sound problem

Hi All,

Currently , when I plug in my microphone into the jack in the front of my computer, I can hear and record the tapping of my finger, loud and clear. But when I try to record diallogue it is very distant and low volume.

I've looked through the adjustments, tinkered with recording levels but with no joy, can't find anything obviously wrong.

Replaced the mic: no different result.

Any ideas?

Thanks

dins

 

Do you have the Mic boost set?

 

What does that mean? An amp on the mic? I didn;t have one of those on my previous computer (win 98SE) and the process I am using now worked then.

dins

 

No its a setting within windows,could you post more system specs read this

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/announcement.php?f=22

 

As I don't know what OS you are running I'll tell you where this setting is in Win98SE and you should be able to find it somewhere close in whatever OS you are using.

Right click on the volume icon in the Sys tray (bottom right of screen) and select "Open Volume Controls". Seelct Options>Properties> select Recording>OK Select the Advanced Option under Microphone and at the bottom you should see Mic Boost (20dB). Select that and see if you're any better with the recordings.

 

Here are my specs:

Computer:
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack : Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer : 6.0.2900.2180

Motherboard:
CPU Type : Unknown, 3000 MHz (3.75 x 800)
Motherboard Name: Dell Inc. Dimension 9100
Motherboard Chipset: Unknown
System Memory : 1024 MB
BIOS Type: Phoenix (05/25/05)
Communication Port: Communications Port (COM1)

Display:
Video Adapter: RADEON X600 256MB HyperMemory Secondary (256 MB)
Video Adapter: RADEON X600 256MB HyperMemory (256 MB)
Monitor: AcerView 76c (8312469)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (M675059GBAU0)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter: Creative EMU10K2 Audigy Audio Processor

Also tried the gain as suggested by Yargwel, it worked a bit but introduced a lot of noise

Hope all this gives you a clue.

thanks so far

 

I had a similar problem with my creative audigy when trying to covert analogue video to digital,no matter what settings I turned up the sound would be low almost inaudible and when the mic boost was enabled the amount of static was horrendous,the solution was to use the line on the soundcard the blue socket which should be located at the back of your computer

 

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Thanks I'll give it a try