Uninstall the current drivers and try the latest ones:
Creative Worldwide Support > Fatal1ty USB Gaming Headset HS-1000 Quote:
This download supports the following devices only:
- Creative Digital Wireless Gaming Headset HS-1200
- Creative Fatal1ty® USB Gaming Headset HS-1000
- Creative USB Gaming Headset HS-950
Fixes: - Resolves microphone related issues when using the above USB headsets with certain voice communication applications and games under Windows Vista® and Windows® XP. These include:
- Low microphone volume level when used in voice communications applications such as Skype™ or TeamSpeak, and in certain PC games.
- Audio distortion when microphone monitoring and X-Fi™ CMSS®-3D are enabled.
- Restoring microphone default volume level.
- Relative difference in volume level when USB Headset is plugged into different USB ports.
- Installation issues that include Creative drivers not being installed when the USB Headset is plugged into another USB port, other than the port used during installation.
Also, in the recording properties>Custom , make sure microphone boost is enabled.
