Rosetta Stone Microphone Not Working Mac

[Osman Briseno]

Iam using the DC-125 multifuction devices with Microsoft Multipoint 2011. It is running on a Dell R210 Server with an ATI Firepro 2270 graphics card. I am plugging in headsets with 3.5" headphone with seperate microphone as the device requires. The workstation is detecting the microphone and getting signals from the microphone.

I have been unable to get Rosetta to use the microphone. It does not hear it at all. I have changed the flash settings such that the website is allowed to use all resources and have even noted that in the flash settings dialogue, the meter shows the microphone working as it is showing feedback.

Things I have done:

Tried different multifunction devices

Tried different headsets

Changed the power settings so that USB never sleeps

Reinstalled Displaylink

Changed USB IRQ ports (After updating server bios)

Purchased new USB Hubs

Oh, by the way, this setup has worked extremely well for one full school year to which we are now 2 months in to the second school year. I am using 12 workstations set up with the DC-125. We have been overjoyed by the limited amount of maintenance, much less power requirements than running 12 full standalone computers, and the list goes on and on.

Hi Mike - Ah great! It sounds like the audio device on the terminal is working, but the issue is getting Flash to use the right one (because WMS will only let the one actually attached to that terminal work).

In Summary, Rosetta Stone Online wrote their own flash api that wrongly enumerates the microphone devices. The problem is that there is no way to get through tech support to a person in Rosetta Stone that actually wants to address and fix this problem.

I am writing this here so that Google will cache it. If anyone else has issues and spends hours and hours trying to fix this, they will see Rosetta Stone Online will not support Microsoft Multipoint Server. If one wants to use Rosetta in any way, they force a standalone system.

Please review the following support options if the microphone (external or laptop/internal) on the device you are using Rosetta Stone with is not recognized. This information can be found with Rosetta Stone's Troubleshooting Documentation:

You may need to allow Rosetta Stone to use the signal from your microphone. When you launch Rosetta Stone for the first time and click on one of the activities you should see the following box:

Please make sure that Skype or any other VoIP software is deactivated when you are working with Rosetta Stone as the audio protocols may interfere with each other (and cause problems). If you are using the Google Chrome browser, please check the Google Voice settings.

I can't comment on Rosetta Stone (the price scared me off) but a few weeks ago I bought a "Learn Italian" CD by Transparent Language. It's OK but after a couple of weeks I really wasn't feeling much progress. Last week I bought Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary and I've learned a LOT more from this little book than from the CD. The greatest help was all on one page near the front, where he explains the basics of pronouncing Italian. Study that page a while and the rest comes easy. I read the book cover to cover over a couple of days and am now speaking Italian basics pretty well.

At my age, I'll never remember/learn all that's necessary to carry on full conversations in Italian. I only want basic travel phrases and the Phrase Book gives exactly that. The book's less than $10 (I found mine at Amazon) and well worth it!

I bought the Rosetta Stone italian level 1, last year from Borders when I had a 30% off coupon. It's all visual learning and it teaches you italian language in general. I wish they had one specifically for travel only (learning travel phrases). It's good if you are a visual learner (which I am). Plus it comes with a headset/microphone and it tests your speaking skills. The only downside of this program is that you have to make the time to sit in front of your computer to use it.

I went to my local Library and borrowed a couple of drive time Italian courses. The Fodors program is pretty good, it gives you two times to repeat back the italian phrases and the translation. I'm planning on surprising my husband when we get off the plane by conversing with the locals. I also purchased the Rick Steeves phrase book to bring along on the trip but I feel that the CD is very helpful with my pronunciation and I don't need to make time in my already busy day since I'm learning while driving back and forth to work! Ciao!

I haven't tried the Italian, but I started using the Rosetta Stone German about a week ago. I really like it. I have used the Living Language programs French, Italian & Portuguese, and find this much more effective.

Hi Tom;

I've been plugging away at Italiano from Rosetta Stone and have enjoyed it so far; although I feel it can be a little boring. Having spent so much money on it, I hate to admit that I seem to be getting more out of the iTunes podcasts of Italian lessons; called Italianpod101.com - they also have a website for non-iTunes people. Perhaps the podcast is more appropriate to what I want; that being more of a conversational format. I found RS to be slightly less applicable as it teaches you short and sweet statements (and vocabulary), but the context doesn't feel consistent. For example you will learn what to call a ball or a plate and how to say the boy is sitting on top or underneath the table, then all about people running, walking or falling off a horse; before you learn how to greet someone and have a pleasant conversation. RS must work for some though, they are indeed very popular!

RjK

Roberta said, "[With the RS Phrase Book,] For example you will learn what to call a ball or a plate and how to say the boy is sitting...before you learn how to greet someone and have a pleasant conversation."

I don't think you're expected to LEARN all these things. I think you're just expected to learn that they are in the book if you need them, and you'll turn to those things in the book IF you need them "in the field".

As far as "greet someone and have a pleasant conversation", I can't imagine that will happen with Rosetta Stone or any other CD or book. I took 2 years of French in high school and 1 year French in college and I still can't carry on an adult conversation when I visit France. I can stumble along and pretty well make my thoughts known, but when the native French speaker responds I catch just about 3 words and the "conversation" ends very quickly! I say you'd have to live there MONTHS to master the language well enough to have meaningful conversations with locals.

Patrick, I agree. It wasn't until I lived a year in Mexico that I began to carry on conversations and understand the native speakers. I watch TV in Spanish and read novels as well to keep my language skills. Even read Da Vinci Code in Espanol!

These tapes (which I have been getting myself) are just to help with a few buzz words as I see it. To be able to read a menu, a sign, or pick up a few words is about all I am expecting with my home study French and Italian.

since no one has mentioned it yet, let me add a plug for Pimsleur. An expensive course, but free if you borrow it from your local library which often has copies. It is composed of 30 minute lessons in 3 groups of 90. After the 1st 30 I was able to travel in Italy and do simple things like ask basic directions, order food & drinks, ask for a hotel room, etc. It's all audio based so I did the lessons in my car driving to work. BTW the instructions say to do each lesson once, but most people (including me) have found that you need to do each lesson 2 or 3 times to really master it.

I've used Rosetta Stone for both Italian and French. They aren't as helpful for simple travel survival phrases, but you get a sense of the rythym of the language in a better way than the travel phrases alone. I especially enjoyed the option of hearing a phrase and repeating it and having the computer "evaluate" my accent, especially for the French where I was most self-conscious.

Check out the Radio Lingua podcast called "My Daily Phrase Italian". It has 100 five-minute lessons that are focused on travel needs. I loaded them as a playlist on my iPod and practiced during the lead up to my trip.

I tried rosetta stone and I love the approach, but it doesn't teach you to have a conversation, and in my opinion, it IS NOT worth the money. It is a good program, though, to build your vocabulary, but I would DEFINITELY reccoment Take off In Italian, from the oxford university press. It is THE BEST self-teach language learning program out there, and it only costs 25$. The CD guides you through the course, so it is just like having your own teacher. This is THE BEST way to learn how to have conversations in Italian. If you want to spend all day learning how to say "The boy is swimming" "The man is eating" then get Rosetta Stone. If you want to have meaningful conversations with Italians, buy Take Off In Italian, and you will be really glad you did.

I'm with Mike on Pimsleur; used their audio tape system for Serbo-Croation and it enabled me to get on well with day-to-day stuff in short order while working in the former Yugoslavia. Through work have used Berlitz and full-time (8mos) French language training over the years and Pimsleur, IMO, did if better for the do-it-yourselfer with limited time.

I also agree with Mike and Geoff in recommending the Pimsleur lessons. I studied Levels I & II (and part of Level III) before my last trip to Italy, and was able to get along quite comfortably (although certainly not fluent).

The lessons are structured in the same way that children learn a language, using repetition to build comprehension. It's also necessary to try speaking to match the pronunciation on the lessons. There are some reading lessons at the end, so that one can visualize the words.

I found that the "Bookchips" were the most suitable format for my circumstances. The 30 lessons are contained on an SD card that fits into my Palm PDA. Since I usually have this with me, I can listen to the lessons whenever it's convenient.

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