It probably means that your computer has a microphone jack, but has no mic attached to it. The mic jack will pick up sounds on its own, but nothing useful; it will sound very far away like you described.
Just any old mic will work. You shouldn't need anything special. =) Good luck!
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Date: 2010-07-10 01:20 am (UTC)From:Just any old mic will work. You shouldn't need anything special. =) Good luck!