# Need Some Podcast Help, Please? (Volume) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 13, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-podcast-help-please-volume/521060 "2009-12-13T03:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-podcast-help-please-volume/521060/1 "2009-12-13T03:13:19Z")
I have signed on with [mypodcast.com](http://mypodcast.com), because it is free (even though I have to pause for an ad), but I am having trouble hearing myself on playback. The mic I am using is the same one I sang with when I did my single cd, so I know it’s a farly good one. (Shure SM5B). The sound on my mixer is turned up as high as it will go, but I come through very muffled and am hard to hear. I am attching a couple of screenshots and I’m on Vista. Thanks! Quasi [![](https://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/Drummerboy49/screenshotmix.jpg) ](https://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/Drummerboy49/screenshotmix.jpg) [![](https://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/Drummerboy49/screenshotaudivideo.jpg) ](https://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/Drummerboy49/screenshotaudivideo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-podcast-help-please-volume/521060/2 "2009-12-13T07:39:11Z")
Go to Control Panel/Hardware and Sound/Sound/Manage Audio Devices/Recording, select the Microphone and then click on Configure and click on Set Up Microphone. Follow the steps shown. ETA: I’m on Windows 7, so I can’t give you the exact path on Vista, but look for something similar under Sounds and Audio devices.