Comments on: Low mic volume in Vista 64bit

By: Sir Magneto

Sir Magneto — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:04:00 +0000

In skype sound settings, tools/options/audio settings, find the pull down menu next to microphone settings, and select “microphone array” instead of line in. This worked for me on two computers, and you dont need an external microphone.

By: Sir Magneto

Sir Magneto — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:22:00 +0000

Hey thanks! my microphone properties / advanced doesn’t have all these options but I unchecked a couple of boxes in my microphone properties / advanced menu (“give exclusive mode applications priority” and “enable audio enhancements”) and that seemed to do the trick. Maybe you just have to click a few buttons in this menu to appease the computer the same way you sometimes have to open and close a few drawers on an office printer to make it happy.

By: Sirchadwick86

Sirchadwick86 — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:40:21 +0000

I had the same problem listed above. I tested about 20 different combinations of microphone settings in Control Panel, and settled on the following:

Levels:
- Microphone: 100
- Microphone Boost: +30.0 dB (+20 and +40 were both noticeable worse)

Enhancements:
- Disable all sound effects: UNchecked
- Immediate mode: UNchecked
- DC Offset Cancellation: CHECKED
- Noise Suppression: CHECKED
- Acoustic Echo Cancellation: UNchecked

Advanced:
- Default Format: 2 channel, 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality)... (I also don't have the 2 bit tape recorder quality

Lastly, make sure that in Skype settings, "Automatically adjust microphone settings" is UNchecked.

Hope that helps!

By: AndrewWoody

AndrewWoody — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:17:12 +0000

I've been using a Microsoft Lifecam for web cam and microphone with Skype and Live Meeting regularly and find it works great on my T61p with Windows 7 64bit. I use the all the time in place of the built in microphone.

By: kiwifox

kiwifox — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:00:50 +0000

this did not work with t61 thinkpad on win7 64bit…

By: yoyos

yoyos — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:57:09 +0000

i think there is a microphone boost option on the page “level”, it may also help.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:38:30 +0000

So, I'm having the same problem as all of you who don't have the tape recording quality option. It just doesn't seem to work. Now, does anyone know if this will simply be solved if I buy a headset? Not very savvy, as you may well tell.

By: Adrien

Adrien — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:05:53 +0000

I'm so annoyed with technology. Things are supposed to get better with the latest version. I'm having the same problem and now I don't know what my sound card is or how to change it and make it work.

This kinda crap is ongoing. My Logitech digital camera is useless because of the incompatibility with Windows, now this problem. I am not all that savvy when it comes to computers but I must say that Windows XP Professional was my best computer experience. Maybe I'll switch to a Mac.

By: Mats Bjorklund

Mats Bjorklund — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:03:21 +0000

You Sir, are a star!

I had the same problem on W7 (64 bit). I had troubles with input levels, and most importantly, the audio cut out and did not pick up until I had spoken for a few seconds, which made Skype useless to me.

I changed over to the "Tape Recorder Quality" sample rate setting, and now the audio is flawless, and I could even remove the input boost settings.

Thanks a million for solving a problem that had been frustrating me for the best part of a week!

By: greattree

greattree — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:13:08 +0000

Thanks for the info. My setup only gives a box to tick for “Boost”- on or off, but I will try setting to 24 bits if I can. (Currently struggling to get Premiere to play timeline for more than about 3mins with HD before video starts for stutter – and gradually gets worse with time.)