to properly capture and play back audio, make sure you've set appropriate recording and playback volume levels as follows:

    1 double-click the speaker icon on the windows taskbar.

    if you don't see the speaker icon on your windows taskbar:

    in windows xp, run sounds and audio devices from the windows control panel, select place volume icon in the taskbar, then click ok.

    in windows 2000, run sounds and multimedia from the windows control panel, select show volume control on the taskbar, then click ok.

    2 choose options ] properties.

    3 select the recording option, then select all check boxes in the list. click ok.

    4 for each of the controls (line-in, microphone, etc.), make sure the volume sliders are at an appropriate level, such as at half-level. as well, clear all the mute check boxes.

    some items in volume control may contain a select check box instead of a mute check box. enable select to turn on sound for those items.

    5 choose options ] properties.

    6 select the playback option, then select all check boxes in the list. click ok.

    7 for each of the controls (line-in, wave, etc.), make sure the volume sliders are at an appropriate level, such as at half-level. as well, clear all the mute check boxes.

    8 close the dialog box.