Audigy 2 value microphone auto-adj

I'm having a problem with my creative software auto-adjusting the recording level when I use my microphone; the louder I speak, the lower the input level goes, so the louder I have to speak. I'm using it to record to another program and having the levels change on me all the time is really messing things up. Anyone know how to turn this "feature" off?

The analog outputs and the mic input are seperate connectors, so yes this is possible.
Cat

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    So here it is: I own a SB Audigy 2 card, and I'm trying to play this game: http://agtp.romhack.net/doukutsu.html - only when I load it, it causes my computer to crash.
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    I've run all the dxdiag tests and they've all passed, but here is the output if it's any help; http://www.eaglemaint.com/link/DxDiag.txt
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  • Audigy 2 Value - 5.1 and Mic in quest

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  • Recording with Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value! ag

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  • Just bought audigy 2 value [ Need some hel

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  • Audigy 2 Value probl

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    I'll start off by saying that the choice of forum is suitable for your support, Creative. Totally buggy. It erased EVERYTHING I HAD WRITTEN *WHILE TYPING* and often does not display the full posts.
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    PS I have the Audigy 2 Value as well; so far it works good but had I known it was treated like the ugly little kid in the Creative family that noone really likes to deal with i'd have gotten the ZS.Message Edited by Marco on 05-2-2005 0:2 PM

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