Line In Recording Level Adjustment

I am recording from a tape recorder to the hard drive. I have done this a lot over the years. Suddenly I am no longer able to adjust the line in recording level. I have always before gone to Control Panel/Hardware and Sound/Sound (recording tab), Click Line In, then click on Levels. When I adjust the level, either lower or higher, it does nothing to change the sound level. Can aynone please tell me why this feature isn't working any longer on my computer. Could some other setting have gotten changed? Where should I look? Thanks!!!!

Have you tried to discuss it with mixer manufacturer?
I mean they know own product very well and have best experiences with it.
I presume they have tested it on different hardware platforms and different operating systems so I believe they are the right address where you can ask for help.
In control panel you have standard options for sound but maybe you need something specific for connected mixer.

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http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/DeveloperNotes/Macintosh_CPUs-G5/PowerMacG5/3Input-Output/chapter_4_section11.html
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It seems like many people have tried to answer this question but for me there is no luck of sorting out my problem.
(I will be inserting pictures as I'm not very good at explaining)
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