Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy LS Sound Card "external mic low" Questions

...mic is extremely low--like, I have to shout to get anything to register... Any ideas? Thanks!Jodi You need to use a mic preamp or a mixer with a mic preamp built in. The inputs on the FCA202 are line ...

...be to go into the sound settings and mute the microphone and see if the problem still exists. If it has gone then I would clean the area where the mic is of just keep it muted and use an external

MIC.. 1.)Start, All programs / accessories / entertainment / Sound Recorder 2.) Click Edit then Audio Properties 3.) Under Sound Recording Select the Appiorate device.. 4.) Click Record and try it.. 5

external mic amp or mixer and go in through the line in. Again make sure you disable any inputs your not using (in the computer mixer) and turn down any sliders on the external mixer that ar'nt in use

...low volume. A bit of additional information: I have the input volume for the mic on the Firebox turned almost all the way up (around +25 dB). If I turn it up to +30, I get clipping. I've also boosted ...