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Title: microphone problems
Post by: groundfeeder on November 26, 2009, 12:15:54 PM: new laptop with windows 7 onboard sound....just use this when im away! but the mic volume is all the way up and people can hear me at first then for no reason it seems to drop away as soon as i get into vehicle or aircraft any ideas???? :joystick:
Title: Re: microphone problems
Post by: Gryffin on November 26, 2009, 01:49:51 PM: I am using windows XP, not windows 7, but I had a similar problem.

For me it turned out to be the "Creative control panel" that came with the sound card drivers. It was trying to dynamically adjust the microphone volume as I spoke and it always got it wrong. If I hadn't spoken for a while it would turn the volume of the mic way up, then when I started speaking it would turn it down as I spoke. I could see the level changing if I had the creative software open and tried to test the mic.

I ended up preventing this software from starting automatically and just setting the volume levels in the normal windows control panel.

I wonder if windows 7 has a similar feature that can be disabled?
Title: Re: microphone problems
Post by: Obie303 on November 27, 2009, 05:01:34 AM: Try this when you log into AH....When your VOX starts to act up, use the dot command ".resetv" without the quotes of course. See if that fixes your problem without changing settings in Windows 7.

If that doesn't work, I can't help you. Don't have Windows 7.
Title: Re: microphone problems
Post by: Delirium on November 27, 2009, 05:26:15 AM: I agree with Gryffin, a lot of sound cards (including onboard ones) have noise reduction or balancing aspects in their software that can mimic the problem you're having.

Normally, I'd ask for a DxDiag, but I'm fairly certain the above problem is your issue.
Title: Re: microphone problems
Post by: Rich46yo on November 27, 2009, 04:28:57 PM: Quote from: groundfeeder on November 26, 2009, 12:15:54 PM
new laptop with windows 7 onboard sound....just use this when im away! but the mic volume is all the way up and people can hear me at first then for no reason it seems to drop away as soon as i get into vehicle or aircraft any ideas???? :joystick:

Maybe you just have the engine noises set to high in your game controls.
Title: Re: microphone problems
Post by: groundfeeder on November 28, 2009, 12:05:32 AM: ok tried all that no dice .....got no voice at all now :furious
Title: Re: microphone problems
Post by: aleric on December 02, 2009, 09:40:39 PM: I also upgraded windows 7 and now I have no VOX at all. will try the .resetv when I get a chance. Thank you for the tip Obie.