Apple earbuds problem

DoYouPikachu

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Dec 3, 2016
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My headphones are apple earbuds that have a built in microphone. I use a headphone adapter to plug it into my computer, since I have an audio jack and a microphone jack. It works fine, but with one problem. When I go to test my microphone, it picks up every single sound I hear on my computer. However, my microphone can still hear me. I have checked my volume mixer, and I can't stop my microphone picking up sounds without disabling sound itself. I have checked disabled devices and disconnected devices, and do not see anything called stereo mix. I'll provide any information you need to solve this problem, within reason.
 
Solution
Generally cheap mic are omnidirectional and pick up EVERYTHING. You want a lapel unidirectional mic only that picks up 2 feet and that's it.