[SixClub] digital on 6 with Dell Laptop

[Tom Peters]

Mic inputs on many sound cards are turned off in software by default; else=
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recording audio from CD's or other sources would include room noise. Your=20
laptop probably has mics in the surface of the top, look for the tiny=20
little grill or grating or slot. Plugging in something at the mic jack=20
would disable built in jacks in favor of an external one, probably, but as=
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I say, all of the above are usually turned off.

Step 1: In WinXP, double click the speaker icon in the system tray (down=20
near the clock) and click Options, Properties,

Step 1a: Click "Adjust Volume For", "Recording". Click Ok.

Step 2: Now look for a slider for Microphone. Adjust the volume upward a=20
little. Does it have a checkbox for Select? or one for Mute? If the former,=
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it would want to be checked, if the later, unchecked.

If you want to just monitor the signal instead of passing it to a recording=
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program, perhaps in step 1a click "Adjust Volume For" "Playback"

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At 12:46 PM 4/12/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>hey guys
>i recently bought a brand new Dell Ispirion 1100 laptop and all it has for=
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>audio jacks is speakers and mic  no line in
>has anyone gotten this computer to do Digital modes?
>when i plug my jumper into the mic i dont hear any audio and there is no=20
>adjustment on the playback side for the Mic
>this PC is running WinXP if that helps any
>thanks
>
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