USB sound card (mic jack) detected, yet no sound from speakers?

[GoodEnough]

Anyone use "line in" to play external sound like from a cell phone or a musical instrument?

I need to record/play something coming from a "line in" 1/8" (3.5mm) cable.

My PC's "line in" jack is broken (sound card on MB)
This is why I bought a USB "line in" jack.

Win7. Using a USB sound card jack for a "line in" jack to record sound.

In control panel, I see the jack detected, and it's got the animated green "EQ" bars to show there is sound coming into the jack (connected my phone audio out via 3.5mm 1/8" cable).

Yet there is no sound coming from the speakers.
When I plug same device into Dell mic jack, sound comes from speakers.

Is this new USB sound card / mic jack somehow not "connected" to my speakers?

 

[lxskllr]

Increase gain maybe?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You don't need to use a "line in" jack, any USB connection will do. That said, check your sound settings. Try the headphone jack.

 

[Brainonska511]

Isn't there also usually some checkbox in Windows menus where you can get the input sound to play back out the speakers instead of simply being recorded?

 

[GoodEnough]

You don't need to use a "line in" jack, any USB connection will do. That said, check your sound settings. Try the headphone jack.

I don't think you understand. Headphone jack is OUTPUT. I need INPUT.
I need to record/play something coming from a "line in" 1/8" (3.5mm) cable.

My PC's "line in" jack is broken (sound card on MB)
This is why I bought a USB "line in" jack.

 

[GoodEnough]

Isn't there also usually some checkbox in Windows menus where you can get the input sound to play back out the speakers instead of simply being recorded?

Any idea where to find this?

 

[Brainonska511]

Any idea where to find this?

I have a USB webcam as my mic, but from what it looks like, this should work the same as what I think you want:

Control Panel --> Sound --> Microphone --> Properties --> "Listen to this Device"

 

[GoodEnough]

Yes!

Control Panel -> Sound
"Recording" tab
Click USB mic (With animated green bars indicating live input signal)
Properties
"Listen" tab
Checkbox "Listen to this device"

The key was to pick the correct speakers to play back through.
(Not "Default playback device")

Thank you for the ideas.