Fake Microphone input?

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TA wrote on 2011-06-22 21:55

Alrighty... Well, as you may have read from my other thread, I ended up getting some Sennheiser headphones, and they don't have a microphone. However, I am now in need of certain microphone functionality, and I'd rather not buy a standalone microphone.

So basically, I need some software that can treat a pre-recorded audio as microphone input. Ideally, I could bind certain ones to specific keys on my keyboard and when pressed it would stream the audio files as if they were genuine microphone input. It'll also need to work in various games natively.

As for the sound files, I don't need any help with that. I can just use various synthesizers or record whatever ones I need somewhere with a mic myself. But they will need to be able to function somewhere without microphone capability.

Of course, I could also do random amusing things like playing YMCA, Bieber, or porno. Haha...

So pretty much, I just need some kind of fake microphone software or driver or something. Anyone have any idea what I could use to achieve this?
Bakuryu wrote on 2011-06-22 21:58

I haven't used this in a while, but if I recall correctly, it has the option to send sounds from stereo mix to a virtual microphone.
http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.htm
I don't think you can set hotkeys though.
Sumpfkraut wrote on 2011-06-22 22:13

You want to micspam? Tut tut.

As far as Source-engine based games go, there is HLDJ, but it only works for Source games.
TA wrote on 2011-06-22 22:24

Quote from Bakuryu;485092:
I haven't used this in a while, but if I recall correctly, it has the option to send sounds from stereo mix to a virtual microphone.
http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.htm
I don't think you can set hotkeys though.

That seems to work great. Now I just need a program to set hotkeys per audio file, or I'll have to switch to the correct one manually each time and just have it on handsfree since it should start any time it detects new sound coming in.
Bakuryu wrote on 2011-06-22 22:32

I don't exactly understand how you want to do this. But maybe Autohokey can be of help
http://www.autohotkey.com/
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic18001.html <- something like that?