micro phone volume

[sirvlad]

I have been having a mic problem for years.It`s just to low and people can barely hear me.I`ve tried fixing it in the game and also in windows and nothing seems to help.I even got a new mic.Anyone have a ideas on how to fix this??? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[gyrene81]

What operating system and sound card version?

 

[Ghosth]

Do you have the 20 db boost checked under microphone advanced properties?

Right click on the sound icon in your sys tray, "open volume control" under the mic slider, "Advanced"

[sirvlad]

I have windows xp and I believe I have SB X-FiAudio [9C00].  When I`m in the tower or just sitting in a plane/vehicle my mic soundes perfectly fine but soon as I start my engine it sounds like static and sorta goes thump thump thump.I have been messing with the sounds in AHand once I get it to work without all the static then people tell me I`m to low. As a side note I have 2 mics 1 with USB 1 with standard 1 prong plug,which should I use??

[Ghosth]

Everything else being equal, USB mic will take more CPU cycles and could impact your FPS when flying.

Standard mic jack into a sound card or onboard sound won't take as many cpu cycles.
So use that one if it works.

[Chalenge]

Its been awhile since I used XP so I have to tell you how it works in Vista or Win 7 (it should be similar in XP). Open control panel and start the sound applet (it should be the speaker icon). Once that starts there should be a 'recording' tab (in Vista you can also right click the speaker in the system tray and select 'recording devices'). When you have two audio devices there will be multiple microphones listed (SB X-Fi and Realtek for example) and one will probably be listed as 'Not plugged in' while the other is listed as 'Working.' Click on the one you wish to use and make sure it is 'Set to Default.' Check the properties to make sure it is turned up to an appropriate level and that you are getting an indication that it is hearing your voice. Locate the 'mic boost' and make sure it is selected (if its available).

I have a webcam that also has a mic pickup and should I unplug my mic input while working on the system it will switch back to that webcam mic almost everytime.

Now... you can also try to set the X-Fi back to 44.1Khz sampling rate (if its set higher) and it should work better. Although... these X-Fi cards seem to be hit or miss if its used right and its working it should be better than the USB. If your system has onboard audio that would be better than the USB (should be anyway).