Guitarhacker


You need to understand that this is a forum.... and we are users, not tech support paid staff with Cake. We do this because we enjoy helping others. Since you have CW9 there is not much likelihood that tech support from cake will help you much ...referring you instead to the archived support for CW9. 

We are simply trying to help you get CW9 working but there are a number of things going against you, all of which have been discussed in previous posts. 

If you can not get this solved for whatever the reason.... we do know that the solutions we proposed will work. Get  MC6 & an Interface that runs ASIO drivers....  

If you don't want to spend money on the recommended tools, then all we can do is say check your settings and check the windows sound card .... if that doesn't work, I personally, don't have an answer for you. 

It is very possible that there are software issues and conflicts between the CW9 code and the operating system on the newer laptop that allow it to work partially but not 100% the way it was designed. I've seen that happen in the past. But perhaps it's just a setting. 

All the best to you.

I am sure that nobody else construed m use of the expression "technical help" in the phrase "The fact that our shopping priorities are different should not disqualify me for getting technical help, should it?" as implying that fellow forum members are "tech support paid staff". You're merely being defensive, and it shows rather clearly.


As for your patronizing line "you need to understand that this is a forum", you are the one that needs to understand that the forum does not belong to you. Your opinions are just that - your opinions - and you will not push it as gospel, such as dictating what people "should buy" or patronizing people you don't know. Get a grip.


Now if someone else agrees with my right to avoid the patronizing invectives of the quoted poster, I'd like to proceed in the original civilized manner with the discussion of the technical issue at hand. As stated, any constructive suggestions will be appreciated.

Try right-clicking on the PA 9 icon and set it to Run As Administrator.
Do the same for the executable file on the hard drive.
 
I had the same 'low mic volume' with this new Win 7 computer (RealTek sound card), then it started working on it's own with no help from me. It's not my music computer, though.
 
Try changing the I/O buffer size and the Buffers In Playback Queue. I wish I could tell you where to find those in PA, but I've never had that program. If there's an Options button at the top, click that, then Audio. That's where those settings are at in Music Creator and Home Studio.
 
Here's a couple links to some more info and patches:
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/reader.aspx/2007013224
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/reader.aspx/2007013162
 
but there is still a chance that the program may never work correctly with the newer OS.

I have not had any experience in the "low volume on mic input."

if Greg's suggestions above don't help, (which I'm afraid they might not), then I'm going to have to agree with him that the program might not work correctly with the newer OS - after all, it wasn't designed to work with it.  win7 wasn't even in development when PA9 was released.

check your settings on the realtek in windows, check what greg has given you and if neither of those work, then buying a cheap soundcard might be your only option to get it to work right - or possibly (and I don't say this is definitive) upgrading to MC6 might work.

upgrading to MC6:  $50 download
new soundcard:  $100 is about the cheapest you can get with a reliable mic pre and reliable drivers for win7.

I know you've already said more than once you're not interested in buying a soundcard, but if you change your mind, there are some recommendations on my website.  I would not recommend something like the cheap behringer UCA in your case because there's no mic pres on it and you'll have the same low volume problem.

Thank you gentlemen for your responses. I will try these adjustments. If they don't work, I will wait until I eventually buy a new computer and perhaps try a new version of the software. 

alower


Thank you gentlemen for your responses. I will try these adjustments. If they don't work, I will wait until I eventually buy a new computer and perhaps try a new version of the software. 

A new computer is cool.... but you will likely have the same problem with it as you do now. The answer/solution will still be the same.