Mic levels.....

MyKobalt · 11-23-2008, 11:47 PM

OKAY. I had a Sound Blaster Xfi Xtreme PCI-e card. it crapped out on me and I went and got another card SB xfi, but this one is a straight pci one.

Now beforehand, my gaming headset microphone worked fine. It was plenty loud enough for everyone to hear and the mic level was only at like 4 out of 10.

Now that I have this new card, I have all my levels cranked up in my control panel, my Ventrilo speech program that we use to talk to eachother and i even have my mic bent over about an inch from my mouth. you can BARELY hear my voice. I keep running a voice test and it plays my voice back. Nobody can hear me online. I've tried different pci slots and all my connections/dials.

All my drivers are updated, I even disabled my onboard audio. The thing is, when I tried my mic in the onboard audio, it is fine, but it has a crackling sound the whole time.

This is my 3rd sound card and i've tried everything. Any ideas would greatly be appreciated.

**Pauldo** · 11-25-2008, 11:38 AM

It seems as if that issue is a common one. It also seems like it is a driver issue. I know that beta drivers are out for the pci-e version that address this issue (although you weren't experiencing it), maybe new drivers will be out soon for the pci version.

Keep in mind that the X-Fi Extreme audio is a different (older) card than the rest of the X-Fi line-up.

I know that doesn't help much but I thought I would at least say something.

Pauldo

11-23-2008, 11:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
MyKobalt Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 270 OS: Windows Vista 64-Bit SP2 My System	Mic levels..... OKAY. I had a Sound Blaster Xfi Xtreme PCI-e card. it crapped out on me and I went and got another card SB xfi, but this one is a straight pci one. Now beforehand, my gaming headset microphone worked fine. It was plenty loud enough for everyone to hear and the mic level was only at like 4 out of 10. Now that I have this new card, I have all my levels cranked up in my control panel, my Ventrilo speech program that we use to talk to eachother and i even have my mic bent over about an inch from my mouth. you can BARELY hear my voice. I keep running a voice test and it plays my voice back. Nobody can hear me online. I've tried different pci slots and all my connections/dials. All my drivers are updated, I even disabled my onboard audio. The thing is, when I tried my mic in the onboard audio, it is fine, but it has a crackling sound the whole time. This is my 3rd sound card and i've tried everything. Any ideas would greatly be appreciated. __________________ <~~~~~~ Check out my rig Last edited by MyKobalt; 11-23-2008 at 11:49 PM.

11-25-2008, 11:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pauldo Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 1,444 OS: winXP Pro sp3 My System	Re: Mic levels..... It seems as if that issue is a common one. It also seems like it is a driver issue. I know that beta drivers are out for the pci-e version that address this issue (although you weren't experiencing it), maybe new drivers will be out soon for the pci version. Keep in mind that the X-Fi Extreme audio is a different (older) card than the rest of the X-Fi line-up. I know that doesn't help much but I thought I would at least say something. Pauldo __________________ SystemSpec \| Power Supply Info \| How to Post a Screen shot \| Speedfan[/center]