Audition 1.5 Mixer Problem...

Hello everyone,
Once again I will explain my setup. 2 track mixer, L/R outs turned into an 1/8 inch plug which i plug into my microphone slot on my laptop.
Here is the problem.
My cousin uses the same setup (his computer is right next to mine). Whenver I run the mixer through my audition I have to turn down the main and channel levels to almost 1 or else it's too loud. Doing this muffles the sound coming from the mic (MXL condenser). On his laptop though, he doesn't have to turn everything down because his volumes are fine.
What exactly would my problem be?

Laptop mic inputs are rarely documented well and rarely of sufficient audio quality for serious recording use.They may well be noisy and don't necessarily have a flat frequency response. They are intended for applications like Skype.
On some machines they are mono, on others stereo. On some better quality machines they can be switched to be line level inputs. so maybe this is what your cousin's machine is doing.
'If you are at the stage where you are using a mixer. you really need something better than the laptop mic input. Try to find a good usb interface from a known manufacturer - I'd suggest Edirol, Tascam, Echo Audio or E-Mu

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