Microphone super quiet

Kyrie

Kyrie

Creator.
I have audio levels set to 100, but it's super quiet. I don't want to add the dB boosts because that causes a lot of feedback.

Things I've tried:
  • dB Boost
  • Changing the "Sound" settings to "Do Nothing."
  • Tried another microphone
  • Disabled/Renabled
  • Updated Driver
  • Reinstalled Driver
  • Reinstall Windows
  • Turn off all enhancements.
Please, if it's one of those things that is the first things you should try, don't leave that comment. Don't be that guy.
Thank you so much, and I appreciate any and all feedback/support.
-Kyrie
 
KyrieTheGamer said:
I have audio levels set to 100, but it's super quiet. I don't want to add the dB boosts because that causes a lot of feedback.

Things I've tried:
  • dB Boost
  • Changing the "Sound" settings to "Do Nothing."
  • Tried another microphone
  • Disabled/Renabled
  • Updated Driver
  • Reinstalled Driver
  • Reinstall Windows
  • Turn off all enhancements.
Please, if it's one of those things that is the first things you should try, don't leave that comment. Don't be that guy.
Thank you so much, and I appreciate any and all feedback/support.
-Kyrie
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You'll peak the mic if you *just* increase the decibels. What you want to do on the front-end is make sure you're using a quality mic with correct gain. If you're in edit though, what you want is a "compression" filter. This will increase volume but not to the point of distorting the sound.
 
gisikw said:
You'll peak the mic if you *just* increase the decibels. What you want to do on the front-end is make sure you're using a quality mic with correct gain. If you're in edit though, what you want is a "compression" filter. This will increase volume but not to the point of distorting the sound.
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Of course, that's what I'm doing for the time being. That doesn't change the fact the microphone itself is SUPER QUIET. Like, you can't even hear it. It wasn't like this before. But now it is :\
 
KyrieTheGamer said:
Of course, that's what I'm doing for the time being. That doesn't change the fact the microphone itself is SUPER QUIET. Like, you can't even hear it. It wasn't like this before. But now it is :\
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Hmmm, I'd move into differentia-diagnosis mode then. Have you tested the mic on another machine?

Also, I seem to recall there being an advanced setting in volume control that severely gimped mic levels on Windows, because so much of the mica were being sold with bad gain defaults. That was a while ago though, but perhaps worth taking a look? Sorry!
 
The dB boost certainly would cause a lot of feedback if your mic volume is already set to 100. Turn the base volume down and put the boost on.

There are only a few points of failure to consider. Microphone itself, microphone input volume, application recording volume, windows playback volume. As far as I'm concerned if you have to run your mic volume in Windows at greater than half, you're doing something wrong.

What kind of mic is it?
 
To be honest, I had the same issue with the Blue Snowball mic. Switched to a lapel mic instead, and never looked back!
 
I was using a Razor gaming headset, picked up a s****y walmart-brand. It's the exact same issue.
 
Fair enough, so you've tested known good and the mic isn't the problem (though the previous poster suggesting testing the mic on another system is technically correct to be 100% sure).

Have you tried backing the volume all the way off, turning on the dB boost and then turning the volume up from there? If you start with 100% vol and then dB boost, you'll definitely get distortion, but if you start with the dB boost and 0 volume, you should be able to find a middle ground.
 
Just keep the microphone really close to your mouth or speak louder. That works for me. I hope that was helpful...
 
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