Sound input not working

[spitstickler]

I have a dual 2Ghz G5 running 10.4.7. I'm trying to get skype hooked up and working but I'm not getting anything in the sound input. Tried the headset/mic combo and when trying to set up the sound input in sys preferences, i don't get any input in the little input level indicator... I also tried a M-Audio USB Fastrack preamp with a microphone attached... same thing here.. select it in the devices section and nothing shows up in the input level no matter how high I crank it up.

I'm posting here, because I'm doubting that it's a hardware problem and is most likely software related since it doesn't seem to work from the standard sound in port or usb.

Anybody got any ideas?

 

[Satcomer]

First of all, unplug the device. Then reset your PRAM. Once the Mac boots back up, plug the USB (sounds better with USB, trust me) device then mosey over to System Preferences->Sound preference pane and select the device in INPUT & OUTPUT when you want to use it.