Ok I enabled the stereo mix option, now what? How exactly do I use it?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Scholes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] stereo mix on vista.


>I have a Realtek card, works great, has a what you here option that they
> call stereo mix which also works great.
>
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> From: "Yohandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:01 PM
> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] stereo mix on vista.
>
>> Hello,
>> Ok I'm a bit confused. I have a RealTech soundcard. You mean that 
>> RealTech
>> cards don't have a what you hear option? it's not possible then?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gary Whittington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] stereo mix on vista.
>>
>>
>>> Making it related to games.
>>>
>>> Yes, I have been using Vista for over half a year.
>>>
>>> The real nice thing is that you can change the sound levels on
>>> everything.
>>> Set a level for Jaws and set one for a game.  Have a different sound
>>> level
>>> for "SayTheTime" or Live Messager.
>>>
>>> This may not be what your looking for, since you only asked who uses
>>> Vista's
>>> Stereo Mix.
>>>
>>> Now to change any levels move your PC cursor to
>>> the system tray.  Open Volume.  Tab to Mix button
>>> This will open what you will be more use too.  The volumes for each
>>> program
>>> that is running that has sound output is shown with volume, balance
>>> sliders
>>> and mute buttons.
>>>
>>> If you don't see the volume control in the tray that you what to change
>>> the
>>> sound on a game....
>>>
>>> You may need to enable Stereo Mixer.
>>>
>>> To do this:
>>> Microsoft has lumped enabling and d things like Microphone and Stereo
>>> mixer
>>> under the Recording tab.  This best thing I found is:
>>> Go to control panel.. Second open Sounds.*** Very Important once you 
>>> open
>>> and are sitting in a combo box saying Speakers, ((Do not arrow down))).
>>> This will shut down all sounds including Jaws.  I know from 
>>> experience.If
>>> you have RealTech sound card that is.  So when you ever get into this
>>> list
>>> box with Speakers being the first thing do not arrow below it.  To see
>>> the
>>> name of your sound card under Speakers use your mouse.  You can still
>>> change
>>> and test Speakers when it is selected by Tabbing away from the list box
>>> or
>>> by using the mouse to left click on Speakers.
>>> If anybody does arrow to far reboot.  If sound does not return have a
>>> sight
>>> person help you get back to the list box so you can have them click on
>>> Speakers.
>>>
>>> OK to finish this up. To enable stereo Mix on Vista.
>>> Once you are on the list box and Speakers not selected Shift Tab.  You
>>> will
>>> be on the Playback tab.  arrow to the right to record.
>>> Tab down.  You then will be in a list box on items you can enable or
>>> disable.  Arrow down to Stereo Mix, left click.  In the menu you will
>>> find
>>> if you can either enable or disable.  If it says enable then that means
>>> it
>>> is disable.  Hitting enter will change its status to what the menu item
>>> is.
>>>
>>> Final note.
>>> What I have found out about Vista that in this list box is where some
>>> sound
>>> cards will have a mix that was like the sound mix called "Every thing 
>>> you
>>> hear".  RealTech has not this option because they don't want you to
>>> record
>>> live streams.
>>> So, when you want to record playing a game with your narration, what is
>>> coming from your speakers is being recording off your microphone, which
>>> means it sounds like its in the background.
>>>
>>> I paid nearly 1200 bucks for my media computer and I get a sound card
>>> that
>>> can not do a full recording.
>>> And, and now I find that my TV Card sucks.  I am able to hook my cable 
>>> up
>>> to
>>> it, but the lower channels are coming in poorly.  I had the cable man in
>>> and
>>> this is what we found out.
>>> So, it looks like I will need to buy a better sound card that allows
>>> recording of stereo mix with the mic at the same time and a better TV
>>> Card.
>>> Cable guy had a 30 dollar TV card and had the same problems.  So that
>>> means
>>> I have a cheap TV card and will need to buy a higher price card to 
>>> listen
>>> to
>>> the new show Terminator on my computer.
>>>
>>> Hope this helped you and others for gaming and TV listening.  Smiles.
>>>
>>> Crash
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Yohandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:52 AM
>>> Subject: [Audyssey] stereo mix on vista.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to use the stereo mix feature on vista? For
>>>> whatever
>>>> reason they've made the volume control quite difficult to use, and I
>>>> can't
>>>> figure out how to enable it. Not sure if this is considered off topic,
>>>> so
>>>> if
>>>> it is please email your answer off list. thanks!
>>>>
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