I thought maybe he just played guitar along with old standards or something (no singing then). Using guitar amp and 'PA' only.

If using a mixer, are you *sure* you checked all the Win7 settings? Some are kind of hidden here.
Thinking on this, and skimming back thru, I don't think anybody asked him if he right-clicked the speaker icon and checked *all* the properties/levels there. I know on my Win7 machines there are quite a few hidden sliders.
In the device 'Levels' tab.

Click the little arrow bottom right 'tray' area.
Right-click the speaker icon and select 'Playback devices'
Highlite the device and click 'Properties' (may be listed as speakers or headphones)
Check the 'Levels' tab for mixer options. Check 'communications' tab too, to make sure Windows isn't reducing volume automatically.
.. at least that's the path here.

Last edited by rharv; 08/23/11 11:39 AM.

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