Microphone volume too low

[01steven]

BTW you running 32 0r 64 bit?

I'm running 32 bit.
Do you have a link for the other driver you mentioned?
As you said, my properties dialog box doesn't look like that- it doesn't give me the +20DB option.

Sigmatel experts - are you out there?
Is there perhaps another forum this should be copied to to get the right sort of attention?

 

[darkassain]

I'm running 32 bit.


Sigmatel experts - are you out there?
Is there perhaps another forum this should be copied to to get the right sort of attention?

can you shows us screenshots of the Mic Enhancements and Advance tab?
i would have been an expert (or at least be familiar) except my onboard sigmatel died on my motherboard and replaced with a cheap but still good c-media sound card....
i had to fiddle with the default rate to get it just right (on the advance tab)...

 

[01steven]

over to you!

 

[01steven]

Any thoughts, anyone?

 

[01steven]

Still no suggestions?

 

[01steven]

Is this the end of the road?
Doomed to microphone hell for eternity?

 

[01steven]

Bumping this up again, in the vain hope that somebody (please, somebody!) can offer any help....

 

[Senju]

Hi,

I fixed the problem. I am using windows 7 x64 on lenovo thinkpad and my microphone sound was too low when i use skype. This is what i did to fix the problem.

1)Right click on the sound icon on the taskbar and select recording devices or sounds
2)On the sound menu click on the 'recording' tab
3)I had two devices so i delete one (Note: I kept the one which shows the 'front panel jack' when you go to the properties of the device and disable the other device)
4) select the properties of the microphone(recording device) and go to 'levels' tab
5)Keep the microphone and microphone boost to maximum that is 100 and +40.0dB
6)Click apply and then ok

Hope this helps
5)

 

[luvtech]

I have fixed same issue on HP Compaq 6000 Pro with Realtek HD audio card with Windows 7 Pro 64-bit using Skype everyday having microphone volume fading out or very low volume. I had even bought a 2nd headset to try but both microphones acted the same.

So, to fix this; you need to go to Control Panel>Sound>Recording Tab>Microphone and click Properties. Then you will get Microphone properties, here click on Enhancement tab and REMOVE check mark from Acoustic Echo Cancellation and might be also need to remove check mark Beam Forming, then hit Apply and OK. Then try testing MIC using Windows Sound Recorder or make Skype test call. If you have background noise, select Noise Suppression. If you have echo while you are speaking in the mic, try decreasing the Microphone boost to +20db that you might have put to max when trying to fix this issue. Please see attached screen shots.

You may also want to make sure about Chipset driver, Audio card driver, all Windows updates and anything regarding Audio in Action Center (Flag icon in system tray) messages were installed if my above fix does not fit your scenario.

Goodluck!!! Thank you

LuvTech

 

[Nerium]

Mic volume low

Hi,

I am experiencing the same problem. The mic volume for recording is very low.

It used to work on my PC, I can't think of anything that has changed since the last time I used it to speak on Teamspeak 3. But even with the windows testing tool etc its still low.
The only thing I can think of that is new is my GFX card and I can't understand why that would affect it.

Things I have tried.

Installing new drivers for chip set, audio drivers and updating win 7
Tried installing old drivers from the CD that came with motherboard.
Bought a new mic
Tried a USB mic
Unplugged all speaker jacks and kept mic in
Mic boost and volume are set to full. ( I have the +30DB slider not a tick box)

I am using a desktop mic than can pick up sounds if I press my lips to the mic and talk. I have even tested this with mic boost off and the sound is even lower! (Suggesting mic boost is having some affect)

I have tried many various combinations of disabling other audio devices in windows, the one that has the affect when I disable it is the Sound mixer. When I disable this the mic will not register any sounds.

Hope I have covered everything. Any questions please ask.

 

[Nerium]

Update

Seems I have figured something out. Pretty simple.

I have just decided to give Teamspeak 3 a go and it seems I can be heard loud and clear. Better than previously I have been told.

I was previously testing my mic using windows recorder, the sensor dial thing on windows recording devices and the sensor device on the audio drivers config tool.

I can only conclude that these sensors are lying and do not show the true volume being detected by the microphone.

Figures.

Hope this sheds some light on others if they do the same as I have.

 

[Waltrmydoinhere]

I'm having the same issue...
I do online gaming and I've had Win7 installed for a while. Initially I did NOT have this issue.

I use TeamSpeak 3 to communicate with the members of our gaming group and separately there is an 'in-game' communication that we use. I've had no issues until recently. I can't figure out what would have changed but now, I can't be heard "in-game".

1st thing I tried was to exit game and go into windows (win7 ultimate 32bit) and try to use the Sound recorder program (Start/All Programs/Accessories/Sound Recorder) and it was NOT picking up my voice. TS 3 was working fine, but Win7 wasn't detecting my voice unless I Spoke really loudly and very close to my mic.

I thought it might be my headset, ordered new one...it arrived and SAME ISSUE.
I thought it might be my soundcard...Creative X-FI Fatility pro gamer I updated drivers...SAME ISSUE
I thought it might be my soundcard...REMOVED IT and used onboard sound (Mobo is Gigabyte P55A-UD4P) SAME ISSUE

The only variable that hasn't been eliminated is WIN7 ITSELF...and with all the posts/topics I see on this subject I'd say we're on to something. There's DEFINITELY a sound/mic issue with Win7.

I'm out of things to try except a new install. However, if sound issue is a result of a fairly recent Windows update then it'll probably just resurface. Perhaps I'll go back to XP using same hardware to verify that it's not a hardware issue?

Out of things to try...

 

[yu2011]

Problem with Realtek HD Audio

I just bought a new computer and have the same problem, very low volume in Skype. Then I could solve the problem with chaging setting as follows.

Control panel> sound> playback> speaker > property> Realtek HD Audio Output> Property>Level>Balance

When you click balance, you see L and R. If you just change either of the levels to 0, the volume will be set to normal (e.g. L:100, R:0).

 

[gufiya]

Just saw this problem - maybe I have solution

Hi,

It's a long time but I just encountered this problem and maybe my solution will help others.
I have the same symptoms as Steven describes.
In the "recording" tab there are 2 microphones, but only one of them allows to set DB levels on its properties (mic #1) -- but Skype only works with the other mic (mic #2).
The solution is to raise the DB level in mic #1, and also do some "disable/enable tries" on the 2 microphones, so the change "propagates" from mic #1 to mic #2. It appears that although mic #2 doesn't support DB level, changing it on mic #1 does effect mic #2. Go figure. Anyway now it works.

 

[TonyC]

a big THANKS to Steven for this thread etc

my "Skype microphone volume" was very low

i got Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit using a Toshiba T110-11U

here's the solution i found just now...

Control Panel > Sound > Recording > Microphone > Advanced > Signal Enhancements.....then.....

...uncheck "Enable audio enhancements"

and THAT'S IT !!

hope it works for you - and that you say good things through the aforementioned microphone - haha

have a good day, TC

 

[josselin]

Low mic volume in Skype - Solution that worked for me

Hi,

After upgrading the OS of my Acer Aspire 2920 from Vista to Windows 7, the volume of my built-in microphone also became unacceptably low in Skype... Funny thing is it was still working perfectly in Messenger...

Just now, I managed to fix the problem by installing the latest Windows 7 x32 Realtek Audio driver from:
Realtek

Now my microphone works perfectly in Skype!
Hope this will help!

Cheers

 

[ZombieBrine]

i actualy have a similair problem and this post hasn't really been much help as my realtek options always say not plugged in even when i switch the mic into different plugs and my microphone doesn't have the DB option which is a bother, anyone got any suggestions?

 

[KingCharming]

a big THANKS to Steven for this thread etc

my "Skype microphone volume" was very low

i got Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit using a Toshiba T110-11U

here's the solution i found just now...

Control Panel > Sound > Recording > Microphone > Advanced > Signal Enhancements.....then.....

...uncheck "Enable audio enhancements"

and THAT'S IT !!

hope it works for you - and that you say good things through the aforementioned microphone - haha

have a good day, TC

My mic was really low, didn't hear anything when i recorded my self. But to unenable audio enhancements work'd perfectly! Thanks mate!

 

[richardbarrett0]

Windows 7: Microphone volume too low

Try Listening to this device:

Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Sound then the Recording tab
Right click on microphone and properties.

On the listen tab select listen to this device then apply.
On the custom tab select microphone boost.
on the levels tab max that up to 100% it can always be reduced.

If these don't fix you either need re-install or more in-depth tech support.

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