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Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices

One of my colleagues received a mail from Matthias with the question how to find the stereo mix device in his recording devices, with the previous versions of Vista these devices where visible. The next day he sent us a mail that he had found the solution. I just wanted to share the solution with you.

Open the Playback or Recording devices dialogue box (right click on audio icon in systray). Right click in the dialogue box and select show disabled devices, from here you can enable the devices and start using them.

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Published Monday, September 11, 2006 4:52 PM by aralves

Filed under: Vista

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# re: Vista . SingSnap @ Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:23 PM

Hi. I got your info from SingSnap. They say you can help me. I have Windows Vista. When recording songs on SingSnap, during playback the voice volume is fine, but the music volume is very very faint. I have tried everything to fix this problem. I noticed others on the site had the same problem, but I see know responses as to how to fix it. I do NOT have this problem on another karaoke site. Thanks. I hope you can help me. My email is elden.karen.strand@sbcglobal.net

Karen

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Monday, May 14, 2007 10:50 PM

Like Karen, above, I too got a referral here from SingSnap help for help with my Vista recording issues. But I have already "discovered" the "Sound" dialog box, and have already enabled "stereo mix" as the default recording device. Yet my recordings are still vocals only. (Karen mentioned that she can faintly hear the music; I hear it not at all, despite adjusting the mike way down and music way up.) There seems to be no "wave out mix" going on at all, as there was on my older PC. Any advice?

Howard

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Tuesday, May 15, 2007 2:05 AM

i am in the same situation as Karen & Howard & HATE having to switch back to my old broken comp just to go on SingSnap, therefore I frequent SingSnap less & less. It just aint worth the hassle. I miss SS DEARLY, but it's just not worth the mess to get on there. BTW, SS sent me here too. I've already been here to no avail.

olivia

OLIVIA

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Monday, May 21, 2007 1:17 AM

can you get be back on singsnap with my new computer. Vista

dan gratien

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Saturday, May 26, 2007 7:48 PM

I've got the same problem in singsnap and tried this but it doesn't show anything but mic can you help me please?

Todd Jennings

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:11 PM

Hi there...please help!

What is supposed to be the setting on playback and recording? on vista. I was told that the only enabled on recording is "What you hear"...is that right? On playback..i got "speakers and SPDIF out" enabled. But my sound is sooo cracky when I play my recording. Not good sound.

Lilnanz

# re: Vista RC1:: allowing access to mic and cam @ Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:28 PM

I cant get past the sing snap wizard to pratice and record. The little box for flash player comes up and says 'allow singsnap access to your mic and cam, accept or deny" and vista wont let me click on accept. Ive tried and tried. frustration is overloading, can anyone help?

Juleslynx

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Saturday, September 15, 2007 3:44 PM

I have Windows Vista and a SigmaTwl Hi Def Audio Codec soundcard... and I cannot record on singsnap. Whe nI record I hear my voice played back but no music. I have tried bringing up SHOW DISABLED DEVICES, however every time I have tried, it will not show anything called "WHAT YOU HEAR" or "STEREO MIX".

I am lost and don't know where to go from here. I don't know why some people can find those options and I cannot access them. HELP!!! I am so frustrated and hate VISTA!!!! HELP!

Darlene

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Saturday, September 22, 2007 5:57 PM

I have had the same problem as Darlene.I was on the phone today for 1 1/2 hr. to support @ HP.The support lady had other people and her supervisor working on the problem and still couldn't get it fixed.

I do karaoke on karaokeroom.com and had no problem with WindowsXP.However with Vista I can't heard the mic working.When I record and then play back all I hear is my voice and not the music.It is very,very frustrating. XP was so simple and this has been a big pain. HELP! HELP! HELP!

Roger Metz

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Friday, December 14, 2007 5:26 AM

Hello i just got this computer it has vista windows on home basic.. i am not able to find the stero mix or any thing on this and i am to the point now i am ready to give up i have tried every thing that people has been saying to do.. my name is MargaretL on singsnap pls help.. thanks..

Margaret

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Saturday, December 29, 2007 8:22 AM

Still cant find the stereo mix in the record and playback dialog box. Has Vista diabled this option and if so why? I need it?

Dary

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:41 PM

I am having the same problem EXCEPT....... when i click on show disable devices I dont even have a stero mis or what u hear. Can you tell me why?? Can I download it from somewhere . I have a dell deminsion E521.

My husband and I ahve tried this and have worked on this all week and with Dell tech support we have gotten no where. Any help you can give is helpful. Email is BigC6871@comcast.net

Thank you for your time and understanding.

Julie

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Friday, January 11, 2008 6:07 PM

I am having the same problem EXCEPT....... when i click on show disable devices I dont even have a stero mix or what u hear. Can you tell me why?? Can I download it from somewhere . I have a dell Inspiron 530.

I have tried this and have worked on this all week and with Dell tech support we have gotten no where. Any help you can give is helpful. Email is jspddp40@verizon.net

Thank you for your time and understanding.

Julie

Doralee

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Saturday, February 09, 2008 11:06 PM

Thank you very much. I just disabled my playback device. I tried to get it back. I can't find anything in Device manager.

After read your message, it is back again. Thanks a lot.

netsking

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:06 PM

I am having the same problem as everyone else is. I dont ahve a problom on any other karaoke site but on singsnap i do. When i try to go and fix it I dont have anything that says What U hear. Can anyone help me????????

Mags

Maggie

# Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi™ XtremeMusic by @ Saturday, March 08, 2008 11:20 PM

New vista and a this sound card. Having problems if I try to sing. what you hear is enabled, and I can hear the music but it doesnt go out over the mic if I'm in a live program. I've tried calling creative I've tried everything I've seen about enabling stereo mix and what you hear, nothing works. Could you email me at gwenda_hearnsberger@yahoo.com if you can help please?

gwenda hearnsberger

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:58 AM

Hi, having same problem as others with Vista.

I have Windows Vista. When recording songs on SingSnap, during playback the voice volume is fine, but the music volume is very very faint. Please help!

Thank you

Lynn

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Monday, March 24, 2008 4:40 PM

thank you so much, i've been struggling with this.

Alex

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Monday, April 14, 2008 1:04 PM

same problem as everyone else PLEASE HELP; I also have vista premium and hear my voice but no music. thank you dee aka walkintall

walkintall

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:11 PM

Yet another SingSnapper... haha. Same problem here. It seems Vista got rid of the option to have What U Hear/Stereo Mix and Microphone activated at once. Therefore, on Singsnap, you can record just music if you have Stereo Mix enabled or just voice if you have Microphone enabled.

Is there any way to bypass this... patch it... fix it... anything? Thank you so much!

Evie

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Friday, May 30, 2008 11:40 AM

voice and no music or music and no voice. need to find a way in to fix this problem. thank you hope you can help. amj1@adelphia.net

Arthur Johnson

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Friday, May 30, 2008 11:42 AM

help me too amj1@adelphia.net

Arthur Johnson

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Friday, June 20, 2008 2:42 PM

I am not on a Vista program just xp i guess any way I have know music either after I have sang then wasnt to play back.HELP

sherryhosier

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Friday, June 20, 2008 2:44 PM

I am not on a Vista program just xp i guess any way I have know music either after I have sang then want to play back.HELP

sherryhosier

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Monday, September 15, 2008 11:50 AM

Is there any way to bypass this... patch it... fix it... anything? Thank you so much!

I have vista premium with realtec sound card any help please , email precious_one210@yahoo.ca

Trish

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:21 PM

Thank you so much! I accidentally disabled it while messing around with recording, and I freaked. My computer is only like a week old, so yeah, I was so upset. It was so easy to get back, thanks again!

Emily

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Monday, September 29, 2008 5:04 AM

Thank you

I disabled my Bluetooth audio device which was a USB dongle in the back of an X-CRAFT hard drive case and Vista decided to follow the wires back to my PC and disable the hard drive as well

What a truly classy operating system!!

Andrew Michnik

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Thursday, November 06, 2008 2:58 AM

I'm using Vista Home and Student and the realtek high definition audio. I just can't find the stereo mix of anything else called the wave out mix or what u hear. when i click on : Show disabled devices nothing new appears. I got only Microphone, no Line in. please help me. you can email me in winxclub_2594@yahoo.com.vn

Jenny

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Friday, December 05, 2008 11:27 AM

i cant find stereo mix when i go to show disabled devices nothing comes up

Leigh

# re: Vista RC1:: How to enable hidden audio devices @ Friday, December 05, 2008 11:28 AM

please email me on leighbennett1982@hotmail.com thanks