Re: Managing recording settings in Windows 7.
Right, this email will be fairly long, and not quote any of your email, because Windows 7 is an entirely new audio paradigm that needs to be explained. The Windows XP way is flawed, this is the way it should have been for years. Windows 7's Audio subsystem is based on the idea that devices are divided by their drivers into inputs and, if the audio device vender is clever enough, outputs. One audio card will almost definitely have more than one input, and possibly more than one output, accessible from any piece of software that supports multiple input and output devices. As such, you can use your line in and your microphone at the same time in different applications. The Volume control has stopped being the central mixer for Windows functions, that is now the sound control panel, most easily accessed via the search box. In its playback and recording tabs, you can easily control levels and such. One thing that Win 7 is known for is hiding audio inputs, such as what you hear. A simple show disabled devices in the context menu of the record tab, then enabling them by hovering over each disabled device and invoking the context menu and selecting enable, will fix such issues. With a bit of logic, you may set your levels where necessary, and use your apps to select which input you must record from. If, for some reason, the apps do not support different inputs and outputs, you may set the default input or output by simply hovering over the one you want, invoking your context menu, and selecting the obvious option that will be presented to you. With a little logic and a bit of thinking on your feet, you will figure out exactly how to use this new audio subsystem, and like it. Oh, and the listen tab. That's a little piece of genius for internet broadcasters, because any input could be, with minimal latency, listened to on any output. If you had a USB Microphone, you can listen to the audio from said USB microphone on any of your other sound cards, and record using What you hear or stereo mix like you would with any audio input on said sound card. Hope this helps, Nick To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: Managing recording settings in Windows 7.
What a great bit of information. I am loving my new windows 7 machine. Though there are some older programs I would like back but I didn't buy premium. thanks Nick for the informative and concise info bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Nick G n...@hkcradio.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 7:26 AM Subject: Re: Managing recording settings in Windows 7. Right, this email will be fairly long, and not quote any of your email, because Windows 7 is an entirely new audio paradigm that needs to be explained. The Windows XP way is flawed, this is the way it should have been for years. Windows 7's Audio subsystem is based on the idea that devices are divided by their drivers into inputs and, if the audio device vender is clever enough, outputs. One audio card will almost definitely have more than one input, and possibly more than one output, accessible from any piece of software that supports multiple input and output devices. As such, you can use your line in and your microphone at the same time in different applications. The Volume control has stopped being the central mixer for Windows functions, that is now the sound control panel, most easily accessed via the search box. In its playback and recording tabs, you can easily control levels and such. One thing that Win 7 is known for is hiding audio inputs, such as what you hear. A simple show disabled devices in the context menu of the record tab, then enabling them by hovering over each disabled device and invoking the context menu and selecting enable, will fix such issues. With a bit of logic, you may set your levels where necessary, and use your apps to select which input you must record from. If, for some reason, the apps do not support different inputs and outputs, you may set the default input or output by simply hovering over the one you want, invoking your context menu, and selecting the obvious option that will be presented to you. With a little logic and a bit of thinking on your feet, you will figure out exactly how to use this new audio subsystem, and like it. Oh, and the listen tab. That's a little piece of genius for internet broadcasters, because any input could be, with minimal latency, listened to on any output. If you had a USB Microphone, you can listen to the audio from said USB microphone on any of your other sound cards, and record using What you hear or stereo mix like you would with any audio input on said sound card. Hope this helps, Nick To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Managing recording settings in Windows 7.
Hello, can it really be this hard? I'm used to the Windows XP way of doing things, where the volume control has check boxes to select whether the line in or the microphone port is used. If I now work in Windows 7, I have to click on speakers in the system tray and go down a list of several nondescript options that say microphone. Line in is at the bottom, and when I select it and hit properties, sometimes I get the listen tab, along with the levels tab, but sometimes not. When I don't get this set of tabs, I hear no noise from my recording source, and only have the general tab. I think I'll have to reboot to get these settings to show up. Also, when things are working, how can I switch to using the microphone rather than the line in port, such as when I want to do voice chats? I used to just keep the volume control open and could switch back and forth in a few seconds. Am I just not going about it the right way, or has Microsoft really made it complicated and arduous? I have made a dual-boot system, with both XP and Windows 7, but I prefer to keep going in Windows 7, since it's working pretty well for the most part. Thanks a lot. Matthew To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
