Line level audio not accepted as a "microphone" input

The guides I gave you are all I find on differentiating line input from microphone input. If this is not exactly what you need then I would ask at one of the audio forums as this is not something that we handle here.

Hopefully someone else here will see this who knows. But it is a level that isn't usually covered here so that's why I referred you to where they would know right off the bat.

Hi again Greg -

There seems to be a bit of a disconnect here.

Perhaps you haven't seen the reply I sent a few moments ago.

Your last reply is asking for specific steps, but the articles you referred me to did not offer any steps, they just explained the differences in signal levels.

You also provided a link that discussed the quality of various audio discussion groups.

Then you said I could ask you back if I had further questions, so I did ask back.

wstewl

Hi Greg -

Thank you for the quick reply!

I do understand the differences in signal levels. The references you provided explain the different levels, but do not address my question.

My problem lies in the internal connections the OS provides.

I want to use a specific program that is looking for a microphone input.

I use an external preamp to boost the microphone signal up to an instrument level, which allows me to use a switch to select between the 'mike' input and other higher level inputs before it gets routed into my audio interface to the PC.

The program I want to use doesn't see the input from my audio interface as a 'mike' input.

Any program that works with 'mike' inputs must be relying on the motherboard or soundcard to have already amplified the 'mike' signal to a level it can work with. I don't believe the programs are working with the low level microphone output signal.

I want to be clear here - I am not suggesting putting the amplified microphone signal into a "microphone" input on the PC. In fact I have turned off the internal motherboard sound system, because I use a high quality audio interface to bring audio into the PC on a USB line.

So it is a question of internal routing. How can I get a boosted 'mike' input found on a 'instrument' level input line to be accepted as speech by a program?

Where are the results of the steps I gave you which most often work for the problem? I am standing by here to help you further, but I need to know the specific results so I know what else to try.

You have one of the most experienced people in tech forum on the web helping you. Everyone who works with me gets their problem solved.

But this is an interactive process. I give steps to perform, you do each one and then report back results until something works, so I know what to suggest next. If you need help performing any step, just ask back. But please do not skip any steps. We often find out the skipped step is the fix.

HI Wstew. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, here to help you.

Here is more information about Line In vs Microphone In:

https://producerhive.com/ask-the-hive/line-in-v...

https://www.epiphan.com/blog/clarity-about-audi...

https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entr...

https://sound.stackexchange.com/questions/48238...

You might get better help for this at an audio enthusiasts forum here:

https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/threads/what...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the results you post back I may have other suggestions if necessary.

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