skype english list.
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