Disable 'Listen to this device' and Monitoring for Microphone, Line In etc. 'Listen to this device' and Monitoring options are used to play in real time through speakers or headphones the sounds that are captured by Microphone, Line In, Stereo Mix or Wave recording devices.

By default, neither “Listen to this device” nor Monitoring options are enabled. For each device ( Microphone, Line In, Aux, Stereo Mix, Wave, ALT etc.) go to its proprieties by double-clicking on it, then:ģ.1.Open Windows Sound (right-click on Windows Volume tray icon-> Sounds or if it's missing type in Windows search: change system sounds).They could have been enabled by the user's intervention, an application or because of a Windows bug. Go to Listen tab and uncheck “ Listen to this device” if it is checked.ģ.2. For Microphone and Line In proprieties, also look for an option called Monitoring and uncheck if it is checked. For Xonar cards it appears under Custom tab. For some cards this may only appear in sound card control panel application. Stereo Mix recording device is used to capture internal sounds (music players, video players, browsers, games) along with those from the microphone and line in inputs. If you unplug or disable the Microphone and Line In, you can use Stereo Mix to record a live stream of a show or concert for example. Wave recording device is used to capture internal sounds (music players, video players, browsers, games). Recording volume is dependent on Windows playback volume. You would use Wave recording device to audio record a live stream of a show or concert for example. Other causes for sound echos Disable sound and environment effects Having 'Listen to this device' on either Wave or 'Stereo Mix' would basically cause the same sound to be played again after a slight time delay.

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