mac mini = problem

sepirath · 08-03-2006, 10:47 AM

hello everybody i have had a problem since yesterday with my new mac mini i have. i came from windows with vent and it has been working perfect no matter what codec and i can install vent properly but when i get into vent i change my PTT hotkey to Control or Command and it says i have to change it on a System prefences and i check the thing at the button and when i get into i can hear the connection sound and You have joined the "channel name". my logitech headset does not use a mic since its standard plugin. do i need a Plantronics USB headset. i have one but one ear is broken but its a usb would that work on a mac mini? if so please answer. and when i hit Control or Command my green light does not even apear

sixcat · 08-03-2006, 06:51 PM

Hey hey!

In my experience, headsets that plug into sound out ports don't work terribly well on a Mac -- I believe USB is the preferred way to go. I have a Logitech USB headset that works flawlessly =)

Be aware though, concerning Ventrilo, that if the server is not set-up to use the Speex codec, you will be able to neither hear nor talk using the Mac client, regardless of what kind of headset you are using ...

sepirath · 08-03-2006, 07:06 PM

thanks man but i as of right now i use my pc speakers with the cord and i plug it into the headset in back of the mac and it works fine i might be getting a usb hub. and using that. i do hav a plantronics headset but the left ear is broken.. thanks man that helped a lot.

sepirath · 08-03-2006, 07:07 PM

do you think vent will come out like windows does? where i can go onto any server no matter what? and how do i fix it where the green light even appears.

sixcat · 08-03-2006, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sepirath

thanks man but i as of right now i use my pc speakers with the cord and i plug it into the headset in back of the mac and it works fine i might be getting a usb hub. and using that. i do hav a plantronics headset but the left ear is broken.. thanks man that helped a lot.

Yes, speakers should work fine with that port -- headsets with microphones, not so much so ;-)

USB will make your life so much easier in this regard =)

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do you think vent will come out like windows does? where i can go onto any server no matter what?

That would be the ideal, yes. I'll leave it for the devs to speak (or not) to future plans =)

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and how do i fix it where the green light even appears.

I would hope that using a USB headset might clear that up, if I'm understaning the problem correctly =)

sepirath · 08-03-2006, 10:44 PM

ok thanks

Blazewow · 08-08-2006, 09:38 PM

I have a logitech usb headset, worked fine w/ teamspeak, but I lost all audio whatsoever after getting the mic to work for vent. Any suggestions?

Darkstream · 08-15-2006, 10:44 AM

So if i get a USB headset and plug into my mini, should work fine? My guild in WoW said they are completely up to date on Vent software and still same problem...i hear the program...hear everyone signing in and out, but no sound coming from my speakers...can see their horns light up green too as they speak.

wadesworld · 08-15-2006, 11:15 AM

A USB headset will work. So will an analog headset with a converter such as the Griffin iMic.

08-03-2006, 10:47 AM	#1
sepirath Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	mac mini = problem hello everybody i have had a problem since yesterday with my new mac mini i have. i came from windows with vent and it has been working perfect no matter what codec and i can install vent properly but when i get into vent i change my PTT hotkey to Control or Command and it says i have to change it on a System prefences and i check the thing at the button and when i get into i can hear the connection sound and You have joined the "channel name". my logitech headset does not use a mic since its standard plugin. do i need a Plantronics USB headset. i have one but one ear is broken but its a usb would that work on a mac mini? if so please answer. and when i hit Control or Command my green light does not even apear

08-03-2006, 07:06 PM	#3
sepirath Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	bah thanks man but i as of right now i use my pc speakers with the cord and i plug it into the headset in back of the mac and it works fine i might be getting a usb hub. and using that. i do hav a plantronics headset but the left ear is broken.. thanks man that helped a lot.

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08-03-2006, 06:51 PM	#2
sixcat Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 11	Hey hey! In my experience, headsets that plug into sound out ports don't work terribly well on a Mac -- I believe USB is the preferred way to go. I have a Logitech USB headset that works flawlessly =) Be aware though, concerning Ventrilo, that if the server is not set-up to use the Speex codec, you will be able to neither hear nor talk using the Mac client, regardless of what kind of headset you are using ...

08-03-2006, 07:07 PM	#4
sepirath Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	do you think vent will come out like windows does? where i can go onto any server no matter what? and how do i fix it where the green light even appears.

08-03-2006, 10:44 PM	#6
sepirath Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	ok thanks

08-08-2006, 09:38 PM	#7
Blazewow Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4	I have a logitech usb headset, worked fine w/ teamspeak, but I lost all audio whatsoever after getting the mic to work for vent. Any suggestions?

08-15-2006, 10:44 AM	#8
Darkstream Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	So if i get a USB headset and plug into my mini, should work fine? My guild in WoW said they are completely up to date on Vent software and still same problem...i hear the program...hear everyone signing in and out, but no sound coming from my speakers...can see their horns light up green too as they speak.

08-15-2006, 11:15 AM	#9
wadesworld Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,934	A USB headset will work. So will an analog headset with a converter such as the Griffin iMic.