Windows98 CD Player

Hi Grif,

I log into yahoo messenger, into chat and the music room I usually use, I listen through a headphone set. I put a cd in the cd drive, click the sound speaker icon on the toolbar, open the volume controls click options, click properties, click recording which brings up another volume control box I tick that, then go to start, programs, accessories, enterainment and cd player. When its my turn to play I hit the play button on the cd player, use my mic lock to hold down the talk button in the music room. I have never had to alter my sound, it has always been perfect but for some unknown reason that I can find, the sound quality for me and the people listening is not the same, if I leave my sound level at the same rate as I normally have in the past, the volume coming through my headphone is very soft, yet the volume is perfect for those listening. I have not altered or changed anything, so am at a loss to explain in this drop in sound quality. When I play just for myself through the headset its perfect only when I play in the music room does the sound drop my end? Can you or anyone help with a solution?

...So these "listeners" are somewhere else, on a remote computer, listening to your tunes over the internet. Is that correct?

It sounds like you're using the "Recording" settings to "listen" to the music while you're using the "Playback" settings to play your CD. Make sure the "level" is correct on both settings..On Windows 98, double click on the speaker icon in the lower right corner. When that loads, click on "Options" in the upper left corner of the window, then select "Properties" from the menu. When that loads, place a dot/tick in the "Playback" selection, then click on OK. You'll now see the "Volume Control" for playback...Move the main Volume slider to the desired level and make sure the "CD Player" level is appropriate. Now click on "Options" again, then "Properties" and place a dot/tick in the "Recording" selection, then click OK. You'll now see the "Recording" volume adjustments. Move the main Volume and CD Player control sliders to their desired levels.

If the above steps don't help, then I suggest downloading the most recent sound driver for your sound card/operating system combination, then install it.

Hope this helps.

Grif