9th August 1999

That little, yellow speaker icon in your System Tray is more powerful than you could possibly imagine. Single-click it (with your left mouse button) and you'll get a simple volume slider and a mute box; double-click it and you'll see a mixer for playback devices. If you ever had problems recording something with your microphone, be sure that your settings are correct. From the playback mixer, select 'Options' then 'Properties' from the menu. Then, in the 'Adjust volume for' field, select 'Recording.' Be sure the volume controls you wish to tweak are selected, then press 'OK'. Now, you can tweak the audio input settings to your heart's desire.