RealTek, Vista, and Stereo Mix

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Posted by ch1m3r4 on October 16, 2009 at 12:45 PM

I believe I may have found a solution for Vista users with the RealTek chipset, in regards to using Stereo Mix.

I was getting frustrated with not being able to hear high-quality audio in my recordings one day, so I started playing with all of my settings, and this is what I found;

I right-clicked on my red speaker icon in the system tray, and selected Sound Manager:

From there, I selected my microphone tab and noticed that my Playback volume was muted by default:

Obviously, different versions of the drivers may or may not have this option available, but I've seen similar setups on several of my friends' computers.

As long as you have your Playback volume unmuted and turned up, your Stereo Mix should work fine!

Edited on October 16, 2009 at 12:47 PM

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Reply by ch1m3r4 on October 16, 2009 at 9:44 PM

Update: I'm using a logitech USB mic now, and these settings don't seem to work. Keep in mind that the origininal post is for analong mics only! I'll see if I can figure out a fix for USB mics.

Thanks for reading!

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Reply by fossy1GOLD on October 18, 2009 at 10:03 PM

How do you get the static out of the recording
I don't think I am setting this correclly
Any help???

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Reply by ch1m3r4 on October 20, 2009 at 6:49 PM

You might want to bring your mic levels down a bit or use Sound Manager to cancel background noise.

Edit: The problem with using Noise Supression, though, is that if you pull the mic too far away for a high note, RealTek picks up your voice as background noise, and will cut you off in the middle of your note.

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Reply by themudducksGOLD on October 23, 2009 at 10:41 PM

I can't hear myself thru my speakers while recording and I use to be able to on my old computer. Like when you go singing in a bar and you hear yourself thru the speakers? Well anyhow, it is really hard to record well when I can't hear myself....almost as the mic isn't working, but it is. It records fine, I would just really like to be able to hear myself while I record.....any help? I have a Realtek High Def Audio chipset built into my motherboard, no other sound card and I'm running Vista. I hope to get some help with this....thanks :)

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Reply by barrybailey40RECORDING-SUPPORT on October 31, 2009 at 8:03 PM

themudducks wrote:I can't hear myself thru my speakers while recording and I use to be able to on my old computer. Like when you go singing in a bar and you hear yourself thru the speakers? Well anyhow, it is really hard to record well when I can't hear myself....almost as the mic isn't working, but it is. It records fine, I would just really like to be able to hear myself while I record.....any help? I have a Realtek High Def Audio chipset built into my motherboard, no other sound card and I'm running Vista. I hope to get some help with this....thanks :)

My suggestion to you is to get headphones
The reason that you can hear yourself in a bar is because the Kj has taken special the time to possition his speakers in a way that there is no feedback.(usually ahead of the singer,facing away from them).Sometimes a monitor is used,but it is pointed up from the floor .In a home environment,there is a smaller room that you are singing in and therefore the presence of feedback is more likely.
Feedback occurs when sound bounces between a microphone and speaker and continually gets faster untill it becomes a constant humm or squeal.Your home PC can't generate enough volume to be used in this way.
If you are one who likes to do video's and don't like the look of bulky headphones,there are some great high quality ear buds on the market now
I hope this helps
--Barry--

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