Mic+Music in Vista32 & Audigy2

Before I upgraded from XP to Vista (32bit), I was able to "DJ" online using both my headset mic and the Audigy2 Z3 Notebook soundcard while playing music at the same time...so, basically, I didn't have to switch channels every time I needed to talk on the mic while playing music in a chat room thru the soundcard.
I know this is a common issue for people, but I've been dealing with NO ANSWERS on this problem since January 2007. What I need to know is if there's something I need to do (and how to do it, in detail) to bring back the functionality of not only the console pgm, but also the old (and more useful) EQ/sound settings so I can use both the mic and the music playback at the same time.
Thank you in advance, and I look forward to your feedback.

thanks... no luck though, i turned the eq for the sound card off. set the qt thing to safe mode, updated the drivers for sound card, unistalled and reinstalled itunes, updated ipod. still nothing. one thing that doesnt make any sense is that the cds play fine. i can copy songs onto the ipod but i can play any of them... im stumped:(

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Is there a way/s to improve on sound quality?
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Sometimes I play amplified uke, which helps bring out the fullness of tone to the recording.
I play with volumes til I get best effect, then go for it.
I imagine there are all kinds of set ups, but is there any suggestions for upgrading the sound?

sorry to tell you: I'm no specialist in mics/music recording.
allthough..
the built-in mic of a Mac is meant for.. iChat.
so, ANY mic is better than that.
I remember this is a frequent topic on this board, perhaps 'microphone suggestion recommendation etc' as keywords in the Forum Help spits out some threads..
perhaps the guys&girls in the Garageband section of this board are better qualified to answer..
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Good evening,
Sorry for my not perfect english. I have a big problem, please help me .
I have assembled my new pc with these components:
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Ram: Corsair XMS3 2x2GB kit PC3-10666 1333Mhz DD3
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For a E8500 stepping E0, you need Bios 7.2 or higher.
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I think you have stepping E0.
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2. Let flash the bios from a local computer dealer
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Either one will be better than that soundmax. It sounds kinda like you already made up your mind.
here are some diffs:
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longi wrote:
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I want to listen to music or game volume over my shure in ear monitors... they have a volume control and built in mic so on my iphone I have an app called "awareness" that allows me to listen to tunes as well as monitor the mic.
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FoxFrost wrote:
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"Using the harmonic analyser to determine the musical note of sound input from a mic and soundcard"

"Hi there, I am currently trying to extract what musical note is being sung via a mic plugged into my soundcard and using the harmonic analyser VI, I am experiencing problems however, as the fundamental frequency output does not always match the note being sung. Does anyone have any ideas why this may be? I initally thought it may be due to aliasing occurring but this is compensated for in harmonic analyser VI! If anyone has any suggestions I would be extremley grateful. Thanks
Em"

[posted and mailed]
em wrote in news:5065000000050000009F680000-1012609683000
@exchange.ni.com:
> I'm pretty sure it would work fine with pure tones (although I do
> intend to test this), my problem really is how to fix it so that it
> can work with voices! One idea I thought about was to apply the
> A-weighting to the waveform to more accurately model the way a human
> would hear the sound, but I'm not sure how much difference this will
> make, any other suggestions would be very useful.
> Thanks
> Em
Rob Cole is right, your question is one that has a lot of potential
answers.
Here are a couple of notes / thoughts:
A-weighting probabably won't help much for your particular app, as it
sounds like your are more interested in tone detection, rather than
modeling how a human would hear or compliance with a standard.
Probably the most likely reason you are seeing the fundamental frequency
vary is that you are measuring a real-world signal that is a human voice.
Even though your singer may be singing a constant note, the frequency
content will vary somewhat--your singer is an imperfect boilogical
system. (Nothing against your singer in particular--no signer is
perfect!) Also, as Rob Cole pointed out, your singer's note isn't a pure
tone at all, but a collection of harmonics that you perceive as a note.
Regarding aliasing, it's important not to confuse any algorithmic
compensation (applied after a signal has been sampled) with true alias
protection. If you are using a sound card, it likely doesn't have
hardware-based alias protection. The only way to ensure that aliases
don't intrude on the frequency span of interest is to apply a hardware
filter prior to sampling your signal. Such filters can be added to the
front end of a DAQ board or come built-in with DSA hardware such as the
NI 4472. The software alias-related functionality of the Harmonic
Analyzer VI's simply excludes signal content that exceeds the Nyquist
rate in the distortion calculation.
I'm not sure specifically which VI you are referring to, but the SINAD
and Harmonic Distortion Analyzer VIs from the waveform analysis palette
use a tone detection algorithm to find the fundamental which is the same
as the one found in the Extract Single Tone Information VI. All of these
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the frequency of interest and a range (as a percent of the sampling
frequency). You might try to narrow the search from the "try everything"
mode (-1 in the approx freq.) to something with less span around the
expected freq range.
Take a look at the power spectrum of your signal and verify that you see
a distinct, time-invarient peak where you expect your fundamental. My
guess is that you don't. I've whistled into a mic enough to know.
A final suggestion is to increase the duration (# of samples) acquired in
your acquisition. When you do so, you increase the duration of the signal
window that you analyze. If your signal shows slight frequency variation
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Hope this helps!
--Sam

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thanks.

This is sort of like asking what is the best motorized vehicle.
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