I have checked every single setting I can think, and a few other places recommended to me by folks on this list, including the system tray volume control, but the mic boost remains elusive. I am very familiar with the location of the mic boost setting, as I had it on a former PC and changed it myself. I don't think there is actually a defect in the sound card. From the research I've done, many of these low-cost, consumer-grade sound cards are more designed for listening than recording, so the microphone jack is just basically put there as an afterthought. Mic volume seems to be a recurrent problem for many people using these cards. For example, the SB Live card I have is more designed for home theater, so the surround sound is its claim to fame, not its recording capability. . In the amazon.com reviews, three people said that mic volume was a problem, and one said they wrote to Creative and was told that the Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External is really not designed for recording. I just thought all Creative cards were good, but I know now that I should have gotten an Audigy instead of the Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External. I suppose I'll try the battery-operated mic, and if that doesn't work, I'll have to get an Audigy.
At 08:54 AM 7/16/2006, you wrote: >Serprised things didn't work with the original sound card as these days the >sound card is activated. However, you might have someone check settings in >the control panel. If that fails you might want to have it serviced under >the warrenty. _______________________________________________ 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
