Recording mic problem

I can't record sound from a microphone. Have tried the windows
recorder and two webcam apps.
I have a QuickCam Web, and concede that that mic may be dead. It shows
though in Device Manager and that the drivers are there and working.
I also have a mic plugged into the Soundblaster card. Its sound comes
out of the speakers Ok, but doesn't get to any kind of recorder.
No recording when either input is selected.
The TV Tuner (on the video card) sound goes to the Line-In input. OK.
That sound records if the TV is on - even if it is muted!
TV sound also comes out of the Wave/MP3, delayed a little. Has to be
muted when Tv is used.
FOr some reason sound cards have always been my nemesis. Will welcome
any comments.

"Jim T." <suenjim4.badaddress@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:djto84loq86icrlnps5ua7hm0ua0pljvub@4ax.com...
>I can't record sound from a microphone. Have tried the windows
> recorder and two webcam apps.
> I have a QuickCam Web, and concede that that mic may be dead. It shows
> though in Device Manager and that the drivers are there and working.
> I also have a mic plugged into the Soundblaster card. Its sound comes
> out of the speakers Ok, but doesn't get to any kind of recorder.
> No recording when either input is selected.
> The TV Tuner (on the video card) sound goes to the Line-In input. OK.
> That sound records if the TV is on - even if it is muted!
> TV sound also comes out of the Wave/MP3, delayed a little. Has to be
> muted when Tv is used.
> FOr some reason sound cards have always been my nemesis. Will welcome
> any comments.

This will be either useful, or an insult to your intelligence, but here goes
anyway...

Double click on the speaker icon on the system tray and it will open the
Volume settings. Choose properties from the options menu and change to
recording. Make sure microphone is ticked in that box and click OK. Now that
you have selected recording, check that the mic it is not muted in the
volume control dialog!

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:40:50 +0100, "GT"
<ContactGT_rem_ove_@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"Jim T." <suenjim4.badaddress@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:djto84loq86icrlnps5ua7hm0ua0pljvub@4ax.com.. .
>>I can't record sound from a microphone. Have tried the windows
>> recorder and two webcam apps.
>> I have a QuickCam Web, and concede that that mic may be dead. It shows
>> though in Device Manager and that the drivers are there and working.
>> I also have a mic plugged into the Soundblaster card. Its sound comes
>> out of the speakers Ok, but doesn't get to any kind of recorder.
>> No recording when either input is selected.
>> The TV Tuner (on the video card) sound goes to the Line-In input. OK.
>> That sound records if the TV is on - even if it is muted!
>> TV sound also comes out of the Wave/MP3, delayed a little. Has to be
>> muted when Tv is used.
>> FOr some reason sound cards have always been my nemesis. Will welcome
>> any comments.
>
>This will be either useful, or an insult to your intelligence, but here goes
>anyway...
>
>Double click on the speaker icon on the system tray and it will open the
>Volume settings. Choose properties from the options menu and change to
>recording. Make sure microphone is ticked in that box and click OK. Now that
>you have selected recording, check that the mic it is not muted in the
>volume control dialog!
>
Not an insult, and thanks. That seemed to work for the recorder, but
not for the QuickCam app. Of course these things get reset frequently
by some phantom so you have to keep checking. The TV app is one
culprit.