Vista - Microphone recording too low

I dont know what is wrong but whenever I record something with my microphone,
it records too low. When I play back the audio, it will sound like the volume
is turned down very low. I do know that the recording volume on the
microphone is turned up to 100 via the control panel, microphone properties
and levels. So thats the problem, even though the volume is turned up to max,
it still records much too low. All I am doing is recording simple voice
files. I am using windows vista 64 home premium, I never had this problem
with windows XP and if I use XP and record the same way, it will be much
louder in XP. Anyone know what is wrong here?

Hi tpmtek,

Did you adjust your settings in SOUND (Control panel) for the Microphone to have the "Microphone Boost" set at least to 20db under the Volume level?

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I am having the same problem, the microphone volume is maxed and the boost is
at +20 dB. I still have to practically scream at the microphone to get the
configuration to regester out of the red. Tried 3 different microphones 2 of
which worked prior.

"brink" wrote:

>
> Hi tpmtek,
>
> Did you adjust your settings in SOUND (Control panel) for the
> Microphone to have the "Microphone Boost" set at least to 20db under the
> Volume level?
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
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> brink
>
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>

Hi Kenneth,

Well, you might check the simple things first.

1. See if you are plugging the the mic into the "Mic" jack and not a "Line In" jack.
2. Check your "Sound" settings in the Control Panel (Classic View), and make sure the under the "Recording" tab that you have the right mic set as the default mic (EX: front/rear).
3. Check you mic's advanced or enhancements settings and make sure that you have "Noise Suppression", "Acoustic Echo Cancellation", and "DC Offset Cancellation" checked if you have these options.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

1. Its plugged into the pink one labeled mic.
2. Tried both front and back connectors, exactly the same thing.
3. I looked for those settings and couldn't find them.



"brink" wrote:

>
> Kenneth;428511 Wrote:
> > I am having the same problem, the microphone volume is maxed and the
> > boost is
> > at +20 dB. I still have to practically scream at the microphone to get
> > the
> > configuration to regester out of the red. Tried 3 different microphones
> > 2 of
> > which worked prior.
> >
> >
>
> Hi Kenneth,
>
> Well, you might check the simple things first.
>
> 1. See if you are plugging the the mic into the "Mic" jack and not a
> "Line In" jack.
> 2. Check your "Sound" settings in the Control Panel (Classic View), and
> make sure the under the "Recording" tab that you have the right mic set
> as the default mic (EX: front/rear).
> 3. Check you mic's advanced or enhancements settings and make sure that
> you have "Noise Suppression", "Acoustic Echo Cancellation", and "DC
> Offset Cancellation" checked if you have these options.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Ok Kenneth,

1. Open Control Panel and make sure you are in Classic view. (Upper lefft corner)
2. Click on Sound icon.
3. Click on Recording tab.
4. Right click on the default (green checked) Microphone and click Properties.
5. Click the Enhancements tab. If you have them, they will be here.
6. Also, click the Advanced tab and check to see if the quality is at least set to "CD Quality".

Sometimes you will have a separate audio manager icon in the Control Panel to. If you do, you might look in all of it's settings for similiar items.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Got it working, had a combination of problems. Vista reported that all the
drivers and devices were working properly. I had to re-install the driver
for the sound device. Also it appers that the front pannel connector is not
working properly which is where I was hooking up the mic's most of the time.

"brink" wrote:

>
> Kenneth;429586 Wrote:
> > 1. Its plugged into the pink one labeled mic.
> > 2. Tried both front and back connectors, exactly the same thing.
> > 3. I looked for those settings and couldn't find them.
> >
> > > Hi Kenneth,
> > >
> > > Well, you might check the simple things first.
> > >
> > > 1. See if you are plugging the the mic into the "Mic" jack and not a
> > > "Line In" jack.
> > > 2. Check your "Sound" settings in the Control Panel (Classic View),
> > and
> > > make sure the under the "Recording" tab that you have the right mic
> > set
> > > as the default mic (EX: front/rear).
> > > 3. Check you mic's advanced or enhancements settings and make sure
> > that
> > > you have "Noise Suppression", "Acoustic Echo Cancellation", and "DC
> > > Offset Cancellation" checked if you have these options.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > > Shawn
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > brink
> > >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > > _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.*
> > >
>
> Ok Kenneth,
>
> 1. Open Control Panel and make sure you are in Classic view. (Upper
> lefft corner)
> 2. Click on Sound icon.
> 3. Click on Recording tab.
> 4. Right click on the default (green checked) Microphone and click
> Properties.
> 5. Click the Enhancements tab. If you have them, they will be here.
> 6. Also, click the Advanced tab and check to see if the quality is at
> least set to "CD Quality".
>
> Sometimes you will have a separate audio manager icon in the Control
> Panel to. If you do, you might look in all of it's settings for
> similiar items.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> _http://www.Vistax64.com (\"http://www.Vistax64.com\")_
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Kenneth,

Glad to hear you got it going. You might crack the computer open and check the connection cable between the front panel and the board or card to make sure it is connected good.

Shawn