Microphone problem PD9 Ultra64 & Win 7 64bit

oaksys

Newbie Location: London UK Joined: Mar 03, 2011 12:11 Messages: 3 Offline

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Mar 03, 2011 16:49

I just thought I'd mention a problem I had when I installed PowerDirector 9 Ultra64 (build 9.0.0.2504) on my desktop PC running 64 bit Windows 7 (SP1). I've resolved this, but I thought I saw someone else with a similar problem so I'm posting the solution to my problem.

The problem was that no sound was picked up from my microphone when I tried to record a voice-over to a video track. This was a problem in both PowerDirector and WaveEditor. Strangely there was no problem with other voice apps like Skype. I'd had a clean install of PD and WE. The Win 7 machine had recently had a clean bare metal install of Win 7 64 bit.

After some searching around on the web I visited the site of the motherboard manufacturer (Foxconn) and downloaded their latest 64bit drivers (they were described as Vista64). Checking on my PC I discovered that Windows 7 had installed some generic 32 bit drivers for the sound chip embedded in the motherboard.

I located the install program in the zip file downloaded from Foxconn and installed their screen drivers - just a couple of clicks really.

Problem solved. This may not be the solution for everyone with a similar problem, but it may be an avenue of research for them. Charles Smith

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Bubba in TX

Senior Contributor Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 12, 2009 21:32 Messages: 1332 Offline

Mar 04, 2011 16:36

Thanks for including your solution, and it is a good one. __________________________________________
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oaksys

Newbie Location: London UK Joined: Mar 03, 2011 12:11 Messages: 3 Offline

Mar 07, 2011 14:18

Thnx Bubba ;

Just one footnote: I've recorded my reasoning and progress from Vista to Win 7 64bit in my (pen name) http://bit.ly/i4qpf1 To keep the story digestible there will be five or so posts there.

The underlying reason for the move was to let me sensibly make use of PowerDirector 9. So far I've been impressed with the product. It certainly seems to have enthusiastic public support and the tutorial videos are really handy. Charles Smith

Twitter: oaksys