Reference Guide

124 Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments
This problem can also occur when you are using an analog mixer in your setup. Carefully follow all
of your signal paths to ensure that your sound cards audio output is not being looped back into itself.
You should also consider the possibility of your microphone picking up the signal from your speakers
or headphones.
Only a flat line or silence is recorded
Open the Windows Volume Control window:
• Windows 7: Click the Windows Start button and go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Manage audio devices.
The Windows Mixer controls the volume levels of your sound card inputs and can also mute any
input or output device.
The Windows Mixer looks like this:
When you open the Windows Mixer it may be labeled Playback or Recording. We want to see the
recording controls.