October 13th, 2004, 08:55 AM
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mixer settings
It sounds to me like its mostly a mixer setting problem, at this point....
If you go to the mixer, you will see all of the sources. "mic, line, wave, cd player, etc..." This is what YOU HEAR through your own speakers. If you want to hear yourself you can turn up (and unmute) the microphone, but be aware that if its on and too close to the speakers, or too loud, it can cause feedback (howling or sharp noise). If you go to properties in the mixer, you will see 2 tabs, playback and recording. If you switch it to recording and hit "ok" you will see a new mixer. This one chooses what gets "recorded" or sent to a program for whatever the program wants to do with it (like send it off to the net for someone else to hear). It can be set on any particular individual input, or as a "playback mix" (not necesarrily using those words). In your case you would want it to be set on "mic". Set the mic level to a decent level (I think windows comes with a cheesy setup program that helps you with that), and if your program is set up it shoudl hear your mic fine. If you are streaming to someone else (like a audio chat), keep in mind that your mic will be played on their speakers (with about 1 to 2 seconds delay) and then can be picked up on their microphone and sent back to you (with another 1 to 2 second delay). In the end, you will hear yourself in your own speakers with a 2 to 4 second delay, but you should also hear your other person with a 1 to 2 second delay. If its a different type of program it may process the sound and return it via WAVE on the mixer -- thats where all computer-program-generated sounds get sent out. If the program is set to return the sound it is processing, it will usually have a slight lag (.5-1 second) and sound like an echo. I hope all that helps -- Audioguy78
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