You did not supply any information about your setup, so I will have to guess.
To answer your question:
Click on the gear symbol beside the red record button to open the recording parameters.
Click on peak control; this opens the Windows Recording parameters
Select your mic and double-click to open its input parameters
Click on the Level tab
Adjust the input level
OK, OK, OK
Review the other parameters to make sure that you are getting what you want, like mono or stereo, and the name and location of the recording that you are about to make.
You can lower the level of what has already been recorded, either on the object or in the mixer. There is a lot to learn, so you should start reading the manual.
If your setup is an external input device like mine (see the tutorial) then you can adjust the gain at the source as well.
This is a Windows error and probably is resulting from having 64 bit drivers installed, while MMM 2013 ( I presume you mean Music maker 2013 and not 13 - if so please use the fullname ) requires 32 bit drivers.
Check that the USB microphone has 32 bit drivers available either on a disc that may have come with it or from the manufacturers website.
. . . . MMM 15 and that version do have the symbol your talking about. How ever I'm no longer using that version because for some reason windows 10 does not like 3rd party softwares being installed. . . . .
Presumably you mean MMM 2015.
If Windows 10 was an upgrade from 7 or 8 and MMM was installed before the upgrade then this is a Windows 10 issue which may be resolved by re-installing the software following this procedure.
You can also adjust the recording volume in the Windows Volume mixer - right click the speaker bottom right of your screen and select Open volume mixer - with the USB mic plugged in there should be a level control for it it may be set too high for MMM.
This is a Windows error and probably is resulting from having 64 bit drivers installed, while MMM 2013 ( I presume you mean Music maker 2013 and not 13 - if so please use the fullname ) requires 32 bit drivers.
Check that the USB microphone has 32 bit drivers available either on a disc that may have come with it or from the manufacturers website.
. . . . MMM 15 and that version do have the symbol your talking about. How ever I'm no longer using that version because for some reason windows 10 does not like 3rd party softwares being installed. . . . .
Presumably you mean MMM 2015.
If Windows 10 was an upgrade from 7 or 8 and MMM was installed before the upgrade then this is a Windows 10 issue which may be resolved by re-installing the software following this procedure.
You can also adjust the recording volume in the Windows Volume mixer - right click the speaker bottom right of your screen and select Open volume mixer - with the USB mic plugged in there should be a level control for it it may be set too high for MMM.
HTH
John EB
Hi John.
Okay, I see there was a misunderstanding, I said MMM 15, Well I was thinking that we all would know what I was referring to if I just said MMM 15 which would be short for MMM 2015. That was my fault for thinking this. Now lets touch on a couple of things.
#1 On my Windows 10 laptop that has Magic Music Maker 2015, I paid and downloaded it from MMM website. which they emailed me a link to validate the soft that changes it from trial version to full version. Both MMM 2015 and Windows 10 are LEGIT COPIES. I didn't upgrade from Window 7 or 8 to Windows 10. I just Purchased the Laptop November 2015 and it came with Windows 10 on there.
#2 My OS (short for Operation System) is a 64bit. And I googled this Question many times. CAN MMM 2015 RUN ON A WINDOWS 10 64 BIT OS? And all I keep getting back is, MMM 2012, 2013, 2014, OR 2015 CAN RUN ON EITHER 32 BIT OR 64 BIT.
This was never a problem at first. MMM 2013 worked fine for me for 2 years strong with no issue. Then October 2015 I started having this Volume issue, so I decided to treat myself since Christmas was 2 months away and Black Friday was the next month. I Bought a TOSHIBA SATELLITE C55-B5240X, WINDOWS 1O Laptop, Then purchased MMM 2015 and installed it on there. Once I started having this USBAUDIO problem, I put that laptop to the side and went back to my older laptop (Window 8)... I reinstalled MMM 13 on there having the same Volume issue as before.
I took your idea John and right clicked the speaker opening up OPEN VOLUME MIXER, all I'm seeing is Speaker (which has a drop down, and when I click on this it shows that the 3- Producer USB is selected), System Sounds, and Magix Music Maker 2013 Premieum. I tried adjusting each one, but they all seemed to be linked.
ANYMORE ADVICE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN IN ADVANCE
P.S. I HOPE I WAS A BIT MORE CLEAR BY PROVIDING ENOUGH INFORMATION.
I don't know about W10, only W7. W10 always seems to be problematic for people, which is why I am resisting the upgrade; and MS keeps sending out changes that mess up various things like video and audio.
In W7, when you right-click on the speaker in the tray at the bottom of the screen, open Recording Devices. You should see the following:
In my case I have the M-Audio M-track, in your case, select your USB input, double-click and select the Levels tab as below:
I too have a Toshiba C55 - different spec - and when I plug in a mic, USB or 3.5mm jack, I see a volume control appear in the Volume mixer.
. . . . This was never a problem at first. MMM 2013 worked fine for me for 2 years strong with no issue. Then October 2015 I started having this Volume issue . . . .
What changed at this time on this computer?
Assuming the old computer was running Windows 7 or 8 and was not upgraded to 10, then the common element in this is the USB microphone and most times the issue is with the drivers.
One possibility is that a Windows update may have replaced the old drivers with a 'newer version' and Windows 10 has used its own drivers.
@John CB
Windows 10 Control panel, Sound is the same as previous versions
The issues with Windows 10 AFAICS affect only upgrades from 7 or 8. The tutorial I produced, in conjunction with Magix support, on fixing this was the result of me hitting just about every possible combination of issues with MEP and MMM.
You did not supply any information about your setup, so I will have to guess.
To answer your question:
Click on the gear symbol beside the red record button to open the recording parameters.
Click on peak control; this opens the Windows Recording parameters
Select your mic and double-click to open its input parameters
Click on the Level tab
Adjust the input level
OK, OK, OK
Review the other parameters to make sure that you are getting what you want, like mono or stereo, and the name and location of the recording that you are about to make.
You can lower the level of what has already been recorded, either on the object or in the mixer. There is a lot to learn, so you should start reading the manual.
If your setup is an external input device like mine (see the tutorial) then you can adjust the gain at
This was the answer. My recorded tracks were coming in too low And this was the problem thank you.