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April 21st, 2009 05:00
Floating mic level
I just bought my Inspiron 519 two days ago, this morning I tried to set my mic levels. I get the slider set for a good signal, then when I start talking again, the slider goes way down. I am guessing a auto level system of some sort.
Is there a way to lock the slider in a particular position so this does not happen?
I am using the onboard realtek sound card. TIA Ryan
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fireberd
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April 21st, 2009 06:00
What program are you using for the mic? Some programs have their own mic volume control.
Test it with the Windows Sound Recorder (found under Start/Programs/Accessories and see if the level changes with that.
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April 21st, 2009 17:00
I tried it again with a ham radio voip program, I was able to see both windows, I set the level slider and as soon as I started talking, it went from 40% right down to 20%.
There must be a setting somewhere to change that behavior, BTW when I select the recordiong settings from teh software it takes me to the realtek "mixer". I really need to stop this problem. Anyone have any ideas?
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April 22nd, 2009 04:00
Did you try it with the Windows Sound Recorder as I suggested?
No one else has reported this problem so it's not something "inherent" in the systems.
(BTW, I'm ex W5DVO and ZD8JES).
Ryan 77
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April 22nd, 2009 05:00
I tried it in sound recorder, it seemed OK, I haven't checked today, but I did try it last night and everything was cool. Why ex, did you let your ticket expire?
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April 22nd, 2009 10:00
Yes, I had a General Class and a 2nd Class FCC Radiotelephone license and moved. I thought I was within the 1 year grace period to renew (at the time in 1974) but as it turned out I had already went past the 1 year grace period and would have had to take the tests again. I didn't need the Commercial FCC license anymore as I was working in computers instead of business radios (I had been worked for a Motorola dealer, inthe mid 60's, for radio equipment that was in Police cars, Fire Trucks, etc and needed the license for that job) and now there is no commercial licenses, and I had sold all my Ham equipment so I never took the tests again. I'm retired (a Florida Retiree) and am a musician and have a small home recording studio and that takes up most of my time now.
If it worked OK in the Sound Recorder then it's the software applications that are the problem. Vista handles some audio functions differently than older Operating Systems and if the programs are not Vista compatible then that may be the problem. Check with the software program vendor(s) and see if they have any updates for Vista. One other thought, run the program in the Compatibility Mode for XP or earlier and see if that makes a difference.