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Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro Microphone Probs
Hello, I have had a frustrating time getting my microphone to work consistently using this card and Windows 7 x64. Here is what is happening:
Usually when I first boot up, my microphone will not work with Ventrilo or Windows Sound Recorder (no bars in the recording meter). If I enable Line 1 in playback I can hear myself crystal clear all of the time so this is a good control. The mic is working, but the input isn't being passed onto programs. If I open/close ventrilo maybe 20-30 times I will be able to get the microphone to work. Usually it first starts out choppy after about 15 ventrilo open/closes and then it is finally sounds good. When I first get started trying to get the microphone to work, I won't see the green bars light up in the equalizer for the mic1 recording device. But once it gets started, I see the lights working. I DON'T CHANGE ANY SETTINGS BETWEEN WHEN THE MIC WORKS AND DOESN'T WORK. It just starts to work. My friend says getting my mic to work is like starting up an old Model A. You have to crank on it a while.
Drivers I have tried but all behave the same:
Default Windows 7 creative Audigy 2 drivers
Updated Audigy 2 drivers (July 2009?) 2_18_0011
Daniel K Drivers (3.6)
In Windows recording devices Mic1 I have tried the following:
Turning On/Off "allow programs to take exclusive control of the device"
Different bit rates
Disabling the other recording devices
In Ventrilo I have tried:
Direct Sound on/off (makes no difference), works/doesn't work both ways
Hardware Mixer NONE/Line1, makes no difference.
Currently running the Daniel K drivers
Code:Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: NVIDIA System Model: 122-CK-NF68 BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz Memory: 6144MB RAM Available OS Memory: 6142MB RAM Page File: 1594MB used, 10688MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: Speakers (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)) Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20011102&REV_04 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1371 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: n/a Date and Size: 9/23/2009 15:06:02, 866264 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Creative HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)) Default Sound Playback: No Default Voice Playback: No Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_20011102&REV_04 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1371 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: n/a Date and Size: 9/23/2009 15:06:02, 866264 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Creative HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No --------------------- Sound Capture Devices --------------------- Description: Line-In 1/Mic (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)) Default Sound Capture: Yes Default Voice Capture: Yes Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1371 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 9/23/2009 15:06:02, 866264 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF Description: "What U Hear" (Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS (WDM)) Default Sound Capture: No Default Voice Capture: No Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1371 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 9/23/2009 15:06:02, 866264 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF