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Microphone issues with Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS in Windows 7 and Vista

Asked by a_anis3000 in Computer Sound Cards, Windows 7, Windows Vista

Tags: Windows 7/Vista, Microphone Issues

Hi, I have the Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS and I have issues with the Microphone. When talking into the mic over MSN,Google Talk Skype...etc people report that there is some stuttering/shivering/popping (I don't know exactly what is called) backround noise, which is indeed the case when I tried testing in "Sound Recorder" that comes with Windows Vista/7, please see attached file in the link below to hear a sample of my voice recording and see what I mean

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J1ZU242H

Worse there are times when the stuttering becomes severe that no one can hear or understand what I am saying, and times that the mic doesn't work at all. I have been having this issue in Vista and still the same after upgrading to Windows 7 RTM.

I ensured the standard troubleshooting steps were followed, such as making sure the mic was  connected to the correct sound card jack and Microphone is set as default device in Recording Devices in Windows..etc
Additionally I installed the latest creative driver (2_18_0011 is the current version). with no luck and as a last resort I tried installing the latest beta version, oddly enough the problem was completely gone for a minute then returned and now persist.

To make sure the mike was not the issue I tried testing it in another computer (my laptop) and its working fine

Interesting enough while googling around for the problem I found this thread
http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-audio/21647-audigy-2zs-microphone-not-working.html
posted by someone having similar problem, unfortunately the suggested solutions didn't work for me

Note: the current version of Windows I am using is 7 Ultimate RTM, but since I have been having the same issue in Windows vista I believe I should include Windows Vista in the zone selection as well.



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Tags: Windows 7/Vista, Microphone Issues
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