THANK YOU!!! this worked for me!!

Guys I've had the same problems as you guys.

I unplugged and plugged my mic back in and the Realtek Audio Manager pops up, asking me to choose either Line-In, Mic, or something else. Mic was checked, but I manually checked Line-In instead. This could probably fix some of the problems you guys are experiencing.

The problem is not that the microphone is not recognised, but that there is no such thing as "Advanced" mode in the Realtek panel, where one could activate the "Boost Microphone" option still available in the "AC'97". Is there any OTHER way one could work this around, such as installing software capable of boosting an analogue microphone? Or a like solution?

Actually, what Derek wrote here [http://www.techspot.com/vb/post385910-17.html] solved my "boosting the mic" problem. What remains is that compared to AC'97, the quality of the recording is utterly unbearable: as low as the first records in the 20th century. Can this be solved, too?

I have this problem too. Not so much the mic isn't picking up sound, just that the slider's are all grayed out, why the heck would this happen?
Fair enough the mic works, but there is no user control at all!

The way I made it pick up more sound was to select rear pink in under playback or front pink, dont matter, and in there is mic boost, this actually boosts the mic's input despite it being under playback.

But still, when you buy the latest in computing, you'd expect at least some microphone volume controls!

BLOODY REALTEK.

I think that the problem is not in REALTEK - they have done a wonderful thing - but in the microphone I use - one of the past century Probably applying a microphone dating back to the same computer era as the Realtek sound card should be the proper solution...

If this was true, why is half of the recording section grayed out? Opposed to just the micrphone volume. Fact of the matter is, the latest in hardware should support every mic under the sun despite when it was made.

-lilschnowyguy

Well I still have the greyed out problem, front mic doesn't work, etc.

But I can tell you one thing, the hardware isn't the cause for sure, it's actually quite nice tbh. I've tried using it under linux, and guess what, everything worked perfectly - the sound setting is so nice there you can even have the sound running from both outputs and stuff like that, just wonderful... maybe if there was some way to port the linux drivers or something because I'm prolly not going to switch.

I was having the same problem as everyone else with my Realtec HD microphone. I think I figured out the solution, so I figured I'd share.

Apparently, Realtek's audio software is in no way based on logic. You'd think, "Hey, I want to record audio, I should be working with the audio INPUT settings, right?"

Wrong.

As many of you have discovered, going into the audio input settings either through Windows or Realtek's app will result in grayed out mic controls. That's because Realtek's mic real mic controls are located in the audio OUTPUT settings.

First, open your volume control. The easiest way is to doubleclick the sound icon in the system tray. You can also go to Start > Control Panel > Sound And Audio Devices then click Advanced under Device Volume.

In the Master Volume window, click Options > Properties. In the properties dialog, you'll see a dropdown for Mixer Device. If you're like me, you changed this to Realtek HD Audio Input, then selected Mic Volume.

THIS IS WRONG.

Instead, select Realtek HD Audio Output. In the box below labeled "Show the following volume controls", scroll down to either Rear Pink In or Front Pink In. These sound pornographic, but they actually refer to the mic input jacks for your Realtek card. Mine are plugged into the rear jack, so I checked Rear Pink In. Then click OK.

This adds a new volume control to your Master Volume. And, sure enough, you will probably see that it is muted and the volume is at 0%. Unmute and jack up the volume. There is also an Advanced button. Click that and you'll get an option to check off Microphone Boost. Check that and click Close.

If it works for you like it did for me, you now have working a working microphone input.

Hope this helps somebody.

This still doesn't solve the issue.
The issue for me wasn't the microphone, it's the fact there is no STEREO MIX option and I'm pretty sure what you said is what i said about 4 posts up.
The lack of control within all of the other recording options is the issue.

i was working on this problem 1 month till now. i was trying all Windows ver. In all of them was the same problem when i was speaking on skype the second person was hearing me partialy. the first 15 sec ok than the sound was received chopy. The same was when i was using Gtalk. But now the problem is solved . So if some one donate some bucks at least 1€ to my account to cover the cigarete costs i will be glad to share the solution.
This covers Windows Vista/Vista x64/Home /Pro /Media Centar Edition.
This problem was with input on my Realtek HD sound card.

pm me
email: krisbliz2000@yahoo.com

Information should be free *******. You know where you can shove ya solution?

Hey lilshowyguy at first the microphone and the line in and the stereo mix are grayed out because u can select one of them and then with the master control in the recording volume selection you can set them at any level u want. Example if u select mic with the master slider u can set any lvl for your mic.
2. turn of immediatly stereomix (in vista go control panel/sound/recording right click and select show disabled devices if u dont see)

But for windows xp the realtec hd audio codec driver is making always the sliders greyed out, this is not a bug.
i hope i helped.
But for the mic input solution is another thing.

Yep I am having the same problem..

no sound at all, and the mic sliders are grayed out.. tried turning up the mic thats in the Output settings for some reason.. but still doesn't work..

downloading the latest drivers now.. dought it will do much

QUESTION:

Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6 (Rev. 1.0, BIOS Vers. F5) MBO and
Realtek ALC888 DD Microphone Volume problem
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It is a simple than this - "Volume Properties" for "Microphone" and some other "Volumes" are simply as disconnected in a "Realtek Tray / system Notification Area Icon", and / or in "Volume Properties" also located in the Tray / System Notification Area...
I cannot engage the "Advanced settings" for "Volume Properties" at all and permanently!!!

Main problem: Any Microphone recordings of mine are recorded with much decreased volume – the scream into Microphone is recorded as a low voice,
even like / most like just a whisper???!!!
Because of that, Microphone is practically unusable at all!!!

Eventual, "20db Boost" for Microphone I cannot engage because, again, I cannot engage the "Advanced settings" for "Volume Properties"
at all and permanently, as like they are not existing at all – there are unavailable - they are gray-ed out...

In the meantime, I try to use some (for second time actually), older and small HDD for this testing purposes only.

Here, on this small test HDD, I install first MSWinXPSP2 (full clean install from the scratch), than install Intel INF Update 8.1.1.1010 (+ PC restart),
and than Realtek newest HD Audio Driver R1.66 (+ PC restart).

After that, my Microphone problem reviled instantly!!!

I installed after that my Marwell LAN Driver 8.612.3.3 (+ PC restart), than newest NVidia Driver for my VGA Card and that’s it.

After that I install every available Microsoft Windows Update from the "Windows Update" Service, than MSOF2K7 + all available Updates for it,
and I install RARlab WinRAR 3.62.

The Microsoft Update KB925902, KB928843, KB935448 are also instaled...

The KB935448 is the last Win Update that corrects any errors reviled in the previous and simillar Win Updates: KB925902 & KB928843!!!

But all this 3 just mentioned Win Updates does not have any thing with my Microphone low recording voice problem...

Never the less, Microphone problem reviled as soon I install MSWinXPSP2 and Intel INF Update, and than Realtek HD Audio Driver.

That means that no other Software or it's Update didn't produce this problem with my Microphone not available "Volume Properties" settings (increase or decrease Mic volume possibility) or it "Advanced settings" (20db Boost or similar), because all that I mentioned that I install, I install after the problem reviled in the first place!!!

P.S.: Any DTS, Dolby or similar are disconnected as my knowledge.
Regarding that, again, problem reviled instantly after Realtek Driver R1.53 or newest R1.66 is installed (I tested both mentioned Driver versions on two different and my old HDDs…), and in that time I did not change any settings in it, than default one RealTek put it there him self, and in the first place…




POSSIBLE MASS SOLUTION - DIRECT "HELP AND SUPPORT FROM REALTEK":
Our 20DB "Boost Option" is integrated on our input port, so you need to enable your "Boost'' function on Playback panel of Sound Control
(Please refer to screen-shot / picture bellow).

By the way, Gigabyte's board supports MIC function on "Rear Pink in" and "Front Pink in" port, so you need to enable "Boost" separately if you also need to use "Font pink port" as Microphone function.

In your case, you set "Rear Panel Pink port" as "Microphone", so' you need to follow below screen-shot and set "Boost".
If any problem, please let us know; REALTEK.










Here is just some Forum referrings to this particular problem (I'll hope that will helps also…):

a) http://techspot.com/vb/topic38366.html

b) http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/5...input-mic.html

c) http://www.bihforum.com/showthread.p...063#post247063


HOPE THIS ALL WILL HELP MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM!!!

Bruno.H. via Italy

This thread has a lot of great suggestions that I will try today.
If none of them work for me, I may have to use the second sound card for input method.

I have a gigabyte 965p DS3, and I have the same problem with grayed out mic controls.

In teamspeak everyone complains they can barely hear me, and they get tons of feedback/echos from me. I tried testing in the teamspeak loopback mode and I can hear all the feedback, it is unbearable. Sometimes the mic doesn't even work.

All of the audio out sounds seem to be working fine.
Damn those realtek drivers!

I used built-in realtek sound card but I could never get input settings right, not even for skype, forget recording. And when I finally figured out I had weird echo.
I bought sound card (X-Fi) over a year ago and had no problems since. I am planning to get a USB or PCI express sound card for my laptop now.

Yeah, I think it might be doable.
I'm gonna test teamspeak again tonight with some friends. I fixed the real quiet mic problem. Mic volume seems to be normal now.
When I put TS into loop back test mode, I get crazy feedback!

The odd thing is anytime I talk into the mic it comes over my headset/speakers. Seems the mic is always on. I mean always, even when teamspeak is not running. Makes it easy to talk to myself though.

So if tonight's tests fail, I will probably find myself buying a $20 soundcard (or USB headset depending which is cheaper) to by pass the issue.

and if u dont want to buy new sound card or new head phones just donate me only 1€ i will send u my patched realtek HD drivers on your email. I know that this is patetic but i need 7€ more on my paypal account to continue my web page agreement.

They work on Windows Xp/PRO/HOME/MCE Windows Vista all ver.
Skype will be cristal clear, TeamSpeak also. Fix for everyting

krisbliz2000@yahoo.com

THANK YOU SIR! I joined the forums just to say thank you very much after having my new mobo and PC since last year ive never gotten the mic working properly and now it does! Thanx everyone in the thread.

Craig.