Is it Possible to use Java and send sounds through the microphone?

[philfrei]

[quote]dont you think “send sounds through the microphone” sounds like a microphone acting like speaker, starting to talk ?
Most people understood it like that Tongue
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That is what I was thinking when I wrote that. It’s not entirely far-fetched as a possibility. I think a couple others also noted that the microphone can be made to vibrate and make a signal, although it isn’t very efficient. I have a vague memory of hearing this done once on some crude equipment. And Java has some capabilities about identifying and accessing different lines.

I wasn’t intending to be sarcastic, except maybe to poke at some folks that actually do think we are being taped via our speakers by the government. I’ve run across a few people like that.

I clicked an appreciation for Cero earlier for explaining the question. Thanks again.

Ah well, not every post is a success. I’ll accept a face palm.

[nsigma]

It’s probably not going to help in this particular case, but you could make use of JACK. However, it’s designed for pro-audio so on Windows it will only work with software using ASIO. On OSX it should do this job fine - software like SoundPimp uses it for a similar purpose in Java. Works on Linux too, though PulseAudio (so JavaSound) also allows this for “consumer” software.

I’m the author of the Java bindings for JACK. If you’re interested you can find them at https://github.com/jaudiolibs/ along with a range of other audio libraries. More info about JACK, Java and the JAudioLibs audioservers at http://praxisintermedia.wordpress.com/2013/11/06/jaudiolibs-audioservers-a-portaudio-esque-java-api/

@philfrei

That is what I was thinking when I wrote that. It’s not entirely far-fetched as a possibility. I think a couple others also noted that the microphone can be made to vibrate and make a signal,

Not far-fetched at all - see http://youtu.be/JbIiUYf7oYM You can also do the reverse.

[Cero]

@nsigma

@philfrei

That is what I was thinking when I wrote that. It’s not entirely far-fetched as a possibility. I think a couple others also noted that the microphone can be made to vibrate and make a signal,

Not far-fetched at all - see http://youtu.be/JbIiUYf7oYM You can also do the reverse.

That’s cool. Never tried that.
However when I was young I plugged a headphone in my mic in port and tried it. You had to yell but it works.
Although I would think that both reverse method damage the hardware, since your are forcing the membrane to do something its not designed for… but maybe I’m wrong and its just natural induction or something

[cylab]

Using a speaker or headset in an unpowered microphone jack does not harm it. Dont know about phantom powered iinputs. Using a microphone as speaker probably would harm it.

[basil]

oh wait … this one goes in your mouth …

[Andre_Lopes]

@Cero

srsly.
dont you think “send sounds through the microphone” sounds like a microphone acting like speaker, starting to talk ?
Most people understood it like that

Oh well, i always over react in forums.
Opiop knows that by now.

But as our friend said above i will need to use C++ and i dont have knowledge on it so there we go.
When i have time maybe.