How do I get a stereo mix problem under Windows 7?

The first step, the mouse click on the lower right corner of the computer "small horn" icon, the right mouse button to choose "Recording equipment" this. [As pictured]

In the second step, if you want to test your microphone, speak with your microphone. View the gray volume bar next to the device name on the Recording tab, as shown in the figure:

Microphone

If the gray volume bar next to the device name changes to a green volume bar, the device is activated, and the microphone or line input port has a sound signal. This step indicates that the microphone device is normal.

If the gray volume bar is still gray and the device is not active, the device does not recognize the sound signal, do not close the sound window, and then perform step 2 to check the microphone volume and mute.

You can also determine whether your microphone is working correctly depending on whether your computer can record a microphone signal and play it. Perform the following steps to create an audio file using Windows Recorder:

First, connect the microphone to the computer.

Second, click "Start" → "All Programs" → "accessories", then click "Recorder".

Click on "Start Recording" (Red circle) and speak to the microphone. [As pictured]

Recorder

When you finish recording, click "Stop Recording" and the "Save as" window opens automatically.

In the Save As window, enter a filename, and then tap the Save button. By default, you can create a WAV or WMA-type file in the document library folder. [As pictured]

Recorder Save Interface

Third, locate the file you recorded and double-click the file name to play the recording. The file should be playable in sound software that supports audio file types (WAV or WMA). You can use Windows Media Player to open a sound file.

Second step, set the correct default device:

In the recording interface of sound, the right mouse button is blank. Tick the ' Show disabled Device ', ' Show disconnected device '. [As pictured]

Voice

The following settings are divided into 2 different situations:

(A) Voice mode:

That is, the common speaking mode. Set "Stereo mixer" to "deactivate", set "microphone" to "enabled", Default device. ("Stereo Mix" Alias: "Stereo", "sounds You hear", "What You Heard", "waveform output").

Right button, ' microphone ', or ' stereo mixer '. [As pictured]

(B) Kara OK mode:

Set the ' microphone ' as the default communication device, set the ' Stereo mixer ' as the default device, and then double-click the microphone option in the image above, and then click the "Level" tab. [As pictured]

Level tab in Microphone properties

2, the slider to adjust to the overall volume of 75%.

3, if the "mute" is enabled, please click the mute button to cancel "mute". The mute button should appear as a blue speaker without a red circle.

4, if "Microphone enhancement" is available, please adjust it to +20.0 DB.

5, click "OK" button to save changes.

If both of these steps are normal, but only background music is not microphone sound in karaoke mode, follow step 3.

Step (3) Check the sound volume of the speakers playing the microphone:

In the Sounds window, switch to the Playback tab, select Speakers, and then click the Properties button. [As pictured]

Sound Properties

The system will open the Speaker Properties window. [As pictured]

Speaker Properties

In the Speaker Properties window, tap the Level tab, and then click the Mute button next to the mute microphone and other line inputs. [As pictured]

Level tab

4, sliding slider, the "microphone" and the line input volume at least adjust to 75. [As pictured]

Speaker volume

5, click "OK" button.

Note: Some sound card speakers may not exist in the microphone, there should be one: "Rear Pink in", actually the item is "microphone."

6, if the execution there is still no microphone voice. Switch to the Recording tab. [As pictured]

Double-click the microphone to open the microphone properties interface. [As pictured]

Switch to the Listening tab, select the listening device, and the problem should be resolved.

Note: This step is not necessary, for some sound card to select the speaker may be a large noise, or microphone and speakers are not synchronized, the phenomenon is to hear their own voice (ECHO), at this point to remove the item.

There may be some problems, such as stereo mixed sound can not be displayed, at this time to consider your sound card driver is not the latest, to update the sound card driver, perform step 4.

Step fourth, update the audio driver:

You may find that the microphone port on the front end is not valid, a recording device is missing from the Audio recording tab, you cannot be identified after inserting a microphone, or other problems, and updating the audio driver may solve this problem.

Perform the following steps to confirm that the audio driver is up to date:

A, connect to the Internet.

B, click "Start" and enter "Device Manager" in the "Start Search" field.

C, in the Device Manager window, double-click Sound, video, and game controllers.

D, right click on the name of the sound hardware and choose "Update Driver software". [As pictured]

Update Driver software

5, click "Automatically search for updated driver software", and then wait for Windows Update driver software

Note: Find the latest drivers for related devices on the Internet (Internet), and make sure you are connected to the Internet.

6, automatically search for updated driver software. [As pictured]

7. Windows checks the remote Web site to see if updated driver software is available.

If an update is available, let Windows install the update.

If the update is not available, skip to the next step.

8, after the successful installation of the update, then perform the above steps.

9, if here your stereo mixing problem is still not liberated, this is because Windows provides a sound card driver is not guaranteed to solve all the problems, then you need to go to your sound card manufacturer's official website to manually download the latest driver for your sound card. Some sound cards download the latest driver may or can not solve the problem, such as some sound cards do not have stereo mix this item, then you should consider changing the sound card. Of course, switch back to the XP system can also.

10, provide Realtek High Definition Audio driver, for this type of sound card users, if there is no stereo this item, you can download.