Could there be an impedance mismatch between mic and sound card. There are high Z and lo z mics. See which one you have, and try the other to see if you can get better input.
Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:37 PM Subject: Re: Microphone level too quiet. > Hi Doc. > > Thanks for that. I didn't even know of the other available options, once > the ALT was pressed. However, despite going through this and setting my mic > level at 60, the recordings I end up with are terrible. Very quiet and > noisy. I'm sure it's a settings thing as this is a Packard Bell computer > which was not the cheapest in the store. Any ideas? > > Best wishes. > > Andy from sunny Kilcreggan. > > Drop me a line at, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "doc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:26 PM > Subject: Re: Microphone level too quiet. > > > > He will need to first go into the menu and be sure that "advance" is > > checked > > in the first place. > > Press the alt key once > > arrow up to advance and press enter if it is not checked. > > Doc Wright > > http://wrightplaceinc.net > > If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? > > then where does the learning start? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Judy W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:55 PM > > Subject: RE: Microphone level too quiet. > > > > > > > > Hi Andy, > > > > go to the audio tab and start pressing the tab key. in the recording > > settings, when you tab past the mic volume setting, you should find a > > control labeled advance control. Hit enter on it and you should get a 20 > > db > > mic gain to check. After checking it, tab to close and then see if it > > improves. I have a soundblaster audigy 2 card so my settings may be > > slightly different from yours... > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > Judy > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andy > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:19 PM > > To: PC audio discussion list. > > Subject: Re: Microphone level too quiet. > > > > > > Hi Judy > > > > I am using Windows XP Home and my Sound Card is a Sigmatell Audio. I went > > into Sounds and Audio Devices, Properties Sheets and had a look at the > > properties of the Sound Recording Device. The only option I found there > > for > > adjusting the volume was was a link for Sound Recording Level, this took > > me > > to my Volume Control Sheet and everything looked fine, the mic level was > > at > > 100%. I could not see any mention of mic gain boost anywhere. Am I > > looking > > in the right place? > > > > Best wishes. > > Andy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Judy W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:46 PM > > Subject: RE: Microphone level too quiet. > > > > > >> > >> Try the mic gain boost in recording properties--it says advanced controls > >> and check the 20 db mic boost. > >> > >> Hope that helps > >> > >> Judy > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andy > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 10:20 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Microphone level too quiet. > >> > >> > >> Hi all. > >> > >> The subject line says it all. I have three mini-plugs on the back of my > >> computer. The first has my line-in attached to a minidisk. The second > >> is > >> for my speakers, so I've plugged the microphone into the third socket. > >> I've > >> bumped everything up to 100% in the volume control of XP and did the same > >> to > >> the volume control within my sound card. However, the sound is very low. > >> Not an expensive microphone, but I'd have liked better. Perhaps there is > >> something else which I need to do. I'm using the microphone with > >> Goldwave. > >> Any advise would be very welcomed. 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