Hi, Thanks for the input; that was more or less my intention in the short to mid term. However, for right now, I meant to run it directly in and didn't expect any problem, as this very same mic used to perform okay going into my old SBLive. But I guess maybe that card had better gain... Thanks, S.M. On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 11:59:43AM +0000, studio-64 wrote: > HI > Yes a cheap small desk will help, > or the Behringer Mic 100 is very cheap and not bad quality. > > A mic direct into the PC will be very low. > bob > > > Brett McCoy wrote: > >S. Massy wrote: > > > >>Well, the subject line pretty much says it all; I plug a microphone in > >>the mic jack of the on-board sound chip and, when recording, the level > >>is very low. Turning on "MIC Boost" does help a very little, but that's > >>about it; raising "Capture" over 85% yields a sound not unlike an idling > >>car. Looking around on the internet, I could find information about low > >>playback level problems with this card, but nothing regarding recording > >>levels. Anyone has any idea on what the matter might be? See full > >>information below. > >> > >> > >You probably need a microphone pre-amp to get the signal up to a level > >appropriate for recording. I wouldn't expect a whole lot of audio > >quality going direct into the onboard audio hardware like that. > > > >-- Brett > > > > -- > > > > Bearmusic > hearmymusic.co.uk <http:www.hearmymusic.co.uk> > > > -- smassy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
