Help with Awe64 ISA Recording (Master control is Greyed out)

[Bixler]

Fiddling with other hardware really makes your appreciate the level of advice and solid information available here.

I've been all over the 'net for the last 3 hours looking for a solution to my soundcard recording problem...here goes.

Simple task: I just wanna record a number off a CD as a .wav file. 'K just set the ol W98 Mixer to recording properties, load up my trusty ol' Cool Edit, and ...

WTF??

My Master Record volume is locked on 50% and greyed out. No way to set the input higher (or lower).

Well, Creative's website has an FAQ on this EXACT problem. Solution: "Try changing your resources under Device Manager" & "Try a reinstall of the latest drivers"

Done Both. NO JOY!!!

No reported resource conflicts, and the same issue with any available I/O setting or IRQ.

A reminder to all who complain about Big M's drivers, Just shut up!--Creative's "Latest" for my trusty ol' Awe64 ISA are dated December of '97.

I've done all the usual things--deleted drivers, reinstalled drivers from their website, deleted the drivers AND pulled the card AND rebooted and then reinstalled, put another cheap soundcard in (worked ok--just noisy & cheap)--uninstalled it, and put the AWE64 back in,

Searched with REGEDIT. Looked for multiple entries in 'safe mode'.

NO JOY!

Recording master control is still locked on 50% and greyed out. I even uninstalled all my Matrox drivers and VidTools thinking this could be causing a problem...still locked on 50%

Any one out there have any ideas.????

BTW, If Mike ever sends me my new Athlon, I'm ready to buy another S/C anyway, so advice in that direction would also be useful.

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AMD K6III 400 @ 426 On a SOYO SY5EMA M/B. Marvel G200 TV with HW/DVD Daughtercard,
CDBurner, Creative DVD, Promise Ultra 66 Controller
two big WD Hdds, Outboard 56K modem
Parallel Port Scanner,
All stuffed into a Mid-tower ATX case with no device slots left!

[Jorden]

It might help you a little if you use this program instead, Tim.

Called CDEx, it also gives you the option to record to MP3

Go get it from http://cdex.n3.net/

Jord,

[Wombat]

I used to use CDEx. Pretty good program, but it would eat my CPU alive for some reason.
You can also try using the ->WAV plugin that comes with WinAmp (Haven't tried it myself).
I forget if you have messed with Linux or not, but if you have, Grip is a great program. Let me know if I need to dig up a link.

[Bixler]

So this proggy bypasses my soundcard?

Hmmm. Dunno if it's gonna suit my needs, but I'm d/ling it right now to try. Thanks for the suggestion.

It just drives me nuts when sump'in don't work right....Like picking a scab.

Grrrrr.

Wombat: Still too chicken to take on Linux, but thanks.

Creative's got a FAQ on this issue, and I can't work around it! Probably something stupid. It usually is.
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Small Quick and doing just what I need.

Thanks Jord, I owe you another.

Still drives me nuts that my ol' Awe64 is bugged though. Can't stop picking the scab, but this little CDex is doing the job I needed to get done.

Thanks Again!

[This message has been edited by Bixler (edited 03 July 2000).]