I don't know, I think I'd want to be careful with amplifiers, you don't want to overdrive your input and fry it. I know someone who did that to his line in. Shawn
--- Tim Grady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You know, it is a driver thing. For example, I have > a Dell computer with a > SBLive card. I had another computer with the same > make card. The same > microphone is to quite when I use it with the Dell > no matter what I do. The > normal SBLive driver won't work with the Dell SBLive > card. The 20 DB boost > check box that is in the record controls of the > normal SBLive driver is in > the playback advanced controls of the Dell. Some > one said that you could > get a little amplifier to go between the mic and the > computer. I know they > must sell them at Radioshack but I must not know > where to look. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "doc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 2:08 AM > Subject: Re: Microphone level too quiet. > > > > What are you trying to record by open mike? > > Doc Wright > > http://wrightplaceinc.net > > If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? > > then where does the learning start? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 7:37 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. Thanks. > >>> > >>> Best wishes. > >>> > >>> Andy from sunny Kilcreggan. > >>> > >>> Drop me a line at, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > === message truncated === _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.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]
