Stereo mix does not hear sound card when headphones are plugged into the front port, only if they are in the rear ones (Network Steve Forum)

Stereo mix does not hear sound card when headphones are plugged into the front port, only if they are in the rear ones

Hello, My problem. I mix/overdub and record audio and thus make use of the stereo mix in windows 7. If I plug headphones into the rear 'speaker' socket of the PC then the stereo mix picks up the sounds from the sound card. However this deafens me as I have to have the headphones at a speaker volume - not headphone volume - in order for the stereo mix to be loud enough. If I plug the headphones into the frount headphone socket then the stereo mix does not pick up anything. It is not muted, nor is it unavalable - it just does not hear the sound card. The only way I have successfully overdubed is to feed the speaker into my mixer and use the control room 'phones control, somwhat of a sledgehammer to crack a very annoying nut. So: 1. Is there any way to make the stereo mix volume indendant of the main speaker volume, so I can plug the phones in the back of the PC - adjust the speaker volume, but still have the stereo mix loud enough to record. Or 2. How do I get the stereo mix to hear the sound card when the phones are plugged into the front jack? This is not a hardware issue I have Linux on the same box and can do the eqivelent of either of the above with that OS. Thanks in advance. J.

May 20th, 2012 12:11pm

Hi, Does windows volume mixer reset to a fixed value or a random value? To have a hardware troubleshooting first, in the meantime, youd better update the motherboard driver and BISO to the latest version for test. How To Get Stereo Mix For Windows 7 100% Working ..!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BwP-B1UEcs&feature=related Note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.Ivan-Liu TechNet Community Support

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May 22nd, 2012 4:33am

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