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    Microphone Issues

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by whitedragon551, May 6, 2018.

  1. whitedragon551

    whitedragon551 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an NP8157 with the specs in my signature.

    Ive been told by people I game with that my mic is super quiet. I am using an AntLion ModMic plugged into the right side audio jack.

    Which mic should I be modifying the settings of in the Realtek HD Audio Manager? I have stereo Mixer and Microphone.
     
    whitedragon551, May 6, 2018
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Go into recording devic es (right click the volume icon in the bottom right), now tap the mic and see which device shows activity.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 9, 2018
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    Support.2@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    You may need to address you microphone's sensitivity as well within windows.
     
    Support.2@XOTIC PC, May 10, 2018
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  4. aIex

    aIex Notebook Consultant

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    If you're using Steam, go to Steam -> Settings -> Sound, select audio input and adjust the volume. Also, you can increase gain in Realtek manager (mouse cursor), but I'm not sure if it's gonna work with the external mic.
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    The stereo mixer treats your audio output as input. In other words, everybody will hear what you're listening to.
     
    aIex, May 10, 2018
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    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Microphone, and as Meaker mentioned, you can adjust volume & gain from within Windows Recording devices. Those settings will apply to the Realtek HD Audio Manager settings (global).
     
    Prostar Computer, May 11, 2018
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