Microphone delay when recording in Windows 7

Anonymous
2009-10-28T14:53:55+00:00

Since upgrading from Vista to Win7, my microphone input has a delay of 500ms to 1s when recording.  This is most notable in apps like Ventrilo.  Anyone else having this problem?

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

HTOmega Claro+ sound card

E6600 Intel CPU

6 gigs of RAM

Nvidia GTX 280 video card

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Anonymous
2010-03-25T22:37:38+00:00

Hi Everyone,

Please see my earlier replies. No functionality has been removed in Windows 7. If you have an audio driver and codec that exposes the hardware loopback, it will still be present on the Levels tab of the Speakers device. However, not all drivers expose this. If you had this option on XP and load the same audio driver, it should be exposed on Windows 7. Same with the stereo mixer. If the audio driver exposes it, it will be available. It is hidden by default on Vista/Windows 7. But on the Recording tab if you right click in the open area and select show disabled devices, you can enable it. If a Stereo Mix device is not shown, then the audio driver is not exposing one. If you had this option on XP, then please try installing the same driver version that was previously installed.

Thanks,

Chris

Was this answer helpful?

3 people found this answer helpful.
0 comments

323 additional answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2010-07-08T09:47:15+00:00

    Just my 2 cents:

    I never had this problem when I had a USB microphone. I'm not sure why, perhaps it had something to do with the fact that it took over entirely as a hardware device, and required no drivers. However I recently switched to a standard 1/8" mic, and noticed this problem arise. I have a Soundblast Audigy 2 ZS Platinum.

    This headset that I am using now actually comes with a "rumble" feature, that is powered through a usb port. I discovered that disconnecting the usb solved the issue so far. We'll see if it holds.

    Perhaps this is somehow usb-related?

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2010-07-07T01:53:22+00:00

    Yup no microphone level option in the Speaker Properties menu. All I have is a Speakers level with a mute and a balance button. I've been researching this all day as well... Nothing. I'm starting to regret my rejecting of my sister's suggestion of getting a Mac. This worked fine on my old desktop windows XP. But now nothing.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2010-07-07T00:54:44+00:00

    Hola Ángel

    You should contact IDT (well, all IDT users should send millions of e-mails to them) asking to deliver working drivers, not the cr*p they're releasing.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  4. Anonymous
    2010-07-07T00:46:06+00:00

    Hey sydraps, everything is ok, but in my level tab there is not any microphone check to mute or unmute. So your solution does not work for me :(. I have an HP 420 notebook with IDT HD sound codec with Windows 7.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments