Problem with Microphone setup in Live 8.1

Although the speaker and video (webcam) setup worked fine, the Live 8.1 setup
program refused to recognize that my microphone was live. Now Windows XP,
SP2 recognizes that my mike is live (which is connected to SB Audigy Platinum
Line 2/Mic2), because I can hear myself in my headphones when I speak and I
can adjust the mike volume on the Windows Play Control panel, on the SB
Audigy Mic2 In panel, and via the volume control on the cord which connects
my mike to the SB Audigy Mic2 input. And my mike works fine in programs
other than Live 8.1. However, moving the volume control slide on the Live
8.1 Microphone Setup window does nothing, and there is no red/yellow/green
color in the volume bar. So what do I need to do to troubleshoot this
problem? Thanks!

I discovered the solution to the problem. When it starts up, Live Messenger
automatically shifts the Windows microphone input from Line2/Mic2 to
Microphone. So I have to open the Windows Recording Control window and
manually unselect the Microphone option and click the Select box for the
Line2/Mic2 option. When the Line2/Mic2 option is selected, the mike works
fine.

I prefer using the Line2/Mic2 option because my SB Audigy Platinum sound
card has the Line2/Mic2 input at the FRONT of the computer, where I can
easily access the volume controls for the mike and headphones.

"gfross" wrote:

> Although the speaker and video (webcam) setup worked fine, the Live 8.1 setup
> program refused to recognize that my microphone was live. Now Windows XP,
> SP2 recognizes that my mike is live (which is connected to SB Audigy Platinum
> Line 2/Mic2), because I can hear myself in my headphones when I speak and I
> can adjust the mike volume on the Windows Play Control panel, on the SB
> Audigy Mic2 In panel, and via the volume control on the cord which connects
> my mike to the SB Audigy Mic2 input. And my mike works fine in programs
> other than Live 8.1. However, moving the volume control slide on the Live
> 8.1 Microphone Setup window does nothing, and there is no red/yellow/green
> color in the volume bar. So what do I need to do to troubleshoot this
> problem? Thanks!

Greetings,

I've had similar input issues with a SB Live, just for interest.

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"gfross" <> wrote in message
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>I discovered the solution to the problem. When it starts up, Live Messenger
> automatically shifts the Windows microphone input from Line2/Mic2 to
> Microphone. So I have to open the Windows Recording Control window and
> manually unselect the Microphone option and click the Select box for the
> Line2/Mic2 option. When the Line2/Mic2 option is selected, the mike works
> fine.
>
> I prefer using the Line2/Mic2 option because my SB Audigy Platinum sound
> card has the Line2/Mic2 input at the FRONT of the computer, where I can
> easily access the volume controls for the mike and headphones.
>
> "gfross" wrote:
>
>> Although the speaker and video (webcam) setup worked fine, the Live 8.1 setup
>> program refused to recognize that my microphone was live. Now Windows XP,
>> SP2 recognizes that my mike is live (which is connected to SB Audigy Platinum
>> Line 2/Mic2), because I can hear myself in my headphones when I speak and I
>> can adjust the mike volume on the Windows Play Control panel, on the SB
>> Audigy Mic2 In panel, and via the volume control on the cord which connects
>> my mike to the SB Audigy Mic2 input. And my mike works fine in programs
>> other than Live 8.1. However, moving the volume control slide on the Live
>> 8.1 Microphone Setup window does nothing, and there is no red/yellow/green
>> color in the volume bar. So what do I need to do to troubleshoot this
>> problem? Thanks!