Line2/Mic2: settings

Andrianov · Mar 22, 2007, 03:37 PM

I have an Audigy card. What settings I should adjust in kX mixer to be able to hear the coming sound signal from TV in my headphones and to record this sound to my comp. Thank you.

PS
the TV-cable from audio TV output is connected to the Audigy's line in socket.

JGSF · Mar 22, 2007, 04:12 PM

Go to kx mixer, in the ac97 properties set source to "line in", and unmute the line in tab in there.

Go to the recording levels menu (the one with the red dot icon in kx mixer), unmute ac97 and set it to the desired value.

(I am assuming that the program you'll be using uses the wdm driver and your dsp has the default configuration)

This is one of the (infinite

) ways.
hope it helps.

ps: this refers to the card's rear line in (is that the one you're using?)

Maddogg6 · Mar 22, 2007, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Go to kx mixer, in the ac97 properties set source to "line in", and unmute the line in tab in there.

Go to the recording levels menu (the one with the red dot icon in kx mixer), unmute ac97 and set it to the desired value.

(I am assuming that the program you'll be using uses the wdm driver and your dsp has the default configuration)

This is one of the (infinite ) ways.
hope it helps.

ps: this refers to the card's rear line in (is that the one you're using?)

This is wrong - OP said 'LINE 2 / MIC 2' - which are NOT AC97.

Assuming you have a LiveDrive...

'Ins and Outs' page of kX Mixer:
- Unmute and adjust 0 db level for 'Line 2'
- Unmute and adjust level for the output you connected your headphones to. Presumably, the LiveDrives Headphone output, which is labeled with headphone icon in the kX mixer (top row of sliders, 2nd from right edge)

'Record' Page of kX Mixer:
- Unmute and adjust to 0db level for 'Line 2'

make sure you have the potentiometer/physical gain (located next to the physical input jack) adjusted and otherwise setup properly, depending on line or mic (and type).

Set recording application to record 'Kx Wave 0/1'. You may need to set up windows to use this by default.

JGSF · Mar 22, 2007, 04:49 PM

Sorry

Andrianov · Mar 22, 2007, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maddogg6

This is wrong - OP said 'LINE 2 / MIC 2' - which are NOT AC97.

Assuming you have a LiveDrive...

'Ins and Outs' page of kX Mixer:
- Unmute and adjust 0 db level for 'Line 2'
- Unmute and adjust level for the output you connected your headphones to. Presumably, the LiveDrives Headphone output, which is labeled with headphone icon in the kX mixer (top row of sliders, 2nd from right edge)

'Record' Page of kX Mixer:
- Unmute and adjust to 0db level for 'Line 2'

make sure you have the potentiometer/physical gain (located next to the physical input jack) adjusted and otherwise setup properly, depending on line or mic (and type).

Set recording application to record 'Kx Wave 0/1'. You may need to set up windows to use this by default.

All is done according to the instructions. No sound in the hdphones and no coming signal in SoundForge. It offers only one choise of recording source: Microsoft Sound Mapper. Maybe the source is configured somewhere else?

Quote:

Assuming you have a LiveDrive...

What is it? I have Audigy.

Maddogg6 · Mar 22, 2007, 07:34 PM

Line 2 Mic 2 are Livedrive inputs - A live drive goes where a 5 1/4" floppy drive would normally go - it gives Aux 2, Line 2/Mic 2, Coax/Optical SPDIF IN & Out and 1/4" Headphone output.
If you dont have a Live drive:
you either dont have Line 2/ mic 2
OR
you did some hardware hack on your audigy

Livedrives usually come with 'Platinum' Edition Audigy/2/ZS.

Maddogg6 · Mar 22, 2007, 07:36 PM

Quote:

It offers only one choise of recording source: Microsoft Sound Mapper. Maybe the source is configured somewhere else?

It would seem kX isn't installed correctly. Make sure you don't have any device conflicts in the windows device manager.

Andrianov · Mar 22, 2007, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maddogg6

Line 2 Mic 2 are Livedrive inputs - A live drive goes where a 5 1/4" floppy drive would normally go - it gives Aux 2, Line 2/Mic 2, Coax/Optical SPDIF IN & Out and 1/4" Headphone output.
If you dont have a Live drive:
you either dont have Line 2/ mic 2
OR
you did some hardware hack on your audigy

Livedrives usually come with 'Platinum' Edition Audigy/2/ZS.

That's right. I don't have Line2/Mic2. I have a line-in socket, to which a TV-out cable is connected. With the native audigy driver, when I have this Linein unmuted in the mixer, I heard the sound in the hdphones and a signal in the volumemeatrer of SoundForge. Now, with the kX driver, none is present. I wonder why.

Russ · Mar 22, 2007, 10:26 PM

I do not know anything about Soundforge, but if it does not let you select anything other than Microsoft Sound Mapper (I do not know if this is normal with this program), than you need to make sure that kX Wave 0/1 is set as the default device for recording in the Windows Control Panel.

BTW: If you want to hear it in your headphones, then you should also unmute the Line In slider on the AC97 page of kxmixer (or unmute the AC97 slider on the Ins and Outs page of kxmixer) and adjust the volume as desired.

JGSF · Mar 23, 2007, 02:47 AM

So I was right?

Maddogg6 · Mar 23, 2007, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny1982

So I was right?

As it turns out... my apologies :S

go figure

JGSF · Mar 23, 2007, 03:59 AM

btw, soundforge allows you to choose wich wavein device you want to use. It's somewhere in the options menu.

Andrianov · Mar 23, 2007, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ

I do not know anything about Soundforge, but if it does not let you select anything other than Microsoft Sound Mapper (I do not know if this is normal with this program), than you need to make sure that kX Wave 0/1 is set as the default device for recording in the Windows Control Panel.

BTW: If you want to hear it in your headphones, then you should also unmute the Line In slider on the AC97 page of kxmixer (or unmute the AC97 slider on the Ins and Outs page of kxmixer) and adjust the volume as desired.

Here's a screenshot of audio settings in my Control Panel: http://v.foto.radikal.ru/0703/d8/8798f68b779f.jpg. I think everything is OK here.

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btw, soundforge allows you to choose wich wavein device you want to use. It's somewhere in the options menu.

Yes, it does. There are 3 choises: Microsoft sound mapper, Windows classic wave driver and kX ASIO driver. When I choose the last, I get a dropdown list of default rec. device kXin 00/kXin 01, kXin 02/kXin 03 etc. in SoundForge. When I choose one of these devices, I get a message when pressing upon Rec. button: "an error occured while opening an audio device".
PS
When I choose Windows classic wave driver, I get the following when pressing Rec.: http://v.foto.radikal.ru/0703/db/87d8f2869581.jpg. But still therse's no signal in the monitor volumemeeter.

Russ · Mar 23, 2007, 09:23 AM

For ASIO recording you would need to use a different config, and you would need to record at 16/48.

You should be able to use Microsoft Sound Mapper, or the Windows Classic Wave driver.

Confirm the following in kX:

Recording page of kxmixer:
Master Recording level is set to 100.
AC97 Recording level is set to 0 db.

AC97 page of kxmixer:
AC97 Source is set to Line In.
Recording Gain slider is not muted.

Andrianov · Mar 23, 2007, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ

For ASIO recording you would need to use a different config, and you would need to record at 16/48.

You should be able to use Microsoft Sound Mapper, or the Windows Classic Wave driver.

Confirm the following in kX:

Recording page of kxmixer:
Master Recording level is set to 100.
AC97 Recording level is set to 0 db.

AC97 page of kxmixer:
AC97 Source is set to Line In.
Recording Gain slider is not muted.

Thank you Russ. I was happy to find out that you are right again.

I can record both via Microsoft Sound Mapper and the Windows Classic Wave driver. Also I hear the sound in my hdphones. Thank you so much! You helped me so!

Russ · Mar 23, 2007, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrianov

Thank you Russ. I was happy to find out that you are right again.

I can record both via Microsoft Sound Mapper and the Windows Classic Wave driver. Also I hear the sound in my hdphones. Thank you so much! You helped me so!

Microsoft Sound Mapper just means to use the default Windows device (i.e. what is selected in the Control Panel), and the Windows Classic Wave driver lets you choose which device to use, and since both are set to kX Wave 0/1 they both basically do the same thing.

As for the rest, it is basically the same thing that Johnny1982 said, but because there was some confusion (because of the title of this thread) as to which port you were using, I wanted to be sure that you knew which instructions to follow, etc.

In any case, I am glad that it is working for you

Mar 22, 2007, 03:37 PM	#1
Andrianov DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Line2/Mic2: settings I have an Audigy card. What settings I should adjust in kX mixer to be able to hear the coming sound signal from TV in my headphones and to record this sound to my comp. Thank you. PS the TV-cable from audio TV output is connected to the Audigy's line in socket.

Mar 22, 2007, 10:26 PM	#9
Russ HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,563 Rep Power: 62	I do not know anything about Soundforge, but if it does not let you select anything other than Microsoft Sound Mapper (I do not know if this is normal with this program), than you need to make sure that kX Wave 0/1 is set as the default device for recording in the Windows Control Panel. BTW: If you want to hear it in your headphones, then you should also unmute the Line In slider on the AC97 page of kxmixer (or unmute the AC97 slider on the Ins and Outs page of kxmixer) and adjust the volume as desired. Last edited by Russ; Mar 22, 2007 at 10:31 PM.

Mar 22, 2007, 04:12 PM	#2
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	Go to kx mixer, in the ac97 properties set source to "line in", and unmute the line in tab in there. Go to the recording levels menu (the one with the red dot icon in kx mixer), unmute ac97 and set it to the desired value. (I am assuming that the program you'll be using uses the wdm driver and your dsp has the default configuration) This is one of the (infinite ) ways. hope it helps. ps: this refers to the card's rear line in (is that the one you're using?)

Mar 22, 2007, 04:49 PM	#4
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	Sorry

Mar 22, 2007, 07:34 PM	#6
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	Line 2 Mic 2 are Livedrive inputs - A live drive goes where a 5 1/4" floppy drive would normally go - it gives Aux 2, Line 2/Mic 2, Coax/Optical SPDIF IN & Out and 1/4" Headphone output. If you dont have a Live drive: you either dont have Line 2/ mic 2 OR you did some hardware hack on your audigy Livedrives usually come with 'Platinum' Edition Audigy/2/ZS.

Mar 23, 2007, 02:47 AM	#10
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	So I was right?

Mar 23, 2007, 03:59 AM	#12
JGSF HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 452 Rep Power: 0	btw, soundforge allows you to choose wich wavein device you want to use. It's somewhere in the options menu.

Mar 23, 2007, 09:23 AM	#14
Russ HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,563 Rep Power: 62	For ASIO recording you would need to use a different config, and you would need to record at 16/48. You should be able to use Microsoft Sound Mapper, or the Windows Classic Wave driver. Confirm the following in kX: Recording page of kxmixer: Master Recording level is set to 100. AC97 Recording level is set to 0 db. AC97 page of kxmixer: AC97 Source is set to Line In. Recording Gain slider is not muted.