exactly. Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skarstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 5:24 PM Subject: Re: Cannot get good microphone volume > hi > I've sort of been helping Lynn solve this issue and i mentioned the > 20 db boost, but it doesn't seem to be in the same place as mine is. > I've got a SB Live!Audigy 2, and the 20 db boost checkbox is there, > but only after you press the advanced buttton in playback controls > for the microphone. > > At 03:42 PM 7/15/2006, you wrote: >>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: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
