Prevent Windows 10 from decreasing microphone levels
Sound>Recording>[my mic properties]>levels
I have the level set to 100 (the reason I do this is because at anything lower than 100 many of the programs I use highjack the mic level and directly manipulate it to 100) unfortunately when I cough (or make any overly loud noise) into the mic it will automatically reduce the level by a certain amount (usually 94, 88, 81) and keep it there. This does not seem to happen if I have the level at 50 or so but as stated above I cannot do this as it will be set to 100 and left there by other programs I use.
Things to note
- All exclusive mode options are off so:
- "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" is DISABLED (yes those programs I use adjust the mic level to 100 anyways even with this off, no those programs do not have an option to disable their mic control)
- the mic adjustment happens in a program or on the desktop with nothing open
How do I prevent windows from reducing the mic level? I assume it's doing it when the audio coming in is too loud as a "helpful feature" but it's causing a lot of problems for me and I cannot find any options to prevent it, or to "lock" the mic level.
windows-10 audio microphone
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Sound>Recording>[my mic properties]>levels
I have the level set to 100 (the reason I do this is because at anything lower than 100 many of the programs I use highjack the mic level and directly manipulate it to 100) unfortunately when I cough (or make any overly loud noise) into the mic it will automatically reduce the level by a certain amount (usually 94, 88, 81) and keep it there. This does not seem to happen if I have the level at 50 or so but as stated above I cannot do this as it will be set to 100 and left there by other programs I use.
Things to note
- All exclusive mode options are off so:
- "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" is DISABLED (yes those programs I use adjust the mic level to 100 anyways even with this off, no those programs do not have an option to disable their mic control)
- the mic adjustment happens in a program or on the desktop with nothing open
How do I prevent windows from reducing the mic level? I assume it's doing it when the audio coming in is too loud as a "helpful feature" but it's causing a lot of problems for me and I cannot find any options to prevent it, or to "lock" the mic level.
windows-10 audio microphone
asked Feb 14 at 23:33
J. DoeJ. Doe
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Sound>Recording>[my mic properties]>levels
I have the level set to 100 (the reason I do this is because at anything lower than 100 many of the programs I use highjack the mic level and directly manipulate it to 100) unfortunately when I cough (or make any overly loud noise) into the mic it will automatically reduce the level by a certain amount (usually 94, 88, 81) and keep it there. This does not seem to happen if I have the level at 50 or so but as stated above I cannot do this as it will be set to 100 and left there by other programs I use.
Things to note
- All exclusive mode options are off so:
- "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" is DISABLED (yes those programs I use adjust the mic level to 100 anyways even with this off, no those programs do not have an option to disable their mic control)
- the mic adjustment happens in a program or on the desktop with nothing open
How do I prevent windows from reducing the mic level? I assume it's doing it when the audio coming in is too loud as a "helpful feature" but it's causing a lot of problems for me and I cannot find any options to prevent it, or to "lock" the mic level.
windows-10 audio microphone
asked Feb 14 at 23:33
J. DoeJ. Doe
11
Sound>Recording>[my mic properties]>levels
I have the level set to 100 (the reason I do this is because at anything lower than 100 many of the programs I use highjack the mic level and directly manipulate it to 100) unfortunately when I cough (or make any overly loud noise) into the mic it will automatically reduce the level by a certain amount (usually 94, 88, 81) and keep it there. This does not seem to happen if I have the level at 50 or so but as stated above I cannot do this as it will be set to 100 and left there by other programs I use.
Things to note
- All exclusive mode options are off so:
- "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" is DISABLED (yes those programs I use adjust the mic level to 100 anyways even with this off, no those programs do not have an option to disable their mic control)
- the mic adjustment happens in a program or on the desktop with nothing open
How do I prevent windows from reducing the mic level? I assume it's doing it when the audio coming in is too loud as a "helpful feature" but it's causing a lot of problems for me and I cannot find any options to prevent it, or to "lock" the mic level.
windows-10 audio microphone
windows-10 audio microphone
asked Feb 14 at 23:33
J. DoeJ. Doe
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asked Feb 14 at 23:33
J. DoeJ. Doe
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asked Feb 14 at 23:33
J. DoeJ. Doe
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asked Feb 14 at 23:33
J. DoeJ. Doe
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