volume lowers by itself

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aloha.morgan
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volume lowers by itself

Post by aloha.morgan » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:14 am

If I play or sing a note longer than about 2 seconds, the volume of the recording and playback slides down to about 1/4 of the original volume even tho' the source volume remains the same. Anyone else have this problem? I use a Toshiba Satellite and this happens whether I use the internal mic or an external mic. Can anyone suggest what might be the fix?

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Re: volume lowers by itself

Post by kozikowski » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:42 am

Many PCs have automatic volume control on their sound channels. PCs are assumed to be used to make telephone calls, not theatrical performances. Automatic volume control can be good on a phone call.

Somewhere in one of your sound control panels there should be a clicky or selection you can turn off.

Try a forum search "automatic volume" or some combination.

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