Record Level = Speaker Volume

Currently my record level is equal to my speaker volume. When I mute the speakers, the record level is 0. No record level controls are visible. How can I fix this?

Del Capslock wrote:
-r in the shortcut target box made no difference. Still no record level controls
In the Audio Mixer, the slider for speaker volume moves in tandem with the Audition slider. They cannot be controlled independently.
It should be .exe -r (with a space). If you can't get record options at all, then something weird is going on, and we'd need to know more about your particular PC or laptop.

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SEE ALSOChoose which speakers to use
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alewales wrote:
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brownboy461 wrote:
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