Hi, This is probally something you did, but did you remember to turn on the 20db gain boost? On my old machine, there was no such option, so I didn't know about it and it took me a little poaking around. You've probally done that, but just thought I'd mention it.
rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 4:35 PM Subject: Cannot get good microphone volume >I purchased a new PC a few months ago and, despite playing with the > settings in the Windows volume control, trying two sound cards and > multiple microphones, I cannot seem to get good enough volume without > a lot of hiss. I know I tend to be quite soft-spoken, but I didn't > have this problem on the old PC. I first tried the Realtek card that > came with my PC. It was fairly acceptible for playback, but I had the > low mic volume problem. I then bought a Creative 24-bit USB External > card (I went with that card because I figured it would be easy to > install since it was USB), installed it and updated the drivers, but > again, with trying multiple different brands of microphones, the mic > level was very low unless I cranked the Windows volume control way > up, in which case I had unacceptible hiss. It is interesting to me > that, despite having Advanced Controls checked, I cannot find a mic > boost option in my SB Live, but it does have a microphone volume > control wheel on the card itself, which only worsens the hiss if I > crank it up. I am using Sound Forge 8 on a Shuttle PC with 1 GB of > RAM, Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2, 3.00 gigahertz Intel > Pentium 4, and Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External with the latest > drivers as of three days ago. Aside from screaming into the > microphones, is there anything else I can do to kick up the volume, > preferably without having to break the bank? The research I've done > shows that the Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External is not a good card > for recording, but I would prefer to stick with a USB sound card > because I don't know how to install an internal card. However, I will > go with an internal card and pay someone to install it if that is > necessary. I tried a Logitech USB microphone which does work quite > nicely, but I cannot get Jaws to come through my recordings, and for > some crazy reason, my PC reboots spontaneously after having it > connected for more than 15 minutes, even if I'm not using it. With > all the microphones I have tried, I could probably create my own > electronics store on Ebay. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
