Tone's Notes

The Recording Control dialog has an “Advanced Controls” checkbox on the Options dialog that is disabled by default.

It gives you access, among other things to the Microphone Boost checkbox which enables a +20dB amplification of weak microphone signals.

This still isn’t giving me the volume from my microphone on Windows 2003 Server that I was getting on Windows XP Pro.

Creative Audigy sound cards have a generally unknown feature called ‘What U Hear’. It’s an input channel that lets you record what you’re playing; the contemporary equivalent of putting a microphone in front of your speakers.

To enable the channel, bring up the Recording Control dialog and  select Properties on the Options menu.